'Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bar's tells the story of the 18 time Grammy Award winner. The documentary opens with a thorough celebration of Clapton?s musical successes up until 1972, at which point the mood shifts to discovering the extent to which he suffered with alcoholism and drug abuse. ?Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars? also focuses on events that marked the guitarists personal life, such as the birth and tragic death of his four year old son.