George Harrison Quotes

English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)

George Harrison (24 or 25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was a British songwriter, musician and film producer who rose to fame as a member of The Beatles.

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Pen Names: Carl Harrison • Hari Georgeson • Nelson Wilbury • Spike Wilbury • George Harryson • George O’Hara-Smith • L'Angelo Misterioso • Jorge Arias • Magpie

Native Name: George Harold Harrison

Also Known As: The quiet Beatle

Alternative Names: George O'Hara • George O'Hara Smith • George O'Hara-Smith

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Hare Krishna, Peace and Love

Without looking out of my window
I could know the ways of heaven

I fell in love, not with anything or anybody in particular but with everything.

It doesn't really matter what chords I play, what words I say or time of day it is, as it's only a Northern Song.

The only thing we really have to work at in this life is how to manifest love.

George: 'Ringo would always say grammmatically incorrect phrases and we'd all laugh. I remember when we were driving back to Liverpool from Luton up the M1 motorway in Ringo's Zephyr, and the car's bonnet hadn't been latched properly. The wind got under it and blew it up in front of the windscreen. We were all shouting, 'Aaaargh!' and Ringo calmly said, 'Don't worry, I'll soon have you back in your safely-beds.

What is life?

As far as I'm concerned, there won't be a Beatles reunion as long as John Lennon remains dead.

Love one another.

George: [On getting the M.B.E.]
'After all we did for Great Britain, selling all that corduroy and making it swing, they gave us that bloody old leather medal with wooden string through it. But my initial reaction was, 'Oh, how nice, how nice.' And John's was, 'How nice, how nice.

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.

Beware of sadness
It can hit you
It can hurt you
Make you sore and what is more
That is not what you are here for.

So it's the unwinding of your nervous system. The corresponding experience to what winds you up comes out in your dreams. To write a song then, even one like Don't Bother Me, helps to get rid of some subconscious burden. Writing a song is like going to confession.

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. I don’t party. I stay at home and watch the river flow.

I have suffered for this book; now it's your turn.