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A&M Records 124, 138
Abram, Michael 3–4, 185–186, 195
All You Need is Cash 140
Angel charity 171
Anthology (film) 9, 176–179, 195
Apple Publishing 83
Apple Records 93, 123–124, 143, 172
Arias, Olivia Trinidad see Harrison, Olivia
Asher, Jane 68
Aspinall, Neil 179
Australia 141, 152
‘Badge’ (Clapton) 9
Bangladesh 113–117
Beat circuit 31–32
Beatlemania 5, 46, 48, 56, 70, 179
USA 59, 60
Beatles
Abbey Road 92
‘All My Loving’ 60
Anthology 176–179
‘Ask Me Why’ 54
birth of the band 55–56
‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ 61
effects of fame 73
films
Hard Day’s Night, A 65–66
Help! 71–72, 73
Magical Mystery Tour 83
Yellow Submarine 87–88
Friar Park Recordings 179
‘Get It Back’ Project 89–91
‘Hello Little Girl’ 54
‘I Saw Her Standing There’ 60
‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ 58, 59, 60
Indian visit 84–85
Let It Be 89–91, 92, 103
‘Love Me Do’ 54, 55
Magical Mystery Tour 83
‘My Bonny’ 46, 47
‘Norwegian Wood’ 72–73
‘Paperback Writer’ 74
‘Please Please Me’ 55, 56
Please Please Me 56, 57
‘P.S. I Love You’ 54, 55
Revolver 72
Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame 166
roof-top concert 91
Rubber Soul 72
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 80–81
‘She Loves You’ 57, 60
Silver Beatles 34
‘Thinking of Linking’ 179
‘Till There Was You’ 60
tours
Europe 70
Japan 75
Philippines 75
United States 58–61, 70–71, 75–76
‘Twist and Shout’ 57
White Album 86–87
With the Beatles 58
Yellow Submarine 87–88
Bedford, Carol 106–107
Bernstein, Sid 58
Best, Pete 39, 55
Bhaktivedanta Swami 89
Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings 195
Billboard magazine 185
Blackler’s department store, Liverpool 20
Blind Faith 97, 98
Bowie, David 144
Boyd, Pattie see Harrison, Pattie
Bramlett, Bonnie 120, 137
Bramlett, Delaney 98–102, 108, 120–121, 137, 144
British Legion Club, Speke 28–29
Brooker, Gary 103
Bruce, Jack 93
Capaldi, Jim 195
Carnegie Hall, New York 58, 60
Carroll Levis Discoveries TV show 32–33
Casbah club, Liverpool 33, 54
Cash, Roseanne 156
Cavern Club, Liverpool 45, 46, 48, 53, 54
Cheney, David 8
Clapton, Conor 173
Clapton, Eric 8, 87, 97–98, 100, 103, 114, 144, 153, 156, 164, 171, 173–175
heroin habit 110
relationship with Pattie Harrison 104–106, 109–110, 121–122, 139–140, 173
Collins, Phil 103
Concert for Bangladesh 117
Concerts for Bangladesh 113–117
Connolly, Ray 188
Coolidge, Rita 137
Daily Express 56
Dark Horse Records 124–125, 136, 138
Das, Syamasunder 85
Davis, Jesse Ed 114, 163
De Becker, Gavin 202
Decca Records 48, 53
Deep Purple 155
Delaney and Bonnie and Friends 98–102
Donegan, Lonnie 25, 144
Donovan 84
Dovedale Primary School 16–17
Dylan, Bob 9, 86, 103, 114, 163, 165–167, 172
Eckhorn, Peter 44
Ed Sullivan Show 58–60
Eddy, Duane 163
Edmunds, Dave 156, 164
Emanuel, Elizabeth 187
