Never forget my late wife Donna and what she said one day. We were in the car waiting for a red light to change. On the radio was “ My Guitar Gently Weeps”. Donna turned to me and said, “ I love George”. Never forget how sweetly and sincerely she said those words. One of the many reasons why I loved her. Because she understood the gift and power of music. Miss you honey
@lloydrobert61822 жыл бұрын
Yes, you can love somebody when you're with someone you love. And you're big enough to know that. Wish I could shake your hand,
@subg8858 Жыл бұрын
I could never love a woman that didn’t have a good appreciation of music. Doesn’t have to be the same taste but it does have to be some kind of taste
@GlennJimenez11 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@vc295810 ай бұрын
)': (':
@JONNYFONG12 жыл бұрын
He wrote "Taxman" when he was 23 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" "All Things Must Pass" and "I Me Mine" aged 25 and "Here Comes the Sun" aged 26. He organised The Concert for Bangladesh which raised close to US$250,000 in 1971. He helped Monty Python by raising £2 million to finish their film Life of Brian after EMI pulled out in 1979. Harrison is listed at number 11 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" He was a genius. A great human being. And a Beatle!
@shirtsguitar4 жыл бұрын
Wow
@ceejay17944 жыл бұрын
Great tribute to a beautiful man. 1:20 Rocky!
@gladyssellar64084 жыл бұрын
Jonny Fong he is number 1 I’d say
@ikigai474 жыл бұрын
To be fair Rolling Stone isn't even suitable for toilet paper but yeah, George was a God
@GoddessLinda14 жыл бұрын
Jonny Fong to me, he was the Cute Beatle! Mahavishnu!
@JohnBarrylizard9 жыл бұрын
George Harrison talks about legendary events as casually as I would discuss ordering a taco back in the summer of '04.
@Mr.56Goldtop9 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too. Very nonchalant.
@alexandregtg7 жыл бұрын
Well he's talking about his life
@electrofymyiz7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the laugh! Laughed my ass off.
@oboogie27 жыл бұрын
And I love how he mentions losing out on the first strat to the guy from Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, and how he "was soooo disappointed...it scarred me for life!" LOL!
@AD-kv9kj7 жыл бұрын
That's because it's not 'legendary' to him. It may be to us who worship bands and music from afar and invent mythical status for everything in our heads for entertainment - but to the actual people who did all this stuff it was just what went on around them then, that was just their everyday life. It's other people and business and hype that shove these things on imaginary pedestals and dress them all up and create a culture around it all etc.
@allentroxel97192 жыл бұрын
Music world sure needs a guy like George.
@ratnarajendran33482 жыл бұрын
Alex Turner
@nepesilva2284 Жыл бұрын
@@ratnarajendran3348 yeah, I think that Alex Turner would also agree that the music world needs a guy like George.
@tonydeaton28903 жыл бұрын
The deepest thinking of the four Beatles. How I wish he was still alive. I remember choking at the news of his passing. I had been listening to him my entire life and felt I knew him personally.
@paulsimmons57267 жыл бұрын
George Harrison is one of the most well known but overlooked guitarists in Rock and Roll. His incredible slide tone was heart and soul inspired, simply sublime.
@AndrozaniCritic19997 жыл бұрын
Overlooked? You serious?
@joeflynn19327 жыл бұрын
+Androzani Critic yes he was
@zyxwvut47407 жыл бұрын
Well, you couldn't say he was "forgotten" but with Lennon/McCartney right next to him it can seem like a moth circling a spotlight sometimes. I'd say "music fans" and "Beatles fans" don't hold him in high enough regard, but "musician fans" do.
@johnmonroe13277 жыл бұрын
I've never been able to duplicate that wonderful, fluid tone that George had on his slide rig, but Ry Cooder's higher action and wider strings is a great clue.
@jfiddude7 жыл бұрын
I think the song 'Something' could have rivaled any other song on Abbey Road, even Sinatra I believe called it the best love song. It is a very cathartic song.
@thedon85946 жыл бұрын
I got to interview George before a concert In NYC once for 5 minutes. He did all the talking and asked me to tell everyone to please give to the Bangladesh effort. I was so nervous I couldn't speak back and he started giggling asking me if I was OK. I managed a "Yeah" before another reporter took over. Wasn't my sharpest moment but he was my hero.
