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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

When I was 15, I was really gripped in the experience of getting involved in life in the...

Eric Clapton: When I was 15, I was really gripped in the experience of getting involved in life in the arts. I wanted to know about French literature. I wanted to know about French cinema, Japanese cinema. I read Baudelaire. I read Keroauc, Ginsberg, and Steinbeck. But, I was to be addicted to the blues. Totally obsessed

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when I was 15
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And I was really gripped by the experience
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of getting involved in a life in the arts
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I wanted to know about French literature
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I wanted to know about French cinema Japanese cinema
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I read Baudelaire
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I read Kerouac
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Ginsberg and Steinbeck
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But I was absolutely addicted to blues
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Totally obsessed
Duration
30 seconds
Views
592
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:16
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.
But I was absolutely addicted to blues. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
But I was absolutely addicted to blues.
Muddy Waters, B.B King, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
Muddy Waters, B.B King,
♪ Got my mojo working but it just won't work on you ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:26
♪ Got my mojo working but it just won't work on you ♪...
Eric There seemed to be - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:25
Eric There seemed to be
We used to meet up at the Marquee Club - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
We used to meet up at the Marquee Club
♪ Got my mojo working ♪ - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:19
♪ Got my mojo working ♪
[Ben Palmer] In those days, there was very little interest - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Ben Palmer] In those days, there was very little interest
I was one of those snobby purist people. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
I was one of those snobby purist people.
And I got very interested in a style of piano playing, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
And I got very interested in a style of piano playing,
I thought well, this music belongs in a band, really. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
I thought well, this music belongs in a band, really.
Well, he said, "If only we could find a guitar player. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Well, he said, "If only we could find a guitar player.
"We could really start to get this music working together." - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
"We could really start to get this music working togeth...
We hired a room in a pub with a piano - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
We hired a room in a pub with a piano
It was instantly clear that he had a tremendous gift - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
It was instantly clear that he had a tremendous gift
[Eric] Ben was the person I knew, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
[Eric] Ben was the person I knew,
[Ben] I thought Eric had an obsessive interest in music. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
[Ben] I thought Eric had an obsessive interest in music.
I thought it was the very core of his being, really. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
I thought it was the very core of his being, really.
And he tended to form very close relationships - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
And he tended to form very close relationships
Anyway, Eric decided he was - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
Anyway, Eric decided he was
[man 1] Ten, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
[man 1] Ten,