Paul and Ringo at the Melody Maker Awards, September 1966.

Paul McCartney. 1966.

Paul McCartney by Richard Avedon in Harper’s Bazaar, Jan. 1965

Paul McCartney, Astrid Kirchherr, and George Harrison in Tenerife, Spring 1963.

“After breakfast, we strolled around Puerto de la Cruz. George wanted to buy some clothes and so I lead the group to a small store. Behind the counter stood a pretty, blue-eyed young girl, just George’s type. He strutted past her constantly to get her attention. 
We watched his flirtation attempts and made jokes. After George and the girl had made eye contact, he dared to speak to her. And that was where the problem began: he couldn’t speak Spanish and she didn’t speak a word of English. George tried to explain with hands and feet who he was. But her answer was merely a captivating, helpless smile. Distressed, George pulled the Beatles’ LP out of his pocket and pointed at his face. ‘Mio, Georgio. I’m one of the Beatles.’ She just giggled. ‘Los Beatles, that’s me. I’m one of them.’ George leaned over the counter, held the record even closer to her and spoke to her beseechingly. The others had by now left the store sneering. She looked around for help. ‘Beatles? Qué?’ She didn’t know who the Beatles were, had never heard of them, and shrugged repeatedly. ‘What, no one knows us here?’ said George. ‘What planet did we land on?’ In resignation, he left with me and looked back to give her one last wistful wave at the door. The others were waiting around the corner. George had to listen to their stupid jokes all day. […] At the time, I don’t think George, Paul and Ringo realized how special that moment was: that no one asked them for an autograph, no one tried to touch them, no one even gave them a second glance. On the contrary. Like George earlier at the store, they seemed irritated that no one knew them. But it would actually be the last time in their lives that they could do something normal like drink a cup of coffee at a public place without being disturbed. It was the last time someone would say, ‘Beatles? Qué?’ And they couldn’t anticipate how much they would later miss being able to move freely and do something spontaneously without some journalist crafting a false story out of it. The wheel couldn’t be turned back. No question, the Beatles wanted the fame, but in April 1963 they had no idea how high of a price they would have to pay for it.” - Klaus Voormann, translated from Warum spielst du Imagine nicht auf dem weißen Klavier, John? (2003) (x)

George Harrison and Ringo Starr in A Hard Day’s Night (1964) Dir. Richard Lester

Tony Hawk posted this photo of Tom Petty and George Harrison at Friar Park along with this caption on his instagram:

We were doing a demo near London during a Bones Brigade tour in 1990 when a kid asked if we’d like to come to his house for dinner. It was an unusual request, but he had confidence and explained that his dad would be excited to meet us. We quickly learned that his name was Dhani Harrison, and his dad was the legendary George Harrison. We agreed, and headed to his place (castle) after the demo. His mom Olivia was a most gracious host, offering us homemade pizza. She proudly gave us a preview of a charity album she organized to benefit Romanian orphans that featured the Traveling Wilburys, who would be recording at their home studio the following day. We were led into the living room where George and Tom Petty were fixated on the World Cup finals. It was surreal. Dhani showed us his room and some of his guitar techniques he had learned from Bob Dylan, who was scheduled to arrive later that night. Dhani and I have remained in contact to this day, and it has been inspiring to see how him forging his own way as a talented musician while keeping the grace and humility of his legendary father.

EDIT: Dhani replied with, “This pic is lord. Look how happy they are. Nice one @tonyhawk. Come visit again soon!”

John Lennon & Ringo Starr at EMI Studios in London, England | 30 March 1967 © Frank Herrmann

George Harrison, Cannes, 1976

Paul McCartney & John Lennon - 1967 & !969

The Beatles at EMI House in London, England | 21 January 1963 © Angus McBean

John Lennon, 1965

astounded at how that one archie comic managed to make all four beatles ugly

like they captured their likenesses well but in the absolute worst possible way??

Paul & Linda McCartney | 1974

Top Ten Images Of George Harrison That Give Off Absolutely Abhorrent Vibes <3

The Beatles (Shoes), Paris, 1964 ©Jean-Marie Périer