In George's own words

[leftyspade]

great video. it becomes clear to me why george and paul didn't really get along.

one thing though to remember, imo, without paul, there certainly would not have

been one of the most creative forces this world has ever seen.

[kirbzilla1000]

what a guy



[TheRingo524]

Hey baby, whatchya gunna do??? :)

[BrightStaroftheDawn]

Well, I'll tell you something.

Out of all the Beatles, THIS one was the most real and for me , personally, most respected.

I never was a big fan of the Beatles, but George, ...........yeah. 

[BackInsight]

You go George. Knocks me out.

[MrAbthomas]

Beautiful George

[johnoconnor51]

I sincerely believe that God continually manifests Love in the form of others who Know the Truth of why were are here and try to help the rest of us understand. In the Catholic context, this is Purgatory and gurus (teachers) like George try to help us understand that the purpose of this life is to evolve from being instinctual animal beings into instinctual spiritual beings. George dedicates two songs on 33 1/3 to Paramahansa Yogananda who was his Guru (and mine). Check His Autobiography

[Lightner445555555555]

I love George but was there ever a time when he wasn't so mopey?

[mickeeteeze]

@Lightner445555555555 Actually, some books I've read say George was probably the most witty conversationally than the other guys. He was very involved with behind the scenes stuff with Monty Python and others. I will admit it sure appears that he is sulky given the subjects he usually wants to talk about. But, I've heard (read, etc) that he actually had a real blistering "out" sense of humor.

[Manwithcam]

"Hey baby, whatchya gunna do?"  Man, even that was genius.

[toddcharry]

He was the only one with any real substance.

[luthander]

I wish he would have finished writing the "hey baby" song it sounds awesome

[aquariancalendar]

I would like to know what specific chants from India he liked and what they mean.

[noboxoffice]

@aquariancalendar He produced an album called "Chants of India" with Ravi Shankar. I think this is what he's referring too. It's really good if you like that sort of thing. Helps you meditate and stuff. :)

[ComradeGarz]

but you wrote Here Comes the Sun and Something! wow, what humility

[tumuchtym]

Musicly, he's the best, Lyricly, he's the greatest.

[axman33]

little did he know that 'Hey Baby Whatcha Gonna Do' would've become his biggest hit to date ;)

[Lightner445555555555]

@axman33 yea but hits arent what he was aiming for.

[johnnythunders78]

@axman33 lol

[Batman2027]

george i wish you could hear me but... I love you!

[panzerjj]

he wrote some of the best songs in rock, something, here comes the sun...George was the best.!!!! so modest....

[shuunenbukai]

he's beautifully humble.

[McLushi]

no, George, you are wonderul, in playiing and texting ;)

[harveydents]

Man such a HUMBLE man....George is one of the greatest musicains of all time...and pretty much the most UNDERRATED guitarist of all time! Wish i had his humility!

[LondonEggband]

AMEN GEORGE...AMEN.

[klocke]

love you george you're the best

[pat30d]

ilove you george

[sting125]

George may not wrote that many songs but he was a good lead guitar and the song " within you and without you" was the best from him

[chickspirit]

=) thanks for the support. love the george vids

[umadumad]

what a wise man. i wished mainstream music today was more like what george was describing. now they're simply "hey baby, what you gonna do" but even worse lol

[darthmoop]

@umadumad

yea, now we have, "hey hoe I want more money"

[smokingun333]

George Harrison was hugely underestimated. He was kept down by Lennon & Macca and it was only when he went solo that people saw his true potential. His songs from the 70's are played today and still enjoyed by many - which is the sign of a true artist. Do you seriously think that they'll be playing songs from American Idol, or Britains X factor in 30 to 40 years? No! Of course not, which is basically what he's saying here - ie. "Dumb Songs"

[kathmandau]

Thank you for sharing this, Mugi.

He was a noble spirit.

blessings,

CG

[shatterdwing]

haha "hey baby what you gonna do"

[StevieWonder501]

...what the heck are you talking about man?

[Passenger2960]

He's talking about absolut art. based on spirituality lost in material world.

[menoziinrevoltado]

Hey, babe.

What you gonna do?

[5inthehole]

I wonder what Georges philosophy on the shaving razor was. Maybe he was just lazy...but all things must pass now, don't they? I told my wife this and she kicked me out of the house till I put a shave on.

