Crimes of the Beatles - George Harrison (quite aggressive really)

[@SootWhisker]

You are very underrated! I’m glad I’ve found this :)

[@matfresco]

Thanks - thats very kind

[@Larrymh07]

I remember hearing or reading somewhere that in his youth, George was the toughest physically.

[@matfresco]

Its easy to forget the Beatles were from a tough working class northern town. John was a middle class kid but the other three were from very poor homes. But whilst George was humble and spiritual he was no push over.

[@Larrymh07]

@@matfresco Thank you for that affirmation. I need to read up more on George from a reliable source.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

Yeah i heard that hé was the toughest kid in the whole of Liverpool officially, winning an award from the Liverpool Écho and also the Police and Walton Prison every year from 56- 59, before hé was even a Beatle ! I think hé killed three Wrexham lads with his bare fingers. But mostly hé was very polite about it.

[@Larrymh07]

@@Rugmunchersauce3 Ok, now you're pulling my gherkin!

[@8rr725]

I don't know about that. John beat some guy up in a bar so badly he put him in a hospital.

[@robinfoster7597]

You mean the misdemeanors of George!! For balance, you should have pointed out that "that" Sgt Pilcher ended up doing jail time for purgery!!! He really was a "bent" cop!!!

[@matfresco]

True, true and true!! Full marks. That very line is in Part 4 - Ringo!

[@spain5901]

I definetly didn't expect this great of a video when I clicked on it

[@matfresco]

wow... thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Very kind of you to take the time to tell me what you thought of it... I'm now smiling very broadly!

[@spain5901]

@@matfresco my short comment did not do the video justice at all. You're energetic appearance in the video alone would deserve something 30 times as long. Really awsome stuff, I gotta more of your videos!

[@derek5168]

It sounds like the pressure of being expected to be nice all the time got to him after being provoked and perceived pressure as well

[@matfresco]

I am amazed they managed to keep their cool so consistently. Where ever they go they are mobbed.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

Thanks for posting this Mr Fresco. Liverpool was an still IS a tough place, in fact I think most of the North West of the UK is, casual violence was just a part of everyday life, you had to deal with it or get squashed. Sad, but true. Same as every poverty bitten hole everywhere. Anyway, what I really wanted to say is, lets face it The Beatles are f'kin great. 🙂

[@matfresco]

My Northern mates might not agree with you. In fact they might punch you on the nose for saying it! I do love the Beatles though. What's your top three songs?

[@dianesaari3034]

That bad boy George. After being mobbed and harrassed for years.

[@matfresco]

I am amazed at how tolerant the four lads were. They very rarely lost their cool despite the constant harassment by the public and the press. I have a ton of footage of them surrounded by hoards of people. Mostly they are polite and stoic.

[@carlrudd1858]

Anyone with a working brain that was interested knew this ages ago. John particularly was tough customer.

[@matfresco]

I have to say it all came as a surprise to me. It wasn't till I did the research that I began to realise that John was not much of a rebel really. He cancelled concerts and stopped all his activism when he was threatened with deportation in the States. Paul is the real rebel, he carried on smoking pot on tour despite endless arrests. George was the tough one while Ringo just sailed through with a smile and a wink.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

@@matfresco . This is true, but John was a very angry young man in his early days, hé could be pretty bloody nasty. Even though hé was brought up by Mimi in sort of Middleclass poshness, he'd already had it pretty rough and hé certainly wasn't a pushover himself. Hé was my first hero.

[@mimosomim]

I remember George saying that John in a battle, he would be the first to give his body on the front line of a battle, the leader really.

[@matfresco]

@@mimosomim His commitment to the band was extraordinary. In that way he was a tough chap of course... and I don't think I would have spoken out with the FBI and Nixon breathing down my neck

[@Kieop]

@@matfresco Paul also has some unsavory incidents with the press. He threw a bucket of water at one, tried to run another off the road (with his kids in the vehicle) and pushed another down outside an elevator, or so I've heard...

