:37:04
He did the thing with his teeth,
playing the guitar with his teeth...
:37:08
...and layin' it on the floor,
and playin' it behind his head...
:37:11
...doin' the splits. It was incredible.
:37:13
The first time I ever really got
any sort of relationship...
:37:17
...together with Eric Clapton
was when I was sitting at home...
:37:20
...and he rung me up and said,
"Hello, this is Eric."
:37:24
So I said, "Eric who?"
He said, "Eric Clapton."
:37:27
Never spoke to me before in my life. Ever.
:37:30
He said, "Do you want to come
to the pictures?"
:37:32
I said, "Oh, sure."
:37:34
And we went and saw some strange
Italian film, a really good film.
:37:38
He was really into movies at the time.
:37:41
During the movie, we started to talk
about Jimi Hendrix.
:37:46
And we decided that we both
really liked him.
:37:51
Suddenly, out of the blue
we had a very strong...
:37:54
...sort of bond of friendship,
which I think came about...
:37:59
...because it ended as soon
as Jimi split England.
:38:02
I think it came about because
Jimi threatened us both in a way.
:38:06
But at the same time
he also entertained us both.
:38:09
Chas Chandler, having found Jimi,
seen his potential as a guitar player...
:38:14
...said to himself, "What do I need to do...
:38:18
...to make a practical musical unit
around him?"
:38:22
And then we had a jam session
at one club in England, you know...
:38:27
...and that's how Mitch,
Noel, and I got together.
:38:31
Noel comes down expecting to play guitar,
you know. He was tryin' for the Animals.
:38:36
I dug his hairstyle,
so we asked him to play bass.
:38:40
The opening night of some
terrible discotheque, you know.
:38:43
It was when discotheques
were all the rage.
:38:45
And there were a few people.
:38:49
I went down with Marianne.
:38:54
He was just amazing.
I mean, he was just amazing.
:38:58
Blew my head completely off.
:38:59
I was surprised to get this call
from London, England.