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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

One of the biggest influences on what I wanted to achieve with the guitar was Little...

Eric Clapton: One of the biggest influences on what I wanted to achieve with the guitar was Little Walter - the sound he made with the harmonica played through an amplifier. And it was thick and fat. Very melodic

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Eric One of the biggest influences
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on what I wanted to achieve
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with a guitar was Little Walter
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The sound he made with the harmonica
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playing through an amplifier
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And it was thick and fat
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Very melodic
Duration
17 seconds
Views
291
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:29
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Passion Pictures

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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 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
The context of The Yardbirds as opposed to John Mayall - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
The context of The Yardbirds as opposed to John Mayall
Was then even more earthier blues than it is now. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Was then even more earthier blues than it is now.
And you know, I just played the same things - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
And you know, I just played the same things
[Eric] We had been on the road for long enough - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
[Eric] We had been on the road for long enough
But at that period there were technicians - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:11
But at that period there were technicians
It seemed to me that if you wanted to get - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:10
It seemed to me that if you wanted to get
Ten feet away. Not three inches. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Ten feet away. Not three inches.
And so when the guy did that - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:20
And so when the guy did that
With Eric playing at the sort of volume he was playing, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
With Eric playing at the sort of volume he was playing,
They didn't know what to do. So we had to find a way - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
They didn't know what to do. So we had to find a way
That was the most exciting part of the project - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
That was the most exciting part of the project
Roger Waters That changed everything - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:23
Roger Waters That changed everything