[@markjamesmeli2520]

Great video. Thank you. Couldn't have been easy. Since that tragic time of the assault at George's estate, I've often wondered if it was an inside job or someone on a security detail that gave up some privileged information. It couldn't have been sheer luck that the attacker climbed in to the house and ended up in the hallway right in front of George's bedroom. I believe he was tipped off by somebody and if I was George, I would've had an entirely new security crew working the next night.

[@matfresco]

It was tragic. George had indeed just upgraded his security. But no system is perfect. As to a conspiracy - I doubt it. There's no evidence for it and no to suspect it is there?

[@2JorgeBeat]

George was a really ted boy! The coolest Beatle.

[@matfresco]

Not just the coolest Beatle, he was perhaps the coolest person of his era. He was a movie producer and an F1 fan and a rockstar and a thoroughly lovely man.

[@marcelomartins4753]

Very fun video. This guy is funny. Rest in Peace Georgy.

[@matfresco]

Thank you! I'm delighted you enjoyed it. Have a great day!!

[@matfresco]

I did one for each of the Beatles but you might also want to take a look at the one I did on the Rolling Stones' Redlands Bust... its really fun.

[@thebostonbrawler1]

GEORGE's crimes appear pretty mundane compared to the pressure put on him over the YEARS!

[@matfresco]

I wholly agree... the lads were mobbed where ever they went. By and large they kept their cool and their feet on the ground.

[@jasonkane454]

McCartney said you watched out for him & John in Liverpool.

[@matfresco]

I think we forget just how tough it was in Liverpool when they were growing up. They were hard times and it produced resilient people. I often wonder how extraordinary it was that they all embraced the Peace and Love thing given the era...

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

Am glad you said that. ,🙂

[@richardbanker3910]

George was certainly within his rights , with Olivia, in counterattacking Abrams and “reasonable force” fits the bill. George knew he has a duality about him being both spiritual and a red blooded male. And he was bloody funny also.

[@matfresco]

All four Beatles were reliably funny and down to earth. But I do miss George.

[@patricksmith4424]

That guy that stabbed George was a total nutter and a manic beast. George and Olivia did so well to fight back. George was nearly killed and his lungs were severely damaged. You bet it hasn't his death. I can't belive he got out after a couple of years, he should have been strung up.

[@matfresco]

I don't think George or his family would have wanted that. In theory prisons are there to reform criminals first and foremost. In a way its a criminal justice success story.

[@love4joj881]

​@@matfresco What is wrong with you?

[@lumberpilot]

I wonder if that camera George smashed was worth anything after. I imagine someone would buy a camera smashed by a Beatle.

[@matfresco]

Back then cameras were wonderfully expensive - its odd that George wasn't prosecuted for it

[@Kieop]

@@matfresco In Georgian times if you assaulted someone with a knife and cut them, it was a minor sentence, but if you damaged their silk clothing, it was a capital crime! Isn't that crazy?

[@matfresco]

@@Kieop Oh that is interesting...it would make a good video topic too!! Have a great weekend and try not to damage anyone's clothing!!

[@thomastimlin1724]

The Get Back sessions were not junked because of Paul and Linda's March 12, 1969 wedding. They had limited time to finish the project because at the end of January 1969, Ringo had to do a film with Peter Sellers "The Magic Christian." if you meant post production, then perhaps...for years the public has been told the Beatles didn't like the way most of the tracks turned out, [at least Lennon hated them, gave the tapes to Phil Spector to screw around with...] there were 56 hours+ of film for the movie...generally a disorganized mess, as they were slowly breaking up...

[@matfresco]

I don't think I suggested the sessions were ended because of the wedding. At least I hope I didn't. But thanks for the clarification.

[@strings2wood]

ba-hanged on the roof of his car.....Jesus.

[@matfresco]

I hadn't heard that story till I did the research. His solicitor was really very good. These days they'd nick you for the attempted murder of the officer!!

[@IHSisable]

... so paul's not ?