@heygirl9745 жыл бұрын
Probably the kindest lie you ever told. 😎
@harrisonpye20304 жыл бұрын
@DiamondHead AmIEvil lol dude calm down. The guy was saying "Yeah you obviously were nervous weren't you?"
@vincent36634 жыл бұрын
@Samí Warrior I think they meant that the lie was that they were okay when george asked, even though they were as nervous as one gets:)
@vincent36634 жыл бұрын
@Samí Warrior ok:)
@williamsmith17444 жыл бұрын
Samí Warrior pussy bitch stfu
@joesimon20187 жыл бұрын
He hated the sound of a Gretsch through a Vox amp but I love that sound. It's so Beatles
@bbsoni48145 жыл бұрын
yeah that is weird he said that, old Gretsch (and some new) are so good & cool
@RedArrow734 жыл бұрын
Just suppose Jack Bruce hated the sound of his flatulent EB-3 thru Marshall bass stacks?
@sunny_days24894 жыл бұрын
He wanted something new and different. The Beatles were all about bringing new ideas.
@theWARMJET4 жыл бұрын
Me too, love Gretsch most because of him. Maybe he was a bit tired of the sound and wanted to change
@doitnowvideosyeah58414 жыл бұрын
All of us love the Gretsch thru Vox sound. Funny, they were contractually obligated to use vox amps on stage but after the Duo Jet he could have afforded a different guitar but he got a Country Gentleman and then a Tennessean. If he didn't like Gretsch that is a funny way to show it. I guess by 66 he had the Casino and the SG so....
@sokratisbairaktaris63452 жыл бұрын
GEORGE HARRISON WAS ONE OF A KIND. HE IS THE REASON MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WANTED TO LEARN GUITAR. HIS TONES WERE CRYSTALLINE AND HE EMBELLISHED EVERY SONG WITH HIS PLAYING JUST AS RINGO EMBELLISHED EVERY SONG WITH HIS DRUMMING. HE SINGLE- HANDEDLY INVENTED THE BENEFIT CONCERT AND WAS BY FAR THE MOST GENEROUS BEATLE WITH THE LARGEST HEART.MAGNIFICENT SENSE OF HUMOR.THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LIKE HIM AND HE IS UNIVERSALLY LOVED AND MISSED. GOD BLESS HIS SOUL IN HEAVEN.❤️🙏
@tattyshoesshigure57314 жыл бұрын
George has such a nice speaking voice... just kind of relaxes me hearing him chat.
@sempercompellis3 жыл бұрын
Not that I am an expert in any way but the picture I get from watching various interviews and discussions is that even Liverpudlians think he has a peculiar way of speaking.
@ChildinTime673 жыл бұрын
He sounds like the guy to sit in a pub on a Sunday afternoon and have a beer and a conversation. Then go home early....
@brianwells45073 жыл бұрын
@@ChildinTime67 all these comments are what I always thought of George. A passive gentle, very humble genius. It's hard to imagine that when he and his wife were attacked in their sleep he kicked ass! George's sound asleep stabbed by a knife wielding intruder and fights him off! George Harrison is a bad ass!
@ChildinTime673 жыл бұрын
@@brianwells4507 Actually it was his wife Olivia who attacked him back with a lamp and fought him off. George was too injured...
@Zemlya993 жыл бұрын
Mellifluous
@TYX911019 жыл бұрын
God bless you George. We miss you...
@nickfanzo8 жыл бұрын
Beware of Darkness...
@SoftTangerineDreams4 жыл бұрын
@MichaelKingsfordGray George Harrisons last words were "Be kind to each other". You should take that to heart.
@OMGWTFLOLSMH4 жыл бұрын
@@SoftTangerineDreams - You were at his deathbed? Cool.
@g1722uyt2 жыл бұрын
The saddest thing is he's been gone and we don't have him around. There's just no way of imagining what he would be doing now. But we would surely be listening.
@jacquismith3277 Жыл бұрын
Yes we certainly would ❤
@llongdong3 жыл бұрын
How can you not love the genuineness of this man?
