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Eric He was very cool

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

He was very cool. He had an incredible collection of records that I listened to all day...

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars • 2017

Eric Clapton: [referring to John Mayall] He was very cool. He had an incredible collection of records that I listened to all day for about a year. I would just put on records and play along with them and I went *at* it. A lot of my influences around that time weren't just guitar players. There were other singers and also Indian music. I listened to Bismillah Khan a lot. I wanted my guitar to sound like his reed instrument

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Eric He was very cool

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He had an incredible collection of records

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that I listened to all day long For about a year

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I just would put on records and play along with them

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and I went at it

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tabla playing

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A lot of my influences around that time

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weren't just guitar players they were other singers

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and also Indian music

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I listened to Bismillah Khan a lot

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I wanted my guitar to sound like his reed instrument

Duration

33 seconds

Views

336

Timestamp in Movie

00:22:26

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.