George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBEwas an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian mysticism and helped broaden the horizons of his fellow Beatles as well as their Western audience by incorporating Indian instrumentation in their music. Although the majority of the Beatles' songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth25 February 1943
CityLiverpool, England
George: [On the 'Two Virgins' cover] 'What I thought of the sleeve then was the same as I think now: it's just two not-very-nice-looking bodies, two flabby bodies naked. It's harmless, really - different strokes for different folks.
I want to be successful, not famous.
But I've been traveling on a boat and a plane, in a car on a bike with a bus and a train. Traveling there, traveling here, everywhere in every gear. But oh Lord we pay the price, with the spin of the wheel with the roll of the dice. Ah yeah you pay your fare. And if you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.
Death is just where your suit falls off and now you're in your other suit. You can't see it on this level, but it's all right. Don't worry.
It doesn't matter whether you're the king of a country or... a fabulous Beatle; it's what's inside that counts.
Just take the music, the goodness, because it's the very best, and it's the part I give most willingly.
I never surf (the Net). I don't know the password.
I'm really quite simple. I don't want to be in the business full time because I'm a gardener. I plant flowers and watch them grow. I don't go out to clubs and partying. I stay at home and watch the river flow.
I've got my mind set on you. But it's gonna take money, a whole lot of spending money, it's gonna take plenty of money.
You've got as many lives as you like, and more, even ones you don't want.
I'll play what you want or I won't play at all.
I've heard that while the show was on there were no reported crimes, or very few. When The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, even the criminals had a rest for ten minutes.
The smile on your face is sometimes out of place, don't mind no frowns, cheer down.
The microscopes that magnified the tears, studied warts and all. Still life flows on.