@PhilM607 жыл бұрын
His playing was all to serve the song -not for ego.
@quaid6676 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@VintageSlide5 жыл бұрын
As did everyone else in the Beatles. Playing the song, not the instrument. That’s why it’s so well balanced.
@VintageSlide4 жыл бұрын
DiamondHead AmIEvil of course the singer is most prominent. Whatever dude, not gonna start arguing with you.
@OMGWTFLOLSMH4 жыл бұрын
Everybody has an ego, including The Beatles. I wish people would quit worshiping famous artists like they are some kind of super-humans.
@randombastard32504 жыл бұрын
@DiamondHead AmIEvil Way to miss the point sparky, it's well balanced because no one is showing off, doesn't matter who WROTE the songs each musician is there to SERVE the song not there own musical prowess GET IT? It seems you're the stupid and pretentious one here. You utter tool.
@MAGAMANPATRIOT2 жыл бұрын
I miss George , this world could use a lot more like him..my favorite Beatle by far.
@louiebellas6 жыл бұрын
George was so underrated and it's because he never showed off. I wish everyone was like George. He really was a real talent.
@clarkewi12 жыл бұрын
George blazed the trail for lead guitar players. His solo on "I Saw Her Standing There" still puts a big smile on me face.
@CooManTunes11 жыл бұрын
An unbelievable human being. I look up to George so much, as a musician and a person.
@whyyeseyec10 жыл бұрын
I don't think anyone believes George was an underrated guitar player. He did licks in the early Beatle days that nobody else was doing. It's impossible to say who the greatest guitar player is or was but one thing for sure - nobody would kick George out of their band were he in it. Guitar players wanted to play with George, not the other way around.
@inkey28 жыл бұрын
+Johnny Botts His early playing was very stiff and almost awkward. ..then in 1967 his playing just took off... he got really good really fast. 1967 was also when he first dropped acid...........coincidence?
@whyyeseyec8 жыл бұрын
inkey2 - No, acid had nothing to do with his playing. Early in their career, George was too busy trying to please John & Paul with his playing since both them were so damn good. By Sgt. Pepper, i don't think he cared one way or the other if they liked his playing or not. George was not getting his songs on Beatle albums, he had an incredible backlog by 1967. It was just a matter of time before George was going to split anyway....
@inkey28 жыл бұрын
+Johnny Botts by the way...today released by Rolling Stone Magazine was their list of the top 100 guitarists. George came in at number 11. Not a bad showing. Only 10 slots away from Hendrix who was rated number 1
@whyyeseyec8 жыл бұрын
@inkey2- Not bad. I think George was a much more comfortable player once he got away from Lennon/McCartney. He must have felt like a caged animal trying to compete with those two giants.....
@inkey28 жыл бұрын
+Johnny Botts John lennon was listed some place well below Harrison but what surprised me is that Paul McCartney was not listed (unless I missed something). I think Paul's solo/lead on Taxman alone should have at least put him somewhere in that top 100 even if only number 99
@ericcrapton82754 жыл бұрын
George is one of the most under rated guitarist out there
@glenlee95373 жыл бұрын
I see this same stupid comment in every music related youtube video. NO ONE ever said George was underrated in anything he did
@ericcrapton82753 жыл бұрын
@@glenlee9537 i think the point is alot of people dont think of george as much as they would clapton and other people when thinking of awesome guitar players.
@monicamaibam9006 жыл бұрын
2:15 Pattie Boyd eyeshadow over here and the nailpolish actually 😍😢😭
@johnc34034 жыл бұрын
@keefie80 pattis void?
@npBOgory4 жыл бұрын
John C ha!
@frankboyd.3 жыл бұрын
When his guitar gently weeps does the mascara run ? 😕
@stevenstarr696311 жыл бұрын
I don't know about underrated. In my mind George has always been right up there with the best of them. He put his own unique stamp on everything he did. Superb guitarist with a wonderful voice too.
@dawndooling20434 жыл бұрын
Steven Starr he was underrated by his own band mates
@bashfulbrother13 жыл бұрын
He is so humble and kind.
