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George Harrison asked John Lennon to form a band after The Beatles: ‘I was embarrassed’

George Harrison asked John Lennon to form a band after The Beatles: ‘I was embarrassed’

George Harrison asked John Lennon to form a band after The Beatles: ‘I was embarrassed’
October 06
10:59 2026

They may have been in arguably the greatest rock band of all time, but George Harrison once approached John Lennon to do it all over again.The proposal didn’t come out of nowhere. Harrison had worked with Lennon in the studio on his solo albums following the breakup of The Beatles. But the suggestion of a new group featuring the so-called quiet one and the Imagine hitmaker fell to pieces almost immediately. Such an offer to Lennon left him embarrassed, especially given Harrison had seemingly asked him to found a group more than once.Lennon was asked whether he enjoyed the times he performed with Harrison and Ringo Starr following The Beatles’ split, and while he did, he found the constant pressure from the All Things Must Pass hitmaker annoying. Harrison would, eventually, form a supergroup but without any of his former bandmates. The Traveling Wilburys appeared to scratch the itch Harrison had for collaborating.

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Martin Nethercutt

Martin Nethercutt

Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music. Creative Director at McCartney Studios Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc. Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel Lives in Playa del Rey From Kassel, Germany Married to Ruth McCartney

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