Epstein, Brian 5, 47, 48, 53–55, 58, 59, 65, 83
Family Way, The 79
fans 53, 55, 61, 68–69, 106, 143 see also Beatlemania
Farrow, Mia 84–85
Fleetwood, Jenny 120
Fogerty, John 163
Ford, Robben 125
France 59
French, Louise see Harrison, Louise
Freund, Elizabeth 201
Friar Park Recordings 179
Ganges River, India 203
Gentile, Johnny 34
George Harrison and Friends Tour 126–129
Gilmour, David 151
Gordon, Jim 103
Graham, Bill 126, 127
Gritten, Mark 186–187
Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco 81–82
Hamburg, Germany 39–45, 46–47, 49, 54, 55, 56
Handmade Films 8, 141, 153, 161–163, 172
Hard Day’s Night, A 65–66, 70
Harrison, Dhani (son) 9, 142–143, 202
Harrison, George Harold
character
aggression and anger 27–28, 61, 68, 90, 91, 118, 154
cynicism 19, 45, 61, 128
depression 56, 71, 118, 134, 154–155, 188
generosity x, 16, 45, 114, 117
shyness 4–5
drugs and alcohol 119, 134, 154
cocaine 154–155
drinking 72, 100–101, 122, 134
hashish 80, 85, 151
LSD 72, 74, 80, 82, 85, 88
marijuana 80
police raid 91
Preludin 41
early life 15–16
clothing style 18
first job 20
guitar-playing 25–30, 31–32, 41
schooling 16–20
health 59–60
cancer 3–4, 183–185, 189–190, 201–202
liver disease 135–136
lifestyle 53
earnings 53, 54, 172–173
home life 85, 140, 141, 153–154, 175–176
houses 141, 152
love life 31, 47, 119
groupies 106–107
Hamburg 41–42
Harrison (Boyd), Patti 66–70, 74, 88, 98, 101, 109–110, 119–122
Harrison, Olivia 4, 125–126, 133–136, 139
Maralyn 115–116
music
charity concerts 113–117, 163–164, 171, 175
gospel songs 101–102
guitar-playing 25–30, 31–32, 41
Indian music 72, 75, 123
sitar 72–73, 75, 79–80, 85
songwriting 57, 70, 72–73, 80–81, 87, 88, 92–93, 101–102, 103, 108, 139, 141–142, 148, 185
synthesisers 93
privacy
anger when invaded 5, 68–69
Beatlemania 48
death threats 3–4, 184, 185–187
security mania 8, 92, 150, 152, 184
religious life
Indian spirituality x, xi, xii, 6, 80, 81–82, 82–83, 88–89, 92, 202
Krishna sect 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 91, 98, 117–118, 151, 202
Transcendental Meditation 82, 83–84
solo albums 33 1/3 6, 136, 138, 139
All Things Must Pass x, 4, 6, 103–104, 107–108, 189, 196
Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989 172
Best of George Harrison 139
Cloud Nine 9, 164–166, 196
Dark Horse x, 125, 126, 133
Electronic Sounds 93
Extra Texture: Read All About It x, 134–135
George Harrison 7, 142
Gone Troppo 7, 152–153, 155
Living in the Material World 117–118
Portrait of a Leg End 185
Somewhere in England 7, 148–149, 150–151
Wonderwall Music 85–86, 97
songs
‘Bangla Desh’ 113
‘Blue Jay Way’ 83
‘Brainwashed’ 185
‘Cheer Down’ 171
‘Cloud 9’ 174
‘Dark Horse’ 174
‘Devil’s Radio’ 165
‘Flying’ 83
‘Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)’ 118
‘Got My Mind Set On You’ 9, 165, 166
‘Grey Cloudy Lies’ 135
‘Here Comes the Sun’ 92, 164
‘I Need You’ 72
‘I Want To Tell You’72, 174