@remixandkaraoke3 жыл бұрын
Most Pisces are.
@dennislittle42796 жыл бұрын
what a soft spoken unassuming superstar he was. RIP.
@tommyknutowski91046 жыл бұрын
dahni Harrison
@mikecobo56002 жыл бұрын
If the only thing Ry Cooder ever did was get a shout out from George Harrison, he would be considered an accomplished musician. Check out Ry Cooder. I love George.
@watzinaname73254 жыл бұрын
a lot of guitarist sound like other guitarists but George had his own wholly unique sound.. can't be pigeon-holed....many thanx George and rock on.
@sergeantmasson36693 жыл бұрын
I bought a sunburst Fender Strat new in 1964 and I still have it in 2021
@JamesTKirkCobain11 жыл бұрын
i don't know who is responsible, but in a lot of those early beatles records he got some pretty mind blowing sounds out of his guitar. That solo on "I dont want to spoil the party" is just such a kick ass country sound and on "Every little thing" I don't how the hell he got that. It sounds like a guitar playing in reverse and forward at the same time.
@Ianthompsonuk4 жыл бұрын
I love George Harrison’s guitar playing. I love all his solos, they were all so different and unique. Real musicians understand how good he was. If you ever hear anyone say he wasn’t any good, then they usually aren’t very good musicians, or they have some personal issues with the Beatles etc.
@exhalejackie2 жыл бұрын
i just love listening to him talk........straight up
@robertacolarette15943 жыл бұрын
From the beginning George was always IT for me. I don’t know why. Something came across.
@ustheserfs5 жыл бұрын
We lost you 17 yrs ago today, and it's a day I'll always remember. You are sorely missed, George.
@paulsimmons57267 жыл бұрын
George Harrison is one of the most well known but overlooked guitarists in Rock and Roll. His incredible slide tone was heart and soul inspired, simply sublime. RIP George, your music remains a treasured gift to the world.
@excidedous6 жыл бұрын
"Overlooked" ?!? What a fucking idiot
@Tonetwisters6 жыл бұрын
The general public had no clue how good a player he was. So yes, he was overlooked. Musicians knew, but the average listener did not.
@TheVeek1925 жыл бұрын
HE's NOT overlooked. People who know talent KNOW that George was a great guitarist. What the average person does or doesn't know is not interesting or important.
@mikeminno59563 жыл бұрын
@@excidedous Easy oop mate.....as George would say ;-)
@nickfanzo8 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite guitars and my slide hero. His spirituality guides me on how to be a better man and soul. rip George..my favorite Beatle.
@bobbyozb8 жыл бұрын
Loved George......How could you not !
@Mwtorres897 жыл бұрын
joe shmoe it's a shame we all have to go :-( so many greats gone
@mikeaitken52533 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the sound of a Gretsch Guitar through a VOX amplifier!
@jamesbyersmusic3 жыл бұрын
Same here, but the Strat sound for Rubber Soul, Revolver and Sgt. Pepper are my favourites :-)
@petegasper28066 ай бұрын
George Harrison is considered the biggest fan of the Fender Stratocaster of all musicians.
@Helen2524311 жыл бұрын
Dear George. He was so gentle.
@danielbarza86002 жыл бұрын
Patti Boyd's makeup on the headstock of the guitar. Just awesomE!!!!!!
@willpayne62494 жыл бұрын
George Harrison was very underrated Guitarist in the Beatles and he was very underrated Songwriter.
@paolostrada936 жыл бұрын
George was such a wonderful, gentle person. His guitar playing inspired me to get back into music after years of slacking. Hero!
@tomjeffrey28914 жыл бұрын
"So its kind of quite historical as well," -George. Well if THAT isn't an understatement, I don't know what is! You just have to love George and The Beatles and all he stood for.
@geraldhills412 жыл бұрын
George made such a great sound he didn't need a strat !
@raymondeaton56924 жыл бұрын
Harrison and Ringo are my favorite Beatles.
@t18amgr4 жыл бұрын
Shame those magic hands are now silent. They have made me laugh cry and ponder life and a better person in some ways. Tks George hope to see you on the other side. Bless.
