“I remember years ago Ringo saying to me he’d love to have a Number 1. And I said, What for? You are the Number 1. It doesn’t matter about the record.” - George Harrison, Q Magazine (1988) Celebrating Ringo and George’s friendship at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8214985....

If you’ve ever wondered why George’s hair was called Arthur (as divulged in this scene from A Hard Day’s Night)… George’s childhood friend Arthur Kelly: harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/7223814...

“We did stay friends for a long time. [George Harrison] tried to help me get an acting job when I first went down to the Smoke and he would always come and see me even after they became famous.” - Arthur Kelly, Liverpool Echo (1982) Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/7223814....

George Harrison on Marcos, and The Beatles departing Manila (60 years ago today), from his interview with Rona Elliot the Today Show (1986). Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8213163....

“It’s kind of stupid what we didn’t do more. I used to say, ‘Just flash the big W in the sky like the bat signal, and we’ll all come.’ We just thought we had all the time in the world.” - Tom Petty, Men’s Journal (2014) Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8212262.... Photo by Tony Fornaro

“It’s kind of stupid what we didn’t do more. I used to say, ‘Just flash the big W in the sky like the bat signal, and we’ll all come.’ We just thought we had all the time in the world.” - Tom Petty, Men’s Journal (2014) Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8212262.... Photo by Tony Fornaro

“[George Harrison] came in to see me and asked how things were. I told him it was a little slow and he said “I’ll give it a little push for you.” He then bought almost every tree I had in stock.” - Konrad Engbers, Henley Standard (2001) More at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8211348....

“[George Harrison] came in to see me and asked how things were. I told him it was a little slow and he said “I’ll give it a little push for you.” He then bought almost every tree I had in stock.” - Konrad Engbers, Henley Standard (2001) More at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8211348....

“There were a couple of spots in the garden where George would sit, watch the sun go down and meditate. [Night scented stock plants were planted, reminding] him of his mother who used to plant the same flowers in their council house home.” Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8210444...

“There were a couple of spots in the garden where George would sit, watch the sun go down and meditate. [Night scented stock plants were planted, reminding] him of his mother who used to plant the same flowers in their council house home.” Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8210444...

“After the tapes [for the interview] had been turned off [George] poured us a cup of tea, picked up the paper bag and said, ‘Oh, there’s some flapjacks my wife [Olivia] has made here. Would you like one?’” - Mark Radcliffe Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8209541.... 📷 by Alan Davidson

“After the tapes [for the interview] had been turned off [George] poured us a cup of tea, picked up the paper bag and said, ‘Oh, there’s some flapjacks my wife [Olivia] has made here. Would you like one?’” - Mark Radcliffe Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8209541.... 📷 by Alan Davidson

“I had the great pleasure of working for George and the rest of the Beatles in the late ‘60s, just before their split. George was one of the sweetest and gentlest people I have ever met.” - Jeni, BBC’s Your Tributes (2001) Inside 3 Savile Row in 1969, at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8208647....

“Once, [George’s mum] Louise let me sit in the front of George’s Ford Anglia. I asked if I could wash the car. ‘Are you soft?’ she shrieked. ‘Well, I suppose so, if you really want to. You can come back on Sunday and do it.’” - Yeah! (1995) Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8207769....

“…it’s all well and good being popular and being in demand, but, you know, it’s *ridiculous*, really. I think from then on I didn’t enjoy fame. That’s then the novelty disappeared, around 1966.” - George, Rolling Stone (1987) More at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8207727.... 📷: R. Whitaker

“[Hawthorne High School classmate Ron Arias] had this little sister. […] This young girl turned out to be Olivia Harrison. It’s just —‘ [Chris Montez, who toured with The Beatles in 1963] laughed. ‘It’s funny. Everything came full circle.’” Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/7114217....

“[Hawthorne High School classmate Ron Arias] had this little sister. […] This young girl turned out to be Olivia Harrison. It’s just —‘ [Chris Montez, who toured with The Beatles in 1963] laughed. ‘It’s funny. Everything came full circle.’” Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/7114217....

