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George Harrison Quotes (1943-2001)
Writer, Musician, Producer
About George Harrison
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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“If everybody who had a gun just shot themselves there wouldn’t be a problem.”
“I felt in love, not with anything or anybody in particular but with everything.”
“That's what the whole Sixties Flower-Power thing was about: "Go away, you bunch of boring people."”
“Rap music is just computerised crap. I listen to Top of the Pops and after three songs I feel like killing someone.”
“I don't know why nobody told you how to unfold your love
I don't know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you.”
I don't know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you.”
“You can be standing right in front of the truth and not necessarily see it, and people only get it when they’re ready to get it.”
“Even now I still meet waiters in Bengali restaurants who say, "When we were in the jungle fighting, it was great to know somebody out there was thinking of us."”
“The money we raised was secondary. The main thing was, we spread the word and helped get the war ended ... What we did show was that musicians and people are more humane than politicians.”
“Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Where so many people are dying fast
And it sure looks like a mess
I've never seen such distress.
Now won't you lend your hand, try to understand?
Relieve the people of Bangladesh.”
Where so many people are dying fast
And it sure looks like a mess
I've never seen such distress.
Now won't you lend your hand, try to understand?
Relieve the people of Bangladesh.”
“I got tired of people saying "But what can I do?" Also, the reluctance of the press to report the full details created the need to bring attention to it. So the song "Bangla Desh" was written specifically to get attention to the war prior to the concert.”
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George Harrison on The Concert for Bangladesh 3 quotes
“Even now I still meet waiters in Bengali restaurants who say, "When we were in the jungle fighting, it was great to know somebody out there was thinking of us."”
George Harrison on Hallelujah 2 quotes
“My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)Hm, my Lord (Hallelujah)My, my, my Lord (Hallelujah)I really want to know you (Hallelujah)Really want to go with you (Hallelujah)Really want to show you Lord (ahh)That it won't take long, my Lord (Hallelujah)Hmm (Hallelujah)My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)My, my, Lord (Hallelujah)Hm, my Lord (Hare Krishna)My, my, my Lord (Hare Krishna)”
George Harrison on Motion
George Harrison on Birthday
George Harrison on Patience
George Harrison on 1971 Bangladesh genocide
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George Harrison on San Francisco
George Harrison on Pop Chronicles
“If you'd have asked me that question, 9 months ago, well, I would have been able to say, to come to America, to have a number one hit in America, and to play Carnegie Hall, to play the Palladium, to play in front of the Queen, and all that. ... The things we've done, they were our ambitions, say 9 months ago.”
George Harrison on Karma
“John phoned me up one morning in January and said, "I've written this tune and I'm going to record it tonight and have it pressed up and out tomorrow — that's the whole point: Instant Karma", you know." So I was in. I said, "OK, I'll see you in town." I was in town with Phil Spector and I said to Phil, "Why don't you come to the session?" There were just four people: John played piano, I played acoustic guitar, there was Klaus Voormann on bass, and Alan White on drums. We recorded the song and brought it out that week, mixed — instantly — by Phil Spector.”
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George Harrison on Little Richard
“Thank you all very much, especially the rock 'n' rollers, an' Little Richard there [pointing to him] - it was all his fault really.”
About George Harrison
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.