He knew All Things Must Pass “meant things to people. He knew it helped people in their lives — people wrote to him, they told him. And he said, ‘Even if it’s one person, even if it helps somebody, then that’s great.’ But he wasn’t concerned about how he would be remembered,” Olivia said.
Reflecting on George’s views on his legacy, Olivia can’t believe he didn’t expect to be remembered. She added, “Not that he didn’t want to be remembered, but he didn’t expect to be remembered. Which I always thought was impossible.”
Throughout his lifetime, George questioned why we were all put on this planet. He searched for answers in various religions and spirituality. At the time of his death, many believe he found his answers.
One night, George read his wife a poem by the Indian poet Tagore that said, “Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.” Olivia read that quote to the audience when George was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, three years after his death.
She continued to say that no one is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame because of their fame but because they express their truth in their music. George always tried to write songs that he knew would mean something for years to come. Despite his immense fame, his truths will never be “outshined or forgotten.”
George was less concerned about materialistic things and his own fame, he did leave behind a vast legacy. Olivia has safeguarded that legacy for years.
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