‘If I Needed Someone’ 72
‘It’s All Too Much’ 88
‘Lay His Head’ 148
‘Light That Has Lighted the World’ 118
‘Long, Long, Long’ 87
‘Lord Loves the One Who Loves the Lord, The’ 118
‘Love You Too’ 72
‘My Sweet Lord’ 103, 107–109, 136–138, 174
‘Not Guilty’ 87
‘Only a Northern Song’ 81, 88
‘Piggies’ 87
‘Pisces Fish’ 185
‘Sat Singing’ 148
‘Savoy Truffle’ 87
‘Something’ 92
‘Sour Milk Sea’ 93
‘Sue Me Sue You Blues’ 117
‘Taxman’ 72, 73, 174
‘Tears of the World’ 148
‘Think For Yourself’ 72
‘This Guitar (Can’t Keep From Fighting)’ 135
‘This Is Love’ 166
‘This Song’ 138
‘Tired of Midnight Blue’ 135
‘Valentine’ 185
‘Wah Wah’ 90
‘Wake Up, My Love’ 153
‘When We Was Fab’ 165
‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ 87, 164
‘Within You, Without You’ 80, 81
‘World of Stone’ 135
‘You’ 135
‘You Like Me Too Much’ 72
work with other artists 93
‘Breath Away From Heaven’ 167
Chants of India (Shankar) 180
Delaney and Bonnie and Friends on Tour 102
Full Moon Fever (Petty) 171
‘Handle With Care’ 167, 168
‘How Far Have You Come’ (Rubyhorse) 189
Journeyman (Clapton) 171
Live in Japan (Clapton) 175
Nobody’s Child 171
Traveling Wilbury’s: Volume One 167–168
Traveling Wilbury’s: Volume 3 172
Harrison, Harold (father) 13–20, 34, 40, 53, 61, 142
Harrison, Harold (brother) 14, 142, 143
Harrison, Louise (mother) 13–20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 40, 53, 61, 104
Harrison, Louise (sister) 14, 57, 60
Harrison, Olivia 4, 125–126, 133–136, 140–144, 153–154, 157, 171, 186–187, 202
Harrison, Patti (wife) 66–70, 74, 88, 97–98, 99, 118–122, 133, 139–140, 144
relations with Eric
Clapton 104–105, 109–110, 121–122, 173
Harrison, Pauline 201–202
Harrison, Peter (brother) 15, 26, 27, 28, 29
Hawaii 141, 152
Heartbeat 86 163
Help! 71–72, 73
‘He’s So Fine’ (Chiffons) 107–109, 136–137
Hopkins, Nicky 118
How I Won the War 79
I, Me, Mine (autobiography) 6, 147–148
Idle, Eric 140
India
Beatles’ visit 84–85
George visits 120
George’s ashes scattered 203
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 82–83
music 71–72, 123
philosophy and religion 80
Indra club, Hamburg 40–41, 43
Jagger, Mick 144
Japan 75, 173–174
Kaempfert, Bert 46
Kaiserkeller club, Hamburg 39, 40, 43
Keleher, Cristin 188–189
Kelly, Arthur 29
Keyes, Bobby 103
Kirchner, Astrid 43, 44, 46, 47, 49
Koschmeider, Bruno 39, 40,
Krishna sect 80, 81, 82, 85, 91, 98, 124, 127–128, 151, 202
Laine, Denny 163
lawsuits 107–109, 136–138, 179–180
Lee, Alvin 151
Lederman, Dr Gil 201
Lennon, Cynthia 31, 68
Lennon, John 16, 70, 73, 74, 75, 79, 84–85, 88, 107, 108, 114–115, 197
death 8, 149–150, 155
‘Free as a Bird’ 177, 178, 179
Harrison’s relationship with 5, 42–43, 109, 143, 148
Imagine 109
Ono, Yoko 89
Plastic Ono Band 102
Primal Screams 115
Quarrymen Skiffle Group 30–34
‘Real Love’ 177, 178
role in Beatles 6, 56
song-writing 57
Lennon, Julian 166
Lennon, Sean 166
Lester, Richard 65, 66
