Still On The Run’ features interviews with Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, David Gilmour, Ronnie Wood, Slash, Beth Hart and more.
From the endlessly playing radio, to his homemade guitar and the countless hours he spent poring over records and playing music with his friend, Jimmy Page. “I didn’t have to think about taking up guitar, I just wanted to pour my feelings into it” said Jeff. Around the same time his love of classic cars was ignited from watching American B-movies featuring hot rods, and his two great passions in life were born.
“I must admit there was a tear – especially with Eric,” Beck told Rolling Stone. “I never expected him to bother to be in it. I studied his face over and over, just to make sure there wasn’t something else going on [laughs]. But no, it was just overwhelming.”
“I remember he invited me to this gig [in 1980] in Guilford, near where he lives, and I thought, “Why is he asking me?” I thought to myself, “Obviously you won’t be playing, so go along and have a beer”.
“On the way there, he goes, “Do you want to play ‘Blackie’?” And I said, “Uh, I don’t know that song.” He said, “No, it’s my guitar.” I went, “Oh, whoops.” First calamity of the evening. So I said, “I didn’t bring a guitar, so I’ll do that.” Then about a minute later, he turned around and stood at the car and goes, “This is not gonna be one of these blowing-off things, is it?” I said, “Listen, either I play or I don’t.” And there was that, what’s the word, uncomfortable rivalry about it.”
In the film, Eric said that listening to you play has given him a lot of wakeup calls.
Oh, more than one? [Laughs] It's funny how Eric's character was emblazoned in my brain as being a real bother boy – like, a force to be reckoned with, someone who's moody, maybe punchy. And I never met him until I'd been in the Yardbirds and that act had been committed. We'd already upset him immensely by getting to America before he'd had a chance to go, and we were selling records – the two goals of that most rock & roll guitarists would look for – and he was playing in a club with John Mayall for eight people [laughs]. I thought, well, at least you're committed in your craft [laughs]. And then lo and behold he comes out with Cream and swipes us all around the head.