[Bliz275]

'Something' and 'Here Comes the Sun' are two of the most beautful songs ever written, their songs from the soul, George's modesty is extremely admirable, but he doesn't do himself enough credit. He was very talented and a tad underrated as a musician when at The Beatles in my opinion.

[appmanga]

George does underrate himself. Not only was he an outstanding guitarist, but his sense of musical exploration led The Beatles to do things like use backward guitar, wah-wah pedals, Indian instruments, and synthesizers; things that set them apart as innovators and the standard by which all other rock groups were judged.

[thepatient08]

George is certainly the most modest of the four, which is impressive considering how established he was by age 27.

And "it is quite nice" :-)

[oscarinzidane]

"i could write hundreads of songs like..HEY BABY WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO"...best quote ever.

[leo122]

well said george

[dhucke4assembly]

Very humble guy.  Love that George.

[Astrosimi]

I listen to Within You Without You every day of my life and I've taken the message to heart, and my life is much better. I have found true peace of mind, and George has helped me.

Thank you, RIP.

[PARKER3688]

George, I love ya...but explain "I got my mind set on you"..kind of goes against the grain of everything you said here

[Bampontius]

@PARKER3688 He didn't write that song. It was a cover song written in the early '60s.

[LeonardAaron]

I Got My Mind Set On You was written by Rudy Clark, not George.

[jackharrison101]

george didnt write 'Ive got my mind set on you' that was the one song oon that album he didnt write and yet the only hit! which proves Georges point here. PEACE

[shatterdwing]

what year is this?

[richymoore]

Thats why he was the best Beatle, didn't have the huge ego, and when the Beatles split Georges solo stuff was most deffo the most beautiful and timeless sounding music

[lfgubrs]

Cmon is this guy for real??The Beatles are so ridiculously good! i mean George,John, Paul and Ringo must have/had the best musical minds ever owned by human. individual and together. If you only knew how much we miss you . R.I.P George and John

[hypotefuckinuse]

So humble from a Globally reknowned Beatle!

[BeKindBeNice]

i always love george...he was a great guy and he wrote great songs....i enjoy his interviews...and his last cd "brainwashed" was good work...

[DasGoldenBoy]

That is the difference between a writer and a hack! Thank you George for not churning out brand label pieces of schlock.

[HuckleberrySlim]

im so glad all four of them are so honest and expressive. makes it easier to relate to and know what it feels like to be in the beatles.

[CiscoNast]

yea i hear u

[tomthefunky]

Yeah, but you can't argue with AWOP OP A LU BOB AWOP BAM BOOM!!!!!!

[IngridMichelle]

Aw, George, you're so sweet and smart. Songs should have meanings..forget the dumb bubblegum hits. And I happen to think that you had a lot to offer musically and spiritually :)

[sweeneysbabe63]

I agree with him compleatly that music should have meaning. That's mostly why I don't much like the music that's popular today, they're just songs, they don't have a deep beautiful message. Which is why I love Georgie's music....It has so much to think about, so much to offer.

[ScullyboyDX]

george make me some savoy truffle lol

[pat30d]

I love you, George. You are so humble, so noble, so gentle... You are the spirit, the soul, all the stars that shine forever...

rest in peace, in my heart and memory forever.

[witchytaitoe]

George i love you man but please stay out of the kitchen ok..Apple cake hehe

I sure do love apple scruffs

[jorel845]

Who bakes a cake with apples?

[Hilarymodel1]

Think of Applepie!

[claudelebel55]

apple cake

[miguelbgood]

George is so humble.

The truth is, he spread a lot incredible information about true spirituality in music and chanting.

[LVEMEDO]

YES YOU DID GEORGE A BEAUTIFUL MAN rip i,m so glad for your time on this earth WE MISS YOU IT TOOK 4 OF YOU TO MAKE THE GREATEST BAND IN HISTORY THE BEATLES you played your part

[Blankfrack]

I disagree. George was consistently modest throughout his career. If he had spoken well of his abilities I rather think you'd be criticising him for that.

[photo2010]

So well spoken, so missed.

[sandyabernathy]

Watching these interviews even now in 2009, I'm still picking up fresh and new things from what George says. He really has so much to share. How lucky those were that were around him and saw him day in and day out, to discuss his thoughts.

