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B B King I was playing in New York City
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

I was playing in New York City and I'd been hearing about this young guitarist, Cream,...

B.B. King: I was playing in New York City and I'd been hearing about this young guitarist, Cream, and so on. I met this young man, long hair, and very quiet like. We had a jam session. Eric seemed to take time, like putting pieces in the puzzle, like an old seasoned guy. It could sound good, but, if you gonna play more than two-three notes, you need to have a story to tell. And he told me some very good ones

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B B King I was playing in New York City
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and I've been hearing about this young guitarist
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the Cream and so on
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I met this young man
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Long hair and very quiet like
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We had a jam session
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Eric seemed to take time it's like putting pieces
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in a puzzle
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Like an old seasoned guy
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It could sound good but if you gonna play
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more than two or three notes you need to have
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a story to tell
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And he told me some very good ones
Duration
39 seconds
Views
359
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:32
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.
It could sound good, but if you gonna play - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
It could sound good, but if you gonna play
White America had never paid attention to blues - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:15
White America had never paid attention to blues
Now a lot of doors were opened for B.B. King - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
Now a lot of doors were opened for B.B. King
[Ahmet] They did like 300 shows a year. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
[Ahmet] They did like 300 shows a year.
And had a huge, huge following - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
And had a huge, huge following
So at that time, Cream got to be - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
So at that time, Cream got to be
Much bigger than the Rolling Stones - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
Much bigger than the Rolling Stones
Um, yeah, there are always phrases - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
Um, yeah, there are always phrases
You know, I've put together from old phrases - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
You know, I've put together from old phrases
[plays guitar slowly] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
[plays guitar slowly]
If a guy likes playing football, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
If a guy likes playing football,
Kind of, angry bits out of him, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
Kind of, angry bits out of him,
You can just, someone is tooting the horn - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
You can just, someone is tooting the horn
Well, that happens to everybody, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
Well, that happens to everybody,
By being sort of, um, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
By being sort of, um,
Well, no, not quite, just an example - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Well, no, not quite, just an example
There was a lot of unsaid things, you know, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
There was a lot of unsaid things, you know,
But it was difficult to keep up. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
But it was difficult to keep up.
There was constant, serious dispute - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
There was constant, serious dispute
It didn't matter to them what they were arguing about - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
It didn't matter to them what they were arguing about