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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

If he got a hold of something,he'd hit at it until it was gone

if he got a hold of something,
he'd hit at it until it was gone

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if he got a hold of something, he'd hit at it
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until it was gone.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:36:49
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 before you know it, he'd be through a whole bottle - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
And before you know it, he'd be through a whole bottle
[Eric slurring] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric slurring]
[crowd booing] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[crowd booing]
Some shows, he played 30 minutes - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
Some shows, he played 30 minutes
But you also have 25,000, 30,000 people that have... - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
But you also have 25,000, 30,000 people that have...
Get a little upset... [laughs] That you just left. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Get a little upset... [laughs] That you just left.
It was still legal to throw bottles - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
It was still legal to throw bottles
[Eric] The first disappointing confrontation with my mother - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric] The first disappointing confrontation with my mother
I learned how to recover from that over the next few years. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
I learned how to recover from that over the next few years.
Becoming good at art and developing a strong interest - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
Becoming good at art and developing a strong interest
By then I'd kind of developed a personal look. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
By then I'd kind of developed a personal look.
[children laughing] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
[children laughing]
[Eric] I had my guitar and that was my total companion - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
[Eric] I had my guitar and that was my total companion
And then there came this invitation to go to Germany, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:10
And then there came this invitation to go to Germany,
He came over to visit us in Germany - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
He came over to visit us in Germany
And we said, if he wanted to bring the guitar with him - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
And we said, if he wanted to bring the guitar with him
[Eric] We're on an army camp and I didn't fit. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric] We're on an army camp and I didn't fit.
And it was suggested to me that I should get a hair cut. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
And it was suggested to me that I should get a hair cut.
My mother put on this face like, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
My mother put on this face like,
Rose said, "Please, do this." - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
Rose said, "Please, do this."