[Blankfrack]

George was a good and generous man. His son Dhani is following in his example.

[ddiiaa52]

The Beatles were at the right time right place and very talented indeed.

[ChemWatcher]

I love George. I especially enjoyed this clip. He is an exceptionally wise man, in words and in spirit.

[pikopikochuu]

i just wanna hug this guy.. *sniff*

[AnnaKarina2]

George is Beautiful and so are his songs!

Thanks Centurian73 for this share:)

[toomuch108]

Yes, much respect to beautiful Geoge. Hare Krishna

[emanni9]

This is so true.I totalty agree.

[cicadajet]

Its all down to context, isn't it? No doubt healthy enough egos w/ George, Paul & John, & while they were/are indeed "great" in some ways, I don't believe Paul or John would necc.disagree w/George disclaiming boastful musicianship. And, I am sure John especially would agree some of their own pop - why continue to put it out - even acknowledging it might be "good". But, yes, in commercial context & sometimes otherwise no doubt they were rightly proud of their craftsmanship & best material.

[Ewa3101]

Thanks so much..

[Crhistiannia]

modesty is a luxury that few can afford.

[superman11978]

Well George, you did leave a legacy of songs with a lot of meaning - that's why we're still listening to you and will be doing so until the end of time.

And even if what he says about his musical talent is true, the same could be said about most musicians then because George was one of the best.

[skinny12331]

George is saying the he as well as all the beatles were great songwriters, but technically speaking on a grand scale they weren't that great as players compared to jazz vertiousos. Having grown up in a musician, I can tell you that the best musicians were always the worst songwriters in my opinion.

[GingerGilligan]

Actually, I don't know what to say to this. I've never heard anybody put his own talents down so much. All through the 90's I kept hoping for a new George album. I guess he just didn't think his songs were good enough to record. :( Yes, I know about Brainwashed. I'm glad he had the chance to make it.

[evergreencreativeart]

Somehow, it seems he missed about sharing words of value.....It wouldn't necessarily be the english words he would write but the silence and meaning given within and in between the words. If if knew Osho, it seems he would have written more to share with people who could and would know how to value the truths when given in the gift of his voice and melodies.

[blu56ocean]

grande George!!! solo le grandi persone,sanno essere cosi' umili! da che video è tratto questa parte? c'e una parte molto interessante in un altro spezzone che dice"..the past is gone and you cannor recall"..

[11fortochka]

Thank you so much for the extract...

George is... it's hard to express... one of those who listened and heard.

And probably you happen to know... is it possible to download the whole of the film "All things must pass" from somewhere? Or at least to see the whole of it online?

[mbhotie715]

he has a great spirit about him.

[harveydents]

Man.........such a humble man...I miss him....terribly. Hallieuah Hare krisna , sopa nomaste my friend George to your spirit which is somewhere out there!

[HoneyLilac]

He's right... but sometimes, Simplicity holds the most powerful, profound truths of all. And for that, I WILL value his non-indian music as well as the other lads'

[manixxxo]

That´s exactly how he regarded Bob Dylan´s tunes: simple yet so full of meaning. In this interview geroge looked so deteriorated, maybe because the throat cancer was starting to get a hold of him. I don´t know.

[HoneyLilac]

manixxxo, poor George. We love him so much, his fans. I hope that he is very very happy in Heaven.

[kishoriray]

Love u George, u are the best!!!!

[1kawaiineko1]

cheers to that mate. very well said. i wish compation for all beings. wisdom is very importent. we all need to listen to our inner peacefull mind

[CrazedPeeling]

brilliant

[pixl8edkat]

I so agree, I'm glad he didn't just churn out songs either. that's why a lot of the songs i like of his have some big value/meaning to them. :)

[vjxbdvubkz]

"hey baby watcha gonna do?" i laughed

[fixable22]

it's sweet what he says, he's funny. :))

[cheerupemokid8888]

WOW...HUMILITY...how original.

[LauraHarrison]

George's reference is "Chants Of India". Take a listen at track #15-'Prabhujee' for the in depth meaning. While Ravi wrote this prayer (lyrics available in English), George sings the lead. This is the heart of what he's speaking of.

Hari Bol !