Lethal Weapon 2 (film) 171
Levis, Carroll 32
Life of Brian 141
Liverpool Institute 17–20, 27
Lomax, Jackie 93
Long Good Friday 141
Lord, Jon 155
Love, Mike 84
Luce, Pat 127
Lynne, Jeff 9, 164, 165, 166, 172, 177, 178, 195
Madonna 161–162
Mahal, Taj 163
Maralyn 115–116
Marcos, Imelda 75
Martin, George 54–55, 81, 82, 187, 190
Mason, Dave 100
Massot, Joe 86
McCartney, Paul 79, 84, 89, 114, 144, 151, 164, 166, 187
Harrison’s relationship with 5, 27, 123, 143, 177, 178, 202
Quarrymen Skiffle Group 30–34
role in Beatles 6, 56
song-writing 57
Mona Lisa 141
Montez, Chris 56
Monty Python’s Flying Circus 136
Morrison, Ruth 31
Moss, Jerry 138
Newmark, Andy 125
Oasis 196
O’Brien, Denis 127, 172–173, 175, 179–180
Ono, Yoko 89, 102, 114, 143, 166, 177, 187
Orbison, Roy 9, 56–57, 166, 167, 171
Ostin, Mo 165
Owens, Judge Richard 137
Palin, Michael 9
Parlophone Records 54
Parnes, Larry 34, 35
Pengelly, Andrew 187
Penn, Sean 161–162
Perkins, Carl 156
Petty, Tom 9, 167, 171, 172
Phantom, Slim Jim 156
Philippines 75
Plant, Robert 163
Plastic Ono Band 102, 109
Porky’s Revenge (film) 155
Preludin 41
Preston, Billy 8, 89, 93, 98, 99, 103, 114, 123, 124, 125, 137
Prince’s Trust concert 163–164
Quarrymen Skiffle Group 30–34
Radha Krishna Temple 93
Rebels band 29
rock’n’roll 27, 31
Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame 166
Roe, Tommy 56
Rolling Stone magazine 5–6
Rose, Bob 191
Rubber Soul 72
Rubyhorse 189
Russell, Leon 114
Rutland Weekend Television 136
San Francisco 81–82
Scott, Tom 125, 127, 148
Shanghai Surprise 161–163
Shankar, Ravi 74–75, 79, 109, 113–115, 118, 123, 124, 126, 128, 180
Shapiro, Helen 56
Sharp, Adam 190
Sheene, Barry 140
Sheridan, Tony 46–47
Silver Beatles 34
Simmonds, Kathy 122
Simon, Paul 171
skiffle 25, 29–31
Smeaton, Bob 179
Spector, Phil 92, 103, 104, 115, 117, 164
Splinter duo 124
Star Club, Hamburg 49, 54
Starr, Maureen 68, 119
Starr, Ringo 55, 71, 79, 84, 89, 103, 114, 118, 119, 124, 143, 144, 148, 151, 153, 156, 164, 166, 177, 187
role in Beatles 6, 57
Stewart, Rod 151
stock-car racing 7
Sunday Mail 190
Sutcliffe, Stu 33, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49
synthesisers 93
Taylor, Derek 56, 149
This is Your Life 140
Top Ten Club, Hamburg 43–44, 46–17
Transcendental Meditation 82–83
Traveling Wilburys 9, 167–168, 171, 172
Troy, Doris 93
United Artists 65
USA 57–58, 86
Beatles’ tours 58–61, 70–71, 75–76
San Francisco 81–82
Vivekananda, Swami 80
Voorman, Klaus 43, 98, 99, 103, 109, 114, 118, 124
Warner Brothers Records 138, 148–149, 150–151, 152–153, 165, 166, 171–172
Waronker, Lenny 165
Washington Coliseum 60
Water (film) 153
Weeks, Willie 125, 148
Wembley Stadium 74
White, Timothy 185
Whitlock, Bobby 103
Williams, Alan 39, 40
Withnail and I (film) 141
Wonderwall 85–86
Wood, Ron 120
World War Two 15
Wright, Gary 118, 119–120
Wyman, Bill 195
Yogi, Maharishi Mahesh 82, 84–85
Yu, Dr Zion 136