[@matfresco]

I did make a video about Paul that you might enjoy. He enjoys his joints and is a tough, single minded guy. But he is rarely ever physical the way George was on rare occasions.

[@Kieop]

@@matfresco Paul's very good at covering up his transgressions too. When it comes to press intrusion he can be almost as bad as George, but it takes a lot more to set him off. In general though, it is true that especially when they were young, George was far more likely to get into scraps or headbutt people who pissed him off.

[@robertthorn8233]

George was very outspoken when need be!,..definitely not the quiet one,.that would be Ringo….X

[@matfresco]

I think thats on the money.... he was softly spoken not quiet at all

[@vandolmatzis8146]

George the Lad. LIam feggedaboutit

[@matfresco]

Thanks for the comment... hope you enjoyed the video!

[@mauriceortiz8817]

Good thing he was enlightened

[@matfresco]

He was indeed...have a great day

[@katsuya5678]

George was the youngest in the beatles but he also looked older than all of them

[@matfresco]

You know I have never thought about it but now you mention it you have a point....

[@mromar6174]

That's because he was a walking chimney

[@matfresco]

They sacked a few band members for being too good looking so George is the ugly duckling who turning into a swan swimming all the way to the bank

[@love4joj881]

​@@matfresco George wasn't ugly, you jacka$$.

[@love4joj881]

​@@matfresco George wasn't ugly. J@ck@$$.

[@kelseymathias3881]

Can't believe Abram was released. UK loves itscriminals as much as the US does.

[@matfresco]

He was insane and dangerous so there was no choice but to lock him up. But he is now fine and poses no risk to anyone. The whole point of custody is to protect the public and to achieve reform. He is now a productive member of society. He paid his dues.

[@chriseliothernandez]

Dude, fix your audio

[@matfresco]

I find the audio bit the hardest. Can you tell me what the issue is...

[@AntonXul]

@@matfresco It’s too low. It was very hard to hear, especially the narrator.

[@matfresco]

@@AntonXul Thanks... I will see what I can do going forward. Really appreciate the feedback (no pun intended)

[@strings2wood]

Can't fix the fake personality, shite content and snorefest of a talentless wannabe with nothing to say. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@stevenedwards4470]

Less hands. Its weird.

[@matfresco]

Point taken.. I will try to be less handy!

[@Ligato_smooth]

Now I can’t not see it!

[@PaisleyPatchouli]

The audio levels on this are horrible! Please learn the basics!

[@matfresco]

I am very new to KZbin. I really am an amateur. Any help would be much appreciated. I find the sound really very difficult to get right. I don't know the basics, its true. Can you point me to a tutorial or let me know what the issue is ...

[@kelseymathias3881]

@@matfresco Thank you for your graciousness. The sound is just a bit too low, that's all 😎

[@matfresco]

@@kelseymathias3881 The final episode (Ringo, now there's a suprise) comes out Monday. I have tried to keep all the levels the same. Do please have a listen and let me know if its an improvement.

[@kelseymathias3881]

@@matfresco I will Mat

[@jamesofalo6247]

George's music was great but he was a genuine wus. If he was in any of the bands I was in as a young man in the US, He would've got his ass kicked.

[@s.deegan3740]

This is facts

[@matfresco]

@@s.deegan3740 I'm not sure I would have survived your bands either!!

[@s.deegan3740]

@@matfresco hahahahahahaha 😂

[@hmm3484]

Whatever you say, tough guy.

[@jamesofalo6247]

@@matfresco He seemed to whine too much. I understand the frustration that he played third to Lennon McCartney songwriting but the guy was really moody to the point of being immature. Imagine just mumbling about quiting the Beatles and then walking out of a recording session. Dont get me wrong he was a very good composer but a wus none the less.

[@GaryDAnderson]

Thank God for the Atlantic Ocean, it’s the perfect barrier to protect us from these London nut jobs…otherwise a informative video.

[@matfresco]

We are all nutters over here...