Music of the Beatles musician with which John Lennon hated being compared

In the final stretch of BeatlesEach of them had their own way of thinking about the band and also a very particular worldview. John Lennon and Paul McCartneyfor example, famous for the fruitful partnership of yore, they were already banging a musically speaking head. When it all over, they followed their respective solo careers, quite distinct from each other.

Already in relation to George Harrisonperhaps John Lennon even had a greater proximity to the musical structure. On the other hand, their personal ideologies were diametrically opposite – to the point of any kind of comparison to irritate John.

While Harrison gave great importance to faith and exalted Hindu belief, Lennon had an explicitly disappointed lyrical stance with the theme “Religion”. In this respect, he was almost a pragmatic materialist near his former colleague.

Because of this, press attempts and a portion of fans to compare the two, as well as their soil records, did not please John Lennon, who once declared (via American Songwriter) About your work alongside Yoko Ono:

“We are not talking about this (religion) anyway. We are talking about social revolution in England. It’s hard not to compare with George, even for us. But I don’t want to be compared to George. Why should I be compared to George?“

Years later, in an interview of 1980 to Playboyhe talked about George Harrison again with a certain disdain:

“George’s relationship with me was a young follower (he) and an older guy (me). It’s a love and hatred relationship, and I think George still keeps resentment of me because he was a father who left home. He wouldn’t agree with it, but that’s what I feel. I don’t want to be so self -centered. But he was like a disciple of mine when we started. fundamental. “

Yoko Ono about George Harrison

John Lennon’s wife and musical partner after the Beatles, Yoko also commented on George’s solo work, apparently trying to reduce his value to John’s.

“What I respect in John’s music is that she is very real. You know how people tell children about Santa Claus and all, and you know when you start not believing in Santa Claus and all this shit. The question is that with George Harrison, the only thing I oppose Santa is that Santa is there.”

George Harrison about John Lennon

In 1990, 10 years after John Lennon Fth, George Harrison looked in retrospective for their relationship (via TMDQA!). According to the guitarist, there was a distance between them. Because of this, the death of the former colleague was not something that shook his life:

“It has not changed anything. Because if we were still in a job relationship, I would have changed more. It’s that I haven’t seen him for a long time. (…) It’s like knowing that he’ll be on the other side if I call. That’s the difference. Now, I would need the ‘big cosmic phone’ to talk to him.”

Resigned, Harrison added:

“I’m sad that I can’t play the guitar with John, but I’ve done it anyway. I did it for a long time. So we’ll meet again somewhere in the future.”

Rolling Stone: The 250 greatest guitarists in history

The 250 greatest guitarists in history gathered in an edition of exclusive collector of Rolling Stone Brazil. Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page And many other guitarists who have marked the history of rock in recent decades. Guarantee your copy now through the website storeperfil.com.br.

+++ Read more: the supposed meeting between Raul Seixas and John Lennon in New York happened?
+++ Read more: the greatest culprit for the unhappiness of George Harrison in the Beatles
+++ Read more: the artist who made the Beatles play better, according to George Harrison