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Revision as of 17:24, 13 August 2011
| George Harrison | |
 George Harrison in 1966. |
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| Background information | |
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| Also known as | Carl Harrison L'Angelo Misterioso Hari Georgeson Nelson/Spike Wilbury George Harrysong George O'Hara-Smith |
| Born | 25 February 1943 Liverpool, England, UK |
| Died | 29 November 2001 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genres | Rock, pop, psychedelic rock, experimental, world |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter, actor, record and film producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards, ukulele, mandolin, sitar, tambura, sarod, swarmandal |
| Years active | 1958–2001 |
| Labels | Parlophone, Capitol, Swan, Apple, Vee-Jay, EMI, Dark Horse |
| Associated acts | The Quarrymen, The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, Dhani Harrison, Ravi Shankar |
| Website | GeorgeHarrison.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gretsch Country Gentleman "Rocky" "Lucy" Rosewood Telecaster |
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| “ | Whilst we weren't a poor family, we weren't rich by any means, so we never had a car, or a television till the coronation in 1953. I was the first one in the family to buy a car with my Beatle earnings. My mum, a nurse, road a bike. | „ |
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—Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now, p.6, 1997 |
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| “ | We used to have wanking sessions when we were young at Nigel Whalley's house in Woolton. We'd stay overnight and we'd all sit in armchairs and we'd put all the lights out and being teenage pubescent boys we'd all wank. What we used to do, someone would say, 'Brigitte Bardot.' 'Oooh!' that would keep everyone on par, then somebody, probably John, would say, 'Winston Churchill.' 'Oh no!' and it would completely ruin everyone's concentration. | „ |
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—Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now, p.117, 1980 |
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