George Harrison 1943-2001

Bio, Photos, Music, and Stories about "The Quite Beatle"

When I learned about the death of George Harrison, I was devestated. I never imagined that he would go so soon, from such a horrible sickness. I knew that his time was coming but I didnt realise it would be so soon. I have taken time out the weekend after his death to reflect on his music, and his life. While watching and listening to tributes I have learned more about him then I have ever know. Thats why I am making a spot on my page to celebrate his life, after his untimly death. Please join me and praise this man that just wanted peace and believed that death was a part of life and who changed the world of music as we know it.

Dear George....

You don't know me yet

And you never will

But I still want you to know

That whereever you are

Even thought youre gone

Your music will live on

I never imagined

That this day would come

I listen to your words

And tears come to my eyes

I understand your love

And I understand your pain

The words are finally so clear

When I listened in the past

The only thing that I heard

Were the chords reaching my heart

I never imagined

That this day would come

I have to say good-bye

To your wonderful sounds

That now bring

Saddned tears to my eyes

I wanted to grow up

To be like my idol

But I just couldn't make

The music flow from my heart

I had all of the perfect feelings

That made up the perfect song

I never imagined

That this day would come

I have to say good-bye

To your wonderful sounds

That now bring saddened tears

To my once dry eyes

My heart is broken

Never to be the same again

While I listen to the news

I hear that you are gone forever

A flow of tears come to my dry eyes

Never stopping to breath

I look at your photos

I listen to your songs

I smile once in a while

But the more tears I cry

I never imagined

That this day would come

When I have to say good-bye

Your voice and the sounds of your sitar

Will never reach another soul the same again

You were a Taxman

John was the Walrus

Paul was the Eggman

Ringo was Caveman

But you were a Taxman

Paul wanted Wings

Ringo wanted to be a front man

John flew in the sky with Lucy

You floated away on Cloud Nine

Ringo wanted her picture

John wanted a Ticket to leave

Paul became a Lonley Heart

You tol her you wanted her love back

While your guitar weeped

John stayed in bed for peace

Paul died and came back to life

Ringo lived in the ocean

When the music was made

Only one thing stood out

Everyone else left love or life

You just wanted everything back

Till there was you makes my heart sing

Your music and words

Bring the broken pieces of my heart

Back to one whole again

Maybe the words in this song

Don't quite roll together

When the sun comes up again

The dark cloud will pass away

Maybe Paul was the Walrus

And John was the Eggman

Ringo was the Caveman for sure

And you were really the Taxman

You soul lives on, your body does not

And since music is the language of the soul

You music will always live on

Through countless generations

"I'm a tidy sort of bloke, I don't like caos. I kept the records in the record rack, tea in the tea caddy and pot in the pot box."

"There's high, and there's high, and to get really high--I mean so high that you can walk on the water, that high--that's where I'm goin'."
- circa 1968

"We ice skate."
- George Harrison, 1964, when asked by a reporter "What do you do when you're cooped up in a hotel room between shows?"

"I call it Arthur"
- George Harrison, 1964, when asked what the Beatles called their haircuts.

"I think people who can live a life in music are telling the world, "You can have my love, you can have my smiles. Forget the bad parts, you don't need them. Just take the music, the goodness, because it's the very best, and it's the part I give most willingly"

"Ghandi says create and preserve the image of your choice. The image of my choice is not Beatle George- those who want that can go and see Wings. Why live in the past? Be here now."

The Beatles saved the world from boredom."

Reporter: What would you do if the fans broke through the police barriers?
George:"We'd die laughing."

Press: "Which of you is really bald?"
George: "We're all bald. And I'm deaf and dumb."

Press: "Why don't you smile, George?"
George: I'll hurt my lips.

"The nicest thing is to open up the newspapers and not find yourself in them."

"After all we did for Britain, selling that courdoroy and making it swing, all we got was a bit of tin on a piece of leather."

Press: "Are you married?"
George: "No, I'm George."

(On John's use of of feedback at the beginning of "I Feel Fine")
"I guess in a way he invented Jimi Hendrix."

(On their promotional videos such as "Paperback Writer" and "Rain")
"I guess in a way we invented MTV."

At the Beatles first EMI sessions, 1962
George Martin (to group): "Let me know if there's anything you don't like."
George Harrison: "Well, for a start, I don't like your tie."

(After watching clips of concerts and A HARD DAY'S NIGHT for the Beatles Anthology special) "If U2 thinks they're a big and popular band, then they should sit through this shit and they can see how popular a real band can be."

Reporter: "What will you do when the bubble bursts?"
George: "Take up ice hockey."

"The world used us as an excuse to go mad."

I picture John physically as someone youthful who made a lot, but I feel him more as an energy, more metaphysically.

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

*If you have anymore great quotes from George send them my way, soyouveheardofme@hotmail.com

Photos of the Late and Great, George Harrison

George Harrison was borh Feb. 25, 1943 in Liverpool, England. He was introduced to John Lennon by schoolmate Paul McCartney. John allowed George to play guitar in his band, The Quarrymen, when their guitar player didnt show. Later on they named them selfs the Beatles and Ringo Starr joined the group. during the making of their first movie, A Hard Days Night, George met his 1st wife Pattie Boyd. They later married. George was the lead guitar player but was always left in the background when it came to writing music. He eventually was able to get at least on of his songs on their albums. As the group got older, George's music progressed and he was able to make such hits as "Something" "While My Guitar Gently Wheeps" and "Taxman" When the Beatles broke up in 1970, George was the first one to make it big with a solo career. His first #1 solo hit was "My Sweet Lord". He was then later sued for plagerizing the Chiffons "He's so fine" In 1971 George held The Concert For Bangladesh, the first benefit concert of its kind. Ringo, Paul and friend Eric Clapton were amoungst the artist playing there. While George was recoreding his triple album "All Things Must Pass" he asked Eric to help him lay down some tracks. Eric met and fell in love with Pattie. In 1977George and Pattie divorced and then she married Eric. Eric wrote the song "Layla" for her, and believe it or not, George attended the wedding. In 1978 George married Olivia Arias, and then a month after they married, their only child, Dhani was born. George produced the Monty Phyton movie "Life of Brian" and then sold his production, Dark Horse in 1994 for about $8.4 million. In 1998 he announced he was being treated for throat cancer, then in 1999 he was stabbed in the chest by an intruder, only to be saved by Olivia. In 2000 George was able to see the Beatles 1 cd reach number one on the top charts, proving that the Beatles were still number one in the world. Earlier this year (2001) George was being treated for lung cancer and finally a brian tumor. He fought a tough battle, only to lose it in the end on November 29th 2001. All though he is gone, his music will life on forever. George was a very spiritual man, he wasnt afraid of death from what we were told. He believed that the soul as always lived in one form or another and they it will never die, just the body changes form. I hope he is right about that. I hope now that he is up in Heaven with John right now looking back at the good times and jammin together