Photo by Don Nix.

Happy birthday to Klