George Harrison at his home in Friar Park, near Henley-on-Thames in England, taken during the photo shoot for Harrison's album "All Things Must Pass", 1970. Photos by Barry Feinstein.
Rest in peace, Robbie Robertson. Condolences to his loved ones.
Pictured with George in 1968 and 1988. Photo 2 by Fabio Nosotti.
“To this day you can play Stage Fright and Big Pink, and although the technology’s changed, those records come off as beautifully conceived and uniquely sophisticated. They had great tunes, played in a great spirit, with humor and versatility.
I knew those guys during that period and I think it was Robbie Robertson who invited me down [to Woodstock in Nov. 1968]. […]
Artistically, I respected the Band enormously. All the different guys in the group sang, and Robbie Robertson used to say he was lucky, because he could write songs for a voice like Levon’s. What a wise and generous attitude. […] ‘The Weight’ was the one I admired, it had a religious and a country feeling to it, and I wanted that [for ‘All Things Must Pass’].” - George Harrison, Musician, November 1987
“I was very curious about recording techniques the Beatles had discovered. George described their process as extremely experimental and sometimes accidental. I could definitely relate to that. When George inquired about the Band’s recording methods, I could barely keep up with him. For every question I posed to him, he asked me two about Big Pink and The Basement Tapes: ‘How did you get that guitar sound on “Tears of Rage”?’ I told him about Garth’s black box. ‘Speaking of Garth, how does he bend the notes on his organ?’ To that I just gave him a wink. George smiled. ‘I love the sound of Levon’s drums. It reminds me a little of Ringo’s on ‘A Day in the Life.’” - Robbie Robertson, Testimony (2016)
“I played our new album, simply called The Band, for them [George and Pattie, in Aug. 1969], and it sounded rustic and a bit homemade after Abbey Road. As the songs went by, George would jump up, puffing on a smoke, yelling, ‘That’s fucking amazing! Nobody can do that; only you guys can do that. Have you played this for Bob yet?’ George continued, ‘Did you see our little film performing “Hey Jude” on the Smothers Brothers TV show, where Paul starts singing, “Take a load off, Fanny,” in the outro section? Can’t wait to play your new record for the boys. Can I keep this acetate?’ I said yes, even though it was the only copy we had at the time. He handed me his acetate of Abbey Road and I left his house flying high.” - Robbie Robertson, ibid
“Well, I guess ‘The Last Waltz’ did live up to its name” laughs Robertson. “It kind of summed up the end of an era. Though personally I would rate (George Harrison Tribute) ‘Concert for George’ just as highly as a fine film of a concert. That is probably my favourite. But of course that was several decades later.” - pennyblackmusic, 2021 (x)
the upside about me being aroace is that you never have to deal with me simping on main and hopelessly being attracted to anyone from a fandom and making it everyone else's problem.
Sadly, you instead have to deal with me being all-consumed by songs and hopelessly obsessing over them on main instead.