George, Olivia (along with Mary Hopkin and Tony Lane), Dhani and (in the color photo) Joe Brown and Jenny Hanley protesting to save the Regal cinema in Henley-on-Thames. Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8205911....

Some of The Beatles’ Hamburg press conference, June 26, 1966. Read more about the band’s return to the city at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8205009...

Some of The Beatles’ Hamburg press conference, June 26, 1966. Read more about the band’s return to the city at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8205009...

On this day in 1966, The Beatles returned to Hamburg. Read and see more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8205009....

Happy Global Beatles Day! “[A]fter the years away from it, I thought ‘no — we had fun, and had a good little band, and had more laughs than misery. It’s just that the misery got broadcast more than the fun.’” - George Harrison, The Guardian (1988) More at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8204102...

“There’s some little magic chemistry that happened between us, and somehow it got in the grooves of those records.” - George Harrison, Off The Record (1988) Happy Global Beatles Day! Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8204102.... (Photos by Astrid Kirchherr, Robert Freeman.)

At Munich’s Bayerischer Hof, where The Beatles stayed from June 23-24, 1966. Photo 1 scanned from Bravo, photos 2-4 Robert Whitaker (the latter scanned from Whitaker’s book, Eight Days A Week: Inside The Beatles’ Final World Tour). Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8203192....

At Munich’s Bayerischer Hof, where The Beatles stayed from June 23-24, 1966. Photo 1 scanned from Bravo, photos 2-4 Robert Whitaker (the latter scanned from Whitaker’s book, Eight Days A Week: Inside The Beatles’ Final World Tour). Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8203192....

The Beatles in Munich, June 23, 1966. On the flight, they were given traditional Bavarian hats; I suspect that George’s made an appearance at Knole Park during the filming of the “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” music videos. Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8202308....

The Beatles in Munich, June 23, 1966. On the flight, they were given traditional Bavarian hats; I suspect that George’s made an appearance at Knole Park during the filming of the “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” music videos. Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8202308....

On June 22, 1966, a pre-opening party was held at Sybilla’s, a nightclub (located at 9 Swallow Street) in London of which George was an investor. The next day, The Beatles set off on their German tour (more on that in the next few days). Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8201388....

On June 22, 1966, a pre-opening party was held at Sybilla’s, a nightclub (located at 9 Swallow Street) in London of which George was an investor. The next day, The Beatles set off on their German tour (more on that in the next few days). Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8201388....

“My dad was my hero, my best friend.” - Dhani Harrison, Daily Mail (November 3, 2012) A Father’s Day post, at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8200473.... 📷: George and his father, Harry (photo by Bob Cato), and George and Dhani (in an ad from Record World, June 1979, photo by Brian Aris).

“My dad was my hero, my best friend.” - Dhani Harrison, Daily Mail (November 3, 2012) A Father’s Day post, at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8200473.... 📷: George and his father, Harry (photo by Bob Cato), and George and Dhani (in an ad from Record World, June 1979, photo by Brian Aris).

“…if Paul was having dinner at George’s house, they would often spend the evening playing ukuleles together.” More about the Gibson Tenor uke given to Paul by George, and used in concert since 2002: harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8199572... 🎥: filmed at Friar Park on June 23, 1994

“…if Paul was having dinner at George’s house, they would often spend the evening playing ukuleles together.” More about the Gibson Tenor uke given to Paul by George, and used in concert since 2002: harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8199572... 🎥: filmed at Friar Park on June 23, 1994

“Mahatma Gandhi said, ‘Create and preserve the image of your choice,’ and the image we seem to have chosen is one of greed and butchery.” - George Harrison, Billboard (June 19, 1999) 🎥: News At Ten report on George Harrison at an anti-nuclear rally in Trafalgar Square on June 19, 1986.

