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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

Bobby and I thought, "Why don'twe do that?" So we only didthe rhythm section, but the only...

Bobby and I thought, "Why don't
we do that?" So we only did
the rhythm section, but the only rhythm section
we knew that we could work with was Jim and Carl

Full Transcript

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Bobby and I
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thought, "Why don't we do that?"
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So we only did the rhythm section,
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but the only rhythm section we knew that we could
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work with was Jim and Carl.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:25
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.
[Bobby] It was all about just playing constantly. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Bobby] It was all about just playing constantly.
[Cathy] There was really no break from it, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
[Cathy] There was really no break from it,
Lot of Mandrax, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Lot of Mandrax,
LSD, mescaline and a lot of pot, a lot of hash. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
LSD, mescaline and a lot of pot, a lot of hash.
I knew something was wrong with Eric, he wasn't himself, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
I knew something was wrong with Eric, he wasn't himself...
I think that was even bigger than his music, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
I think that was even bigger than his music,
Eric started to phone me and said Come on - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:18
Eric started to phone me and said Come on
"You're obviously unhappy, come away with me." - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:13
"You're obviously unhappy, come away with me."...
It was the most wonderful temptation - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
It was the most wonderful temptation
So from time to time, during the summer, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
So from time to time, during the summer,
We'd go to little places for coffee, lunch or even dinner. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
We'd go to little places for coffee, lunch or even dinn...
Bobby George Harrison rang one afternoon - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:34
Bobby George Harrison rang one afternoon
And Jim Gordon just storm trooped over - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
And Jim Gordon just storm trooped over
So, really, we put the band together - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
So, really, we put the band together
[My Sweet Lord playing] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
[My Sweet Lord playing]
Eric That was our first recording - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
Eric That was our first recording
But that's when the drugs were coming in. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
But that's when the drugs were coming in.
This guy would show up at Abbey Road - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:10
This guy would show up at Abbey Road
♪ Really want to see you ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
♪ Really want to see you ♪
Bobby Eric says You wanna try some of this - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:20
Bobby Eric says You wanna try some of this