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George Harrison’s brutal putdowns of five legendary musicians

    George Harrison’s brutal putdowns of five legendary musicians

It’s unsurprising that a band as influential as The Beatles would be a melting pot of divergent opinions. While John Lennon was most renowned for his outspoken nature, his bandmates

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Paul McCartney Reveals He Was Supposed to Be The Beatles Guitarist, but Hired George Harrison Instead: ‘I Couldn’t Do It’ | Ultimate Guitar

    Paul McCartney Reveals He Was Supposed to Be The Beatles Guitarist, but Hired George Harrison Instead: ‘I Couldn’t Do It’ | Ultimate Guitar

Paul McCartney revealed that he was initially supposed to be the guitarist of The Beatles, and explained why his “sticky fingers” led to him bringing in George Harrison instead.When it

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The one Paul McCartney song too good to give to Ringo Starr

    The one Paul McCartney song too good to give to Ringo Starr

In the aftermath of The Beatles’ breakup, Paul McCartney didn’t need to have especially fond memories of his old mates. He was being painted as the one that wanted to

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The Beatles reunion Paul McCartney turned down

    The Beatles reunion Paul McCartney turned down

In the age of incessant reunions, it felt as though we peaked this summer. Because, with what is possible in the modern world, it quite simply doesn’t get any bigger

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How John Lennon saved “the best line” in The Beatles’ biggest hit

    How John Lennon saved “the best line” in The Beatles’ biggest hit

A song is never etched in stone. That’s a trick of the modern age of recorded music where the version

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The moment George Harrison called the biggest error in music

    The moment George Harrison called the biggest error in music

Of all the Beatles, George Harrison seemed to be the one member who could take or leave the idea of

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True story of George Harrison hit ‘Got My Mind Set On You’

    True story of George Harrison hit ‘Got My Mind Set On You’

After The Beatles broke up in 1970, the four quarters set off on solo careers of varying levels of success.

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“The Key Is to Come Out the Other Side”: The John Lennon Advice David Bowie First Ignored, but Later Came In Handy – American Songwriter

    “The Key Is to Come Out the Other Side”: The John Lennon Advice David Bowie First Ignored, but Later Came In Handy – American Songwriter

The music business is a cutthroat one, and while the entertainers are the center of the industry, they can also

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The story of how David Crosby changed George Harrison’s life

    The story of how David Crosby changed George Harrison’s life

The Quiet Beatle was an eternal student of music and expanded his devotion to any stringed instrument that came into

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Which Beatles lyrics were written about real people?

    Which Beatles lyrics were written about real people?

As chequered and eclectically mosaic as their celebrated album whirlwind, The Beatles also boasted a lyrical body of work that explored many a howling confessional, surrealist transport, or novelty throwaway

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