By Adrian DeevoyOriginal Source: dailymail.co.uk
Drunken violence, racist abuse, flagrant drug-taking and ‘disgusting’ behaviour. Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars is not your usual brand-bolstering music movie.
In one of many shocking confessions in the film, Clapton admits, ‘The only reason I didn’t commit suicide was the fact that I wouldn’t be able to drink any more if I was dead.’
Anyone expecting a whitewash should look away now.
Stripped of the customary talking heads and cosy in-studio reminiscing, the feature-length documentary simply tells the superstar’s shadow-strewn story, often in Clapton’s own gruff voice, and in doing so may have forged a new movie genre: rock-star noir.
The unflinching film examines the dark and turbulent times of the legendary British guitarist, and it goes deep. Rarely has a national institution been so fearlessly explored, and all with the musician’s full co-operation.
Director Lili Fini Zanuck, Clapton’s friend of 25 years, has created such a frank account of her subject’s drinking, drug abuse, grief, deceit, fear and...click here to continue reading
