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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

And before you know it,he'd be through a whole bottle of cognac before lunch time'sover

And before you know it,
he'd be through a whole bottle of cognac before lunch time's
over

Full Transcript

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And before you know it, he'd be through a whole bottle
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of cognac before lunch time's over.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
01:36:54
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Passion Pictures

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Movie Summary

A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
[Eric slurring] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric slurring]
[crowd booing] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[crowd booing]
Some shows, he played 30 minutes - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
Some shows, he played 30 minutes
But you also have 25,000, 30,000 people that have... - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
But you also have 25,000, 30,000 people that have...
Get a little upset... [laughs] That you just left. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Get a little upset... [laughs] That you just left.
It was still legal to throw bottles - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
It was still legal to throw bottles
[Eric] The first disappointing confrontation with my mother - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric] The first disappointing confrontation with my mother
I learned how to recover from that over the next few years. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
I learned how to recover from that over the next few years.
Becoming good at art and developing a strong interest - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
Becoming good at art and developing a strong interest
By then I'd kind of developed a personal look. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
By then I'd kind of developed a personal look.
[children laughing] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
[children laughing]
[Eric] I had my guitar and that was my total companion - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
[Eric] I had my guitar and that was my total companion
And then there came this invitation to go to Germany, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:10
And then there came this invitation to go to Germany,
He came over to visit us in Germany - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
He came over to visit us in Germany
And we said, if he wanted to bring the guitar with him - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
And we said, if he wanted to bring the guitar with him
[Eric] We're on an army camp and I didn't fit. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric] We're on an army camp and I didn't fit.
And it was suggested to me that I should get a hair cut. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
And it was suggested to me that I should get a hair cut.
My mother put on this face like, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
My mother put on this face like,
Rose said, "Please, do this." - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
Rose said, "Please, do this."
And a couple of days later, my brother came in, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:10
And a couple of days later, my brother came in,