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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

I wanted to be a blues trio - fusing jazz and rock. It was just a thing of where the...

Eric Clapton: [on forming Cream] I wanted to be a blues trio - fusing jazz and rock. It was just a thing of where the three of us liked one another's playing and we decided to do it

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Eric I wanted to be a blues trio
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Fusing jazz and rock
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It was just a thing where
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the three of us liked one another's playing
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and we decided to do it
Duration
13 seconds
Views
296
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:18
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.
[Jimi speaking] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Jimi speaking]
[Jimi speaking] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:13
[Jimi speaking]
He used to come around to the flat a lot and stay there. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
He used to come around to the flat a lot and stay there.
He was so shy, and quiet, withdrawn and gentle. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
He was so shy, and quiet, withdrawn and gentle.
We talk about every day kind of ambitions you know - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:26
We talk about every day kind of ambitions you know
And you couldn't keep him on the ground for any length - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
And you couldn't keep him on the ground for any length
[indistinct chatter] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:12
[indistinct chatter]
I think he wanted somebody around who he knew. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
I think he wanted somebody around who he knew.
He was enjoying the new fruits of success hugely - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
He was enjoying the new fruits of success hugely
[Ahmet Ertegun] Eric and Cream came to New York - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
[Ahmet Ertegun] Eric and Cream came to New York
They played songs that are not absolutely - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
They played songs that are not absolutely
Especially when Eric played the guitar. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
Especially when Eric played the guitar.
[ Hey Joe playing] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:21
[ Hey Joe playing]
♪ She's a witch of trouble in electric blue ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:16
♪ She's a witch of trouble in electric blue ♪
♪ Strange brew kill what's inside of you ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
♪ Strange brew kill what's inside of you ♪
[Richard Goldstein speaking] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
[Richard Goldstein speaking]
[Richard speaking] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Richard speaking]
We're sharing that workspace with Ray Charles, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:11
We're sharing that workspace with Ray Charles,
A lot of the time, we were going out as Otis Redding - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
A lot of the time, we were going out as Otis Redding
And one day Ahmet said, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:11
And one day Ahmet said,