[kiminacloud]

hare krishna hare krishna george i miss you

[jcnsync1]

When he died, I didn't think I would ever be able to breathe the same again. Listening to him say things like this make it a little easier.

[Anaclon]

Reacomodando listas y favoritos le encontré again, me habia olvidado que este era tuyo. Eto ta güenisimo, viteh? Gotta love the cake analogy and respect the fact that the guy didn't 'churn them out', as he says, and he really could've, only he couldn't have, because he's Chorch.

I'm suddenly in the mood for something. And cake.

[benimalover]

oh dont think that was renonwnpete he is talented he's just talkin about stuff.otherwise u wound't be cing him on this site right now.

[renownpete]

if he aint got talent i might as well burn my guitar rite now

[Ghonkee]

I really dont see how anyone that rich talented and famous is that modest george really is one of a kind and great

[BabyPuppyPet]

I LOVE THE BEATLES yeah he sounds different to the beatles days I LOVE GEORGE AND RINGO

[ShantiHank]

he's not a cake dude

[ShantiHank]

he is more great than that!

[msie821]

he is so modest...he is one of the best guitarists of the sixties...maybe he can't write great lyrically always but he has done a few gems

[baroquemonody]

hmm kind of like speaking in tongues... awesome!

[BigBrowz]

I also wan't to say I like the Beatles and think George earned all he had, but it's such a cliche for artists with money to say that moneys isn't all that important. It's dishonest and frankly insulting to us stupid peasants who buy their music. You can bet that money was a big reason the Beatles broke up in the first place.

[jx14aby]

i was with you till the end. i don't believe the beatles broke up over money. to me, it was a combination of things, including john's difficulty with relationships, witness cynthia and yoko, and competitiveness, paul's creative control issues, george's defensiveness, but i don't think the money was a major motivator. these were incredibly talented and gifted individuals with an ocean worth of issues. especially john. imo. peace.

[BigBrowz]

He made a bad comment about them about 10 years ago. Bono brought it up in an interview, Bono said he'd still loved him and would carry his luggage for him though. If people "rarely become rich" from mchanical royalties, I'm sure he was in the running lol.

[BigBrowz]

Right but he collected his royalties from them. He also never had any respect for U2 wich is what always got me.

[namnoiz]

George is my guitar hero!

[BigBrowz]

I wonder if he could have ever traveled to India if it wasn't for the royalties of those stupid early Beatles songs.

[kevinmk2]

Oh... such humbleness, such wisdom...

George is just magnificant

[slappyabromowitz]

I miss his wisdom and his music...great interview

[TheSpaceGhost27]

I could listen to George speak all day. His voice resonates with a deep beautiful sound of wisdom. A very humble man he was. Here comes the sun is argueably the greatest Beatle song ever.

[wan1265]

I recall when asked what it was like to be a beatle george replied what is it like not to be a beatle very quick witted humorous and intelligent creative individual who will sadly never be replaced

[trogdor268]

So humble. We miss you down here George but you will always live in our hearts.

[BeatsonsGirl84]

I'm with everyone who said George was such a humble, sincere, kind, spiritual and very talented musician. He's the Beatle I can relate to most and that's why I adore him. May he rest in peace with his sweet Lord.

[Veggieman87]

Mr. Harrison, I salute you.

[AllaBest]

George is so great! He is so humble! He IS such a fantastic lyricist and musician! God, I miss him!

[relmz]

george was great. all those great beatle songs would not have been as good without the man.

[randyfx]

George & Ringo were the humble Beatles, that was part of their charm.  He is too modest in this video, because Here Comes The Sun is one of the world's greatest songs.

[fueradeljuego]

I read in an interview recently that when the "guitar hero" period emerged George was totally immsersed in Indian music, plus just kind of playing whatever McCartney wanted him to play on the guitar for the Beatles. By the time the Beatles broke up he was totally behind the Claptons, Pages, Hendrixes etc. So he decided to carve out a niche for himself and took up slide guitar. Look how innovative he was with the slide--you can't tell me he wasn't a great musician!

[alramone1]

By their own admission, the Beatles weren't "great musicians." But they were stylistically very interesting and innovative. And extremeley popular. Take Ringo: He takes a lot of shit for his drumming when you compare him to drummers that can play extremely fast. But Ringo was just as good a drummer as Paul was a bass player or George was a guitarist. He had a great melodic style that fit the music perfectly. That goes for all the Beatles and I think that's what George was trying to say.

