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[Tom] They started playing me concepts for songs
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

They started playingme concepts for songs that they had notfinalized the arrangements on...

[Tom] They started playing
me concepts for songs that they had not
finalized the arrangements on and I just kept tape
rolling for a day or two, because I was learning
the songs as they were playing them
and the songs and the arrangements
were evolving

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[Tom] They started playing me concepts for songs
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that they had not finalized the arrangements on
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and I just kept tape rolling for a day or two,
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because I was learning the songs as
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they were playing them and the songs
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and the arrangements were evolving.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:52
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.
[Eric] I can't do it. When it gets a little more complicated - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
[Eric] I can't do it. When it gets a little more compl...
[indistinct conversation] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
[indistinct conversation]
[Tom speaking] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
[Tom speaking]
[Eric] About two weeks into the sessions, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric] About two weeks into the sessions,
I'd written part of the song in England. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
I'd written part of the song in England.
It had this sort of story overlaid on him - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
It had this sort of story overlaid on him
Laila and Majnum. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Laila and Majnum.
♪ And nobody's waiting by your side ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:18
♪ And nobody's waiting by your side ♪
But things were getting complicated. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
But things were getting complicated.
[Eric] Tom Dowd took us all to see the Allman Brothers. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
[Eric] Tom Dowd took us all to see the Allman Brothers.
And I was completely blown away by this band - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
And I was completely blown away by this band
He heard about Duane, but Duane and I were - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
He heard about Duane, but Duane and I were
It was Duane's show, he ran that band, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
It was Duane's show, he ran that band,
After the show, we asked him to come back and we jammed - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
After the show, we asked him to come back and we jammed
♪ I've tried to give you consolation ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:30
♪ I've tried to give you consolation ♪
[Eric] Duane and I just became inseparable - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Eric] Duane and I just became inseparable
Bobby It was all about love songs - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:20
Bobby It was all about love songs
Pattie I met with Eric in South Kensington - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 01:55
Pattie I met with Eric in South Kensington
♪ If I could choose ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:10
♪ If I could choose ♪
I couldn't believe that I was the inspiration - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
I couldn't believe that I was the inspiration