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George Harrison said a loan from his mom helped him buy his first guitar, setting him on the path to the Beatles
By Phil Weller published
Although the purchase wasn’t as pricey as John Lennon’s first guitar, he had to plead with his mom to do the deal

George Harrison reveals the Beatles' early struggles in a newly discovered interview
By Phil Weller published
From the group's failed auditions to the black eye he earned defending Ringo Starr, Harrison charts the band’s early years and Anthology-era reunion

John Lennon said the Beatles wrote better music after the band broke up. Here's why
By Phil Weller published
An interview from 1972 finds him praising his former bandmates and how they’ve “flowered” as solo artists

The one ex-Beatle George Harrison was open to starting a new band with
By Phil Weller published
Harrison was stifled in the latter days of the Fab Four, but while his solo career proved his creative worth, he held one former bandmate in higher regard than the others

Paul McCartney on the ghost of John Lennon and “strange goings-on” that marked the recording of the Beatles’ ‘Anthology’ hits
By Phil Weller published
It was the first time the trio had entered the studio without John Lennon, who McCartney claims made his presence known from beyond the grave

How an unreleased John Lennon demo saw three-quarters of the Beatles write a song together, 40 years after Lennon's death
By Phil Weller published
Starr was shocked to hear what Lennon said in the original demo tape, and saw it as a sign to get the Beatles back together in a roundabout way

George Harrison talks about the power of comedy and "noisy" John Lennon in a resurfaced 1981 interview
By Phil Weller published
In 1981, George Harrison appeared on Good Morning America to talk about how he navigated life after the Beatles' break-up

Tom Petty on how he almost didn’t record his first solo hit — and how George Harrison helped save the day
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The song came out of one of Petty's greatest tragedies but proved almost too personal for him to record
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