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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

In the end, I figured,"He doesn't want to see you," and I left him alone

In the end, I figured,
"He doesn't want to see you," and I left him alone

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In the end, I figured, "He doesn't want to see you,"
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and I left him alone.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:31
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 I thought to myself, given his family history - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
And I thought to myself, given his family history
You have to find a comfortable place to put them. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
You have to find a comfortable place to put them.
With '74 tour, we started Scandinavia at first, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
With '74 tour, we started Scandinavia at first,
He was fragile, I'm not sure whether he was - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
He was fragile, I'm not sure whether he was
But I just went from one addiction to another. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
But I just went from one addiction to another.
And the attitude back then was that alcohol was okay. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
And the attitude back then was that alcohol was okay.
But for me, alcohol was far more dangerous than heroin. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
But for me, alcohol was far more dangerous than heroin.
[Howard] Whether it be record label forcing him, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:14
[Howard] Whether it be record label forcing him,
[audience cheering] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
[audience cheering]
[George] Eric discovered Gevassier and Remy Martin - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
[George] Eric discovered Gevassier and Remy Martin
If he got a hold of something, he'd hit at it - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
If he got a hold of something, he'd hit at it
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.