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[Eric] If you're gonna take it back to the roots
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

If you're gonnatake it back to the roots it's between him and AlexisKorner and they're...

[Eric] If you're gonna
take it back to the roots it's between him and Alexis
Korner and they're the ones that started actually
physically playing it

Full Transcript

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[Eric] If you're gonna take it back to the roots
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it's between him and Alexis Korner and they're the ones
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that started actually physically playing it.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:08
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.
And there were lots of people - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
And there were lots of people
But he worked in the clubs playing it. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
But he worked in the clubs playing it.
[Eric] The minute I got into that band - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric] The minute I got into that band
We worked seven nights a week. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
We worked seven nights a week.
I still had no idea how you talk to girls - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:12
I still had no idea how you talk to girls
[John Mayall] Eric lived in Ripley - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[John Mayall] Eric lived in Ripley
I had the family, you know, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
I had the family, you know,
The regular life with the mum and dad and three children. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
The regular life with the mum and dad and three children.
Eric He was very cool - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:33
Eric He was very cool
[tabla playing] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:15
[tabla playing]
[Indian music playing] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
[Indian music playing]
Eric One of the biggest influences - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:17
Eric One of the biggest influences
I had been wandering into music shops - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
I had been wandering into music shops
And I found this amp way out in West London - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
And I found this amp way out in West London
[amplifier hums] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[amplifier hums]
John He showed up with that guitar and that amp - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:22
John He showed up with that guitar and that amp
And to certain extent that's what bugged him the most. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
And to certain extent that's what bugged him the most.
[interviewer] Now, from the time - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:13
[interviewer] Now, from the time
Well, I really didn't change as much as you probably think - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
Well, I really didn't change as much as you probably th...
So, I mean, the things that I was doing - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
So, I mean, the things that I was doing