From the vaults of WNEW-FM 102.7 -
New York's Rock' n Roll station, Radio.com Minimation presents an
interview from 1984 where George Harrison recalls his early days with John and Paul, and sets the record
straight about John.
By 1987, George wasn’t impressed with much: after the
Beatles called it a day. George made a bunch of solo albums, but by the
late ’80s, had slowed down his output considerably, although he’d just
returned with Cloud Nine, his first album in five years — a
long time between albums back then. That was a top ten album, and
yielded the No. 1 hit single, “Got My Mind Set On You.” Another song on
the album, “When We Was Fab,” saw him looking back on his days as a
member of the Fab Four.
In the interview, George takes umbrage with the way the Beatles’
history was being told. “I think a lot has been written about how John
was the big hero. Paul certainly said [Lennon] was our own Elvis. Well,
we certainly liked him and loved him like that, but we were all hot to
trot.”
The year after this interview, Harrison formed a new band, the
Traveling Wilburys, with Bob Dylan (one of his biggest influences) and
Roy Orbison, as well as two Beatlemaniacs, Tom Petty and former Electric
Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne. Their debut, Vol. 1, was
also a top ten album, and was certified triple platinum, proving the
George was still “hot to trot,” all those years later.
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