He was the quiet Beatle only in that he was standing alongside two louder-than-life characters & in front of a guy playing drums. He held many strong opinions
- on Beatlemania on global want on his right to privacy on his God
- & gave firm voice to most of them. But George Harrison was certainly the most reluctant Beatle wanting out almost as soon as he was in. He often said that his luckiest break was joining the band & his second luckiest was leaving it. The standard line is that George Harrison was an enigma but perhaps he was transparent: a terrific guitarist a fine songwriter a wonderer a seeker & overriding all a celebrity who hated & feared celebrity. George Harrison died at a friends home in Los Angeles ten years ago in late 2001 at age 58 losing his last battle with cancer. He was beloved & had been for a long time. He had thrived in the aftermath of the bands breakup becoming a recording artist on the level of his former mates Mc Cartney & Lennon. As would be expected from LIFE" it is all here in pictures
- the Hamburg days the Cavern Club the craze that was Beatlemania the fun movies the psychedelic period & the solo years. This is an intimate look back with many visual surprises."