@jsilence4189 жыл бұрын
And what a beautiful slide player he was ,tone, intonation, i hate the word, but he was an " underrated" slide player.
@stephen2127 жыл бұрын
There's nothing "underrated" about one of the most famous and storied musicians in the history of humankind -- a veritable household name -- who amassed a tremendous fortune and countless awards. I mean "underrated" compared to whom? The "U" word has stuck to George for reasons that make no sense and certainly no basis in anything resembling objective fact by any metric.
@TheVeek1925 жыл бұрын
You hate the word, but you use it anyway. It's the term that people use when they want to sound knowledgable. He's NOT underrated. People who know what's good rate him highly. Plus, his talent is OBVIOUS to anyone who pays attention.
@sweetbermudaonions609 жыл бұрын
George was awesome...end of story!
@joseaugustoamorim7 жыл бұрын
eric "god" clapton said george was one of the greatest slide guitar players he has known. that's enough!
@DunedinMultimedia26 жыл бұрын
George showed Eric how to layer guitar tracks in the recording studio. And George was all over the Cream song "Badge".
@jokermaan14 жыл бұрын
Bearing in mind that EC played with Duane Allman, that's quite a compliment!
@jamesmoskal54824 жыл бұрын
Eric never puts down fellow musicians when questioned that way, ask him directly who the best slide in his opinion were. Harrison "s slide is sweet to my ears, but it acquired, it's not that raunchy blues style, rather its.....elegant??for a word I guess, all the boys were classy, truth
@steveburchfield55764 жыл бұрын
BLASPHEME IS QUITE EVIL!!! BUT THEY WILL SEE ON JUDGE GOD ALMIGHTYS FINAL JUDGEMENT!!!
@jamesmoskal54824 жыл бұрын
@@steveburchfield5576 agree, Clapton, God,that fellow is misguided, doesn't sit well with me as well,but my friend, dont torment urself,let Jesus carry that load, so many things can hurt,let ur burden go to Him
@chrisst89223 жыл бұрын
Wish there were films where George talks about his other guitars. The Rickenbacker 360/12 for instance.
@jimshorts67512 жыл бұрын
Look up interviews during the Traveling Wilbury days. I remember him going into great detail about getting bitchy not only having to tune and care for his own guitars, but John's as well because he was so hard on them.
@fluorosco2 жыл бұрын
His solo on Leave a light On For Me by Belinda Carlyle is so beautiful 😍
@jokermaan14 жыл бұрын
"Heh, Mal, pop out and get us a couple of Strats, will you." Like ordering coffee and sandwiches!
@markusfinkler96254 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's what I thought listing to this. Unreal isn't it?
@mytelecasterworld33364 жыл бұрын
oh, yes...i'd love to have a Mal in my life....everybody should have one....
@rbbrown21067 жыл бұрын
The Beatles wouldn't have had the same sound if George played a Strat. I always loved the sound of his Gretsch and Epiphone.
@bluesrocker917 жыл бұрын
RB Brown That's true... I did hear a funny story about it once, where a fan met George and mentioned his unique early Beatles tone. George simply replied... "Yeah, shit wasn't it?"
@GameAndSpleep7 жыл бұрын
Are guitars that different that the sound would be different?
@PillsBuryDoughBoy_6 жыл бұрын
Matiaso yes
@RioYugo3 жыл бұрын
george played a strat all over mystery tour
@VideoVillage3 жыл бұрын
He used the Gretsch Duo Jet in '62 and '63. The Country Gentleman in '64 and part of '65. By '66 he had switched to the Strat, Epiphone Casino, and Gibson 335.
@benatx83932 жыл бұрын
A good friend of mine was his personal body guard. He told me that it was put on him to take care of George's guitars. He told me that he had George's Gretsch from the early days that the whole world has seen him play and another one of George's famous guitars in his possession when checking in on a flight. They were insistint that the guitars were put in baggage. My friend told them that it just wasn't going to happen. That he needed to have both with him at all times and they needed to go into the plane with him. He told me that they went back and forth over this for a little while when my friend told the person in charge with the airline excuse me and voices were lowered and shoulders turned and he asked, " do you know who's guitars these belong to?" It was explained and immediatley after having to tell them what he tried hard to avoid telling that not another word was said and that he was allowed to board with both guitars. It's amazing how far around the world the fab four were admired and had fans. Respect. The only reason the bickering ceased. I don't tell the story quite as well as my friend but it's the love of the Beatles by everyone was the point I tried to convey.