“Mahatma Gandhi said, ‘Create and preserve the image of your choice,’ and the image we seem to have chosen is one of greed and butchery.” - George Harrison, Billboard (June 19, 1999) 🎥: News At Ten report on George Harrison at an anti-nuclear rally in Trafalgar Square on June 19, 1986.

Happy birthday to Paul McCartney! “There’s always a place in my heart for Paul… and Linda.” - George Harrison, Musician (March 1990) Find a comprehensive birthday post at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8197755....

Happy birthday to Paul McCartney! “There’s always a place in my heart for Paul… and Linda.” - George Harrison, Musician (March 1990) Find a comprehensive birthday post at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8197755....

“[George took] snapshots of some guitars he thought ‘would be of interest’ to other guitarists. Here, then, is a rare glimpse into the Harrison guitar collection — with photos and captions by George himself.” - Guitar Player (Nov. 1987) Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8196851....

“It’s important to remember that while everything else around you changes, the soul within remains the same; you have to constantly remember that and fight for the right to be happy.” - George Harrison, Rolling Stone (1979) More at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8195957.... Pic by Olivia Harrison

“It’s important to remember that while everything else around you changes, the soul within remains the same; you have to constantly remember that and fight for the right to be happy.” - George Harrison, Rolling Stone (1979) More at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8195957.... Pic by Olivia Harrison

“George ended up as my best man and he certainly was an’ all. He was a wonderful friend and I miss him every day. I don’t seem to be able to think about him in the past tense, I always figure he’s still around.” - Joe Brown, Express (2016) 📷: Joe Brown and George Harrison, photo by Alan Davidson

“George ended up as my best man and he certainly was an’ all. He was a wonderful friend and I miss him every day. I don’t seem to be able to think about him in the past tense, I always figure he’s still around.” - Joe Brown, Express (2016) 📷: Joe Brown and George Harrison, photo by Alan Davidson

“[George] was a wonderful friend and I miss him every day. I don’t seem to be able to think about him in the past tense, I always figure he’s still around.” - Joe Brown George’s cover of “A Picture of You” (a hit for Joe Brown) aired on the BBC’s Teenager’s Turn — Here We Go on June 15, 1962.

“‘Grey Cloudy Lies’ described clouds of gloom that used to come down on me. A difficulty I had. I’ve found over the years that I’m more able to keep them away, and am quite a happy person now.” - George Harrison, Musician (November 1987) Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8194135....

“Not being able to do anything for suffering family or loved ones is an awful experience.” - George Harrison, Musician (1987) “Deep Blue” was written in response to George’s mother becoming seriously ill; more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8193235.... 🎥: rehearsals, Concert for Bangladesh

“I like to put some words in songs that, if anybody out there is listening, […] can give them a bit of hope, too. You know, it’s like also saying, ‘Don’t worry, it’s only a bit of time, and if you keep on trucking, you know, it’ll be okay.’” - George Harrison, In The Studio with Redbeard (1987)

“I like to put some words in songs that, if anybody out there is listening, […] can give them a bit of hope, too. You know, it’s like also saying, ‘Don’t worry, it’s only a bit of time, and if you keep on trucking, you know, it’ll be okay.’” - George Harrison, In The Studio with Redbeard (1987)

“George was a young man — aged 27 — when he bought [Friar Park]. The garden was derelict and overgrown. It would take a rare person to look at that and say, ‘This is great.’” - Olivia Harrison Read more about “Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp” at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8191423....

“George was a young man — aged 27 — when he bought [Friar Park]. The garden was derelict and overgrown. It would take a rare person to look at that and say, ‘This is great.’” - Olivia Harrison Read more about “Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp” at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8191423....

“[Raga] very nearly never made it. We had to stop production for 9 months because we ran out. The only reason RAGA finally became a reality is due to only one person — George Harrison.” - Howard Worth, Filmmakers Newsletter Read more at harrisonarchive.tumblr.com/post/8190510....