[jx14aby]

someone reportedly asked john once if ringo was the best drummer in the world. john reportedly replied "He isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles." Props to Ringo though. i read an interview of a drummer on one of john's solo albums, and john told him, "forget all the fancy stuff. just play like ringo."

[ropiyas]

Superb words from a great spirit.

[bohemiatotal]

When was this?. I love it!

[glinema]

I think the really measure of a song is How many people fell happy when hear it, It,s simple but not easy, perhaps "adaquate".

[emirenfield]

George Harrison - Gear!!

[randyfx]

life is too short, and we treasure every note you created. George - i wish you had made more solo records.

[jolivia]

Sanskrit!? not very gear OR fab!

[russelljdj]

A long time ago when The Beatles 1st came to America, a reporter asked Lennon to rate the band as musicians, and he said "Adaquate". When questioned if they were just adaquate, how come they sold so many records, Lennon said, "Maybe people like adaquate music". None of the musicians from the 60s or early 70s talked about how great they were. It was a label by people and media. Later in the 80s the I'm so great thing started.

[ElGoodo]

And he was right about them being adaquate when they began...they were still phenominal songwriters, but the instruments were not all that good. But they progressed, especially George and Paul.

[ErinGoBraless]

You hit it on the head with the "I'm so great" thing, which is spearheaded by bands like Oasis, who laughably compare themselves to the Beatles and who George personally was quoted as saying were rubbish.

[toddrundgren]

I don't know if George was a "genius", but for sure he was very, very, very, very gifted. also he was a very, very, very, very humble person, which separates hin from many so-called "geniuses".

[mcspeel]

dont kid yourself george you were a genius!!

[creaturebotman]

"True Genus Never See Them Self As Others Do"

[JohnWhapshott]

I once read that George invented the chord of E7-9. I don't know if that's true, but I can't find any song with it in before I Want To Tell You!

[bohemiatotal]

He didn't invent that. He just used it in a very different way than anyone else before had ever tried.

[alramone1]

I think George hits it on the head about what made him and the Beatles so good. Very nice clip.

[sweetlinds]

what a amazing person hes well missed

[eric5906]

Thank you, George. May Krishna bless you. Hare Krishna!

[Maldoror123]

one of the beatles that dared to say, that he is not a talented musician. Glenn Gould once said: the Beatles

introduced the minor-mayor chord progression new in pop-music and helped the regression of music.

[jx14aby]

what bullshit. i never heard the name glenn gould till this moment. nobody, and i mean nobody, gives a shit what glenn gould writes, sings, produces or listens to. i never heard of phil spector producing glenn gould. just my opinion.

[applebonker19]

haha, shove some apples in it. Very deep. (jk) I love you, georgie!

[imemine2]

George opened my eyes to a lot.

[Orionsaint]

That indian music freaked me out when i was a kid. i never heard it before. i liked it. it was like hyponotizing

[1rocknroy]

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna. Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

[beatlewoman]

I can only echo the sentiment of how much he is missed and wished he could have lived to see his dream of the Cirque Du Soleil extravaganza honoring the Beatles.

[rapsuks]

I rekin hes a great guitarist and musician and my fav beatles songs are actually the ones he wrote.

[vampyros1]

What a humble and modest guy---George always downplayed his musical abilities, and he was absolutely a brilliant guitarist---a helluva singer, and wrote some terrific songs. We all miss him.

[michaelef]

He was considered the best guitarist by the other Beatles, and was very humble and spiritual.

[xenta]

Om Namah Shivaya

[manicdepression92]

What an amazing guy! He was always looking for something deeper.. George was just too great for words.

[drongomala]

George put that Indian flavour in my ear very early and I thank him for it. The album 'Chants of India' is wonderful too - a must get.

[DangerousBastard]

I'll never forget the day he passed away. So sad. What a cool bloke...

[anurag]

What a wonderful person - miss him so much 1

[myblueeyedson]

Oh my god, I love him.....<333333333333333333

[BLUEMEANY70]

wHat an absolutely brilliant man.I whole heartedly love his complete honesty. IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE BEATLES WITHOUT HIM.