@245-etf2 жыл бұрын
L
@richardthelionheart01 Жыл бұрын
Your friend must have been Mal Evans because he gave that Ed Sullivan Gretsch to Ringo in the 60's and it has disappeared into the Abyss of History.
@vitorveiga654711 ай бұрын
@@richardthelionheart01 he didn't tell what Gretsch guitar it was. Harrison had Gretsch Duo Jet, Tenesse and Country Gentleman. He played live with both.
@JP546611 ай бұрын
@@richardthelionheart01 No, that guitar (Country Gentleman) fell off a truck and was smashed in late 1965.
@jsullivan21128 ай бұрын
@@richardthelionheart01 It was most likely the Duo Jet and the Strat.
@rubyroo84274 жыл бұрын
Georgie love you tons ❤️ the world is missing a big chunk
@GracieHumaitaIsrael5 жыл бұрын
An amazing guitar player. Never was Fancy, but very very sensitive ! Came up with the best guitar parts to serve the song and had his own unique sound ! Influenced guitar playing in Rock music more than a lot of people give him credit for.
@nervo63213 жыл бұрын
One of George's most informative clips ever...
@nicknewman78482 жыл бұрын
Saw him walking out of Air Studios once.. I couldn't move or speak. It was like my feet were rooted to the floor and I lost the ability to even move my mouth to say hello as he breezed past. I've met some famous people in my time and not had any problems with it but this was on another level. It was like a near death experience where everything slows down and in a split second it was over. Very strange indeed.
@bobareeniobobareenio29354 жыл бұрын
Still,so hard to think that george is gone. Sad for me. Regarding his guitars : he could make any guitar sound as thought it was the finest guitar in the world
@musicauthority7032 жыл бұрын
Even though George Harrison really liked both of his Fender guitars. the rocky Strat and the rosewood Tele. if you look back though the Beatles career he always gravitated back to his Gretsch guitars.
@MegaBeatles19663 жыл бұрын
I love too much the Fender "ROCKY" Stratocaster!!
@rickvia84353 жыл бұрын
George was a Great Person in all respects.
@epipick6 жыл бұрын
Such s modest guy. Loved his music.
@davidb22064 жыл бұрын
... EXCEPT when he is standing in front of that PALACE (with servants) on that album cover? Yeah, totally modest.
@straight2helll4 жыл бұрын
I miss George.
@BeatlesGirlKaren6 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget him ~ Happy heavenly 75th George!
@ipolson11 жыл бұрын
You are correct. And one of the most creative and inventive ever. Just listen to the creative descending runs after each line of the verse in 'Dont Let Me Down' as just one example. Very few guitarists do that, they would simply play the chords. There are hundreds more examples of how inventive he was.
@davidbowman42594 жыл бұрын
My favorite Fab. Gone 19 years now.
@atourdeforce4 жыл бұрын
When he said theres a patch where Patty painted it with her nail varnish it all became so much more real and like it had a story. You could just imagine him remembering something from 30 years earlier when he and she were probaly in his house sitting around bored and she decided to pain her initials or whatever on his guitar. soo cool!
@pallhe4 жыл бұрын
Love his slide playing.
@wilihgrolsch35446 жыл бұрын
Love to George and Olivia and Dhani. Always
@nathanbarrow19502 жыл бұрын
His Strat slide work on "How Do You Sleep?" is FANTASTIC!
@chadlpnemt4 жыл бұрын
Funny how he hated the Vox Gretsch sound, but went back to it after the stint with the Rickenbacker. Seems like if he wanted a good Strat by then he could've gotten one from the states. Even when he got the one he shows here it seems like it was rarely seen on screen, once during the satellite program and I think on Magical Mystery Tour movie. He probably felt relief at this interview, he got to talk guitars and not Beatles.
@witaradanu14423 жыл бұрын
The transition when george say the dissapointment then fire on background.. what a perfect cut loll..
@mickeymouse63603 жыл бұрын
George Harrison was the Beatles. RIP George Harrison.
@charlesdiggett75176 жыл бұрын
He was very versatile. An innovator. Not a shredder. Every note was important and ment something. Timing, tone and pitch spot on. He was a fan of Hoagie Carmichael, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Scotty Moore and it showed. He well respected by his peers. Raced cars, was a gardener, a father and husband . Didn't want be a star, just wanted to play guitar in this cockimamy business.
@dailyflash4 жыл бұрын
George created intros, embellishments, hooks, and solos to complete John and Paul's songs. They made a wonderful cake, but George gave them the frosting and the little plastic animals.
@mjk452 жыл бұрын
I thought the little plastic animals on top were Ringo hanging out with Keith Moon and his other mad drummer mates ,
@erepsekahs4 жыл бұрын
What a great man. I regret I never met him.
@marciefree6 жыл бұрын
There's no doubt he was and will always be my favorite of that group. 🌺🌺🌺🌞🌞🌞😇❤️😇❤️😇❤️😇❤️🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🎤
@beatlesrgear4 жыл бұрын
These two matching Fender Stratocasters in Sonic Blue (John got the other one) are what we are hearing so wonderfully on "Nowhere Man." George plays the guitar solo on his Strat. My soul just comes alive when I hear those two Strats together!
@davidb22064 жыл бұрын
A very soothing voice. Like a trusted friend, speaking honestly.
@petegasper280610 ай бұрын
George Harrison was the biggest fan of the Fender Stratocaster of all guitarists. He owned more than 300 Fender Stratocasters he had bought himself because as a Beatle he could not do commercial. The other guitar Fender produceces The Fender Telecaster George Harrison called ” The worst guitar I have ever played”. He used it for a week in January 1969 just to be kind to Fender Who had put a lot of work into the Fender Rose wood Telecaster George Harrison called ” The worst guitar I have ever played” George Harrison never played another Fender Telecaster for the rest of his life and he had never played one before. He gave the Fender Rose wood Telecaster he only used one week away a couple of months after receiving it in Januari 1969 to Delany Bramlet. While George was still alive there could never be any mention between him and the Rose wood Telecaster, that much he hated the guitar. Shame on Olivia Harrison for buying it back 2 years after Georges death on an auction from Delany Bramlet and let Fender produce it. If you are a Beatles fan stay away from the guitar. For others remember this was the guitar liked the least of all the guitars he had played : the Fender Rose wood Telecaster. But Fender at least had George Harrison as the biggest fan of the Fender Stratocaster of all guitarists. He was supposed to buy a a Fender Stratocaster in 1956 but because of a US embargo there was not a single Fender Stratocaster in the whole of Liverpool. A very disapointed George Harrison Who had been sitting for hours everyday as a 12 -13 year old boy painting Fender Stratocasters instead of listening to the teacher had to Settle for a Chech Stratocaster copy called Futurama. He continued to try to find a Fender Stratocaster the years 1957 to 1963 but They were impossible to come by in England because of the US embargo. He visited his sister in US in 1963 but her town did not have Fender guitars only Rickenbackers. Finally in December 1964 he got hold of his belowed Fender Stratocaster. From Then on untill he died he recorded almost exclusively electric guitar with the Fender Stratocaster. Brian Epstein ( the Beatles msnager had been bribed by Fender in 1964 and was very angry at Fender for the Bribe attempt so he forbid George to Use the Fender Stratocaster in concerts and videos ( even if all those songs had been recorded by George with a Fender Stratocaster). In the studio Brian Epstein allowed George Harrison to use the Fender Stratocaster as much as he wanted and George certainly did that. Noone used the Fender Stratocaster as much as George Harrison and noone was as pacionate about the Fender Stratocaster as George Harrison. ” I dont care What anyone says nothing beats the Strat” was a quote from George. ” If I had had it my way the Stratocaster would have been my first guitar” was another quote from George Harrison. George Harrison was trike the biggest fan of the Fender Stratocaster of all guitarists.
@caveguy226 жыл бұрын
I constantly today hear modern guitar players with a George harrison slide guitar tone. It shows the impact of his work.
@ZachClossin4 жыл бұрын
You take my Strat, I'll take your drummer!
@lancekirbycasalme76503 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahaha
@gostrum12 жыл бұрын
That’ll teach em
@paulg4442 жыл бұрын
stand in awe my friends, that is THE George Harrison !
@zitherzon21213 жыл бұрын
0:10 "The early bird gets the worm. But the second mouse gets the cheese."
@PurpleShame9 жыл бұрын
"just sat up late one night and did it." i love that.
@AnthonyMonaghan7 жыл бұрын
frank grimes my thoughts exactly.
@hughmanatee76572 жыл бұрын
Everything he played with the Beatles was exactly what was needed. Same with the other three. Their personalities, which included their musicianship but was so much more, melded and became something better, like a new single person. They brought out the best in each other. Never surpassed or even equaled by any other pop group.
@MurrayMelander10 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine how different history could have been if George had used a Strat during those early years instead of his Gretsch Country Gentleman? Hard to fathom.
@BobSperber Жыл бұрын
I have searched and searched to find out George Harrison’s slide set up… “I just checked the bridge up and put on heavier gauge strings” … that’s all I needed to hear :-)
@simpleman52762 жыл бұрын
Would pay for the rest of this interview
@AmpasaurusWrecks6 жыл бұрын
American guitars were scarce in England and Europe til maybe 1965, John's original 1958 Rick 325 was one of only a handful in Europe at that time, it's a miracle he even found it in a store there.
@blastfromthepast83445 жыл бұрын
Hank Marvin got what was almost certainly the first Fender Stratocaster in the UK in 1958-1959.
@zeekmx19702 жыл бұрын
He was disappointed while some of us were disappointed that we weren't George Harrison.
@MarkInLA4 жыл бұрын
What a just wonderful guy !!! Why do the wrong ones get taken from us ? M, Los Angeles
@adamkorekach99363 жыл бұрын
The wrong and the right gotta go. We all will be taken one day. ALL
@debradonato73632 жыл бұрын
He was the Ultimate Guitarist ♥️🌟💟🎸
@jamesbyersmusic3 жыл бұрын
From the 40th anniversary doc of the Strat, which I have on VHS and it's great! That being said, I could've watched three and a half HOURS of just George, let alone three and a half minutes...
@jasonking1127 жыл бұрын
One of the best slide guitarists ever instantly recognisable my favourite Beatle too RIP xx.
@barrythatcher93499 жыл бұрын
Interestingly George has a name for all his guitars. His Strat is called Rocky.
@neilpye60894 жыл бұрын
@Etienne I have a bass called bill because the long neck is like a billiard cue
@Bobdixon_Moonvarga_Dancer_III4 жыл бұрын
MichaelKingsfordGray yeah because he’s dead right, you fucking dick.
@beatlesrgear4 жыл бұрын
Yes, and it was a real "knockout" :)
@AndrewWhitus3 жыл бұрын
In my corral I currently have Esther (ES 339), Cece (Casino Coupe), Frances (Frankencaster tele), Renata (Resonator), Clarissa (C1 Classic), Aretha (AF 75)...I could go on about all of my girls, but you get the idea...
@pantheonrockstar3 жыл бұрын
Rocky racoon
@Kris.G4 жыл бұрын
George was all about rock and roll. Even when he grew older, on stage he was still that young Teddy Boy from Liverpool with a guitar, bouncing, rocking, plucking his guitar. Anyone who has any idea about composing music knows that George tried and experimented with different chord progressions to make his songs his own. That's why sometimes when you listen to his composition you might think "well that's a bit odd change he did here". He wasn't great at playing long blues solos but you can't say he wasn't creative. I mean, you can, if you are ignorant.
@Majora9912 жыл бұрын
George Harrison is the most underrated guitar player of all time.
@lilfoet Жыл бұрын
Humbleness couldn't mask his greatness as much as he tried to erode that by being humble. George man, you were all those things and much more you were trying to understate about yourself! Inspiration
@salestinomoya21776 жыл бұрын
If the Beatles didn't have George they probably wouldn't have gotten as far as they did.