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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

I was in Walesat the time, and I went down to Hurtwoodwhere he lived

[Ben] I was in Wales
at the time, and I went down to Hurtwood
where he lived

Full Transcript

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[Ben] I was in Wales at the time,
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and I went down to Hurtwood where he lived.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:33:52
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.
I didn't know anything about heroin addiction. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
I didn't know anything about heroin addiction.
I just thought because I was one of his oldest friends, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
I just thought because I was one of his oldest friends,
And I saw him moving past the window upstairs - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
And I saw him moving past the window upstairs
And nobody had responded to me ringing the bell, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
And nobody had responded to me ringing the bell,
In the end, I figured, "He doesn't want to see you," - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
In the end, I figured, "He doesn't want to see you...
And I thought to myself, given his family history - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
And I thought to myself, given his family history
You have to find a comfortable place to put them. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
You have to find a comfortable place to put them.
With '74 tour, we started Scandinavia at first, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
With '74 tour, we started Scandinavia at first,
He was fragile, I'm not sure whether he was - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
He was fragile, I'm not sure whether he was
But I just went from one addiction to another. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
But I just went from one addiction to another.
And the attitude back then was that alcohol was okay. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
And the attitude back then was that alcohol was okay.
But for me, alcohol was far more dangerous than heroin. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
But for me, alcohol was far more dangerous than heroin.
[Howard] Whether it be record label forcing him, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:14
[Howard] Whether it be record label forcing him,
[audience cheering] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
[audience cheering]
[George] Eric discovered Gevassier and Remy Martin - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
[George] Eric discovered Gevassier and Remy Martin
If he got a hold of something, he'd hit at it - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
If he got a hold of something, he'd hit at it
And before you know it, he'd be through a whole bottle - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
And before you know it, he'd be through a whole bottle
[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