Beatles: New book reveals George Harrison’s guitar inspirations

Beatles: New book reveals George Harrison’s guitar inspirations

Entitled All You Need Is Love, the book features interviews taken from the controversial book The Love You Make (1983), by Steven Gaines and Peter Brown

Entitled All You Need Is Lovea book described as “an innovative oral history of Beatles and how it all came to an end” revealed which artists were the main inspirations for George Harrison on guitar.

The work features interviews taken from the controversial book The Love You Make (1983), from Steven Gaines It is Peter Brown. At a certain point, Harrison He talked about what sparked his interest in becoming a musician.

“I remember when I was a boy of about twelve, dreaming about big speedboats and tropical islands and things that had nothing to do with Liverpoolwhich was dark and cold,” he said (via The Times). “I remember going to see Cliff Richard and think, ‘F*** it – I could do better than that.”


George Harrison: The Beatles guitarist’s 10 best songs [LISTA]

The iconic George Harrison It may have taken a few years to write songs for the Beatles, but achieved fantastic numbers and incredible successes for the Liverpool Quartet. A Far Out Magazine chose the guitarist’s 10 best compositions for the band.

The contribution of George Harrison To the Beatles is indisputable and the first one happened in 1963. Not only with the perfect harmonies and the unique and legendary guitar, but with the brilliant compositions.

When the musician spent some time in India connected with spirituality and later with Bob Dylan, apparently the guitarist had balanced his worries and started writing in earnest. A Far Out Magazine points out that, in fact, he had the most successful solo career in John Lennon, Paul McCartney It is Ringo Starr.

The disk All Things Must Pass (1970) was a revelation of the perfect integration of Eastern and Western philosophies that collide in the midst of a transcendental album. But, when revisiting the discography of Beatles, there is also absolutely great work from the guitarist who made a difference in the band’s career. The musician would have turned 81 this Sunday, February 25th. So, check out the 10 best songs from Beatles in George Harrison, according to Far Out Magazine:


10. ‘If I Needed Someone’, Rubber Soul


09. ‘I Need You’, Help!


08. ‘I, Me, Mine’, Let It Be


07. ‘Taxman’, Revolver


06. ‘I Want To Tell You’ Revolver


05. ‘Love You To’, Revolver


04. ‘Within You Without You’, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band


03. ‘Here Comes The Sun’, Abbey Road


02. ‘Something’, Abbey Road


01. ‘While my Guitar Gently Weeps’, The Beatles



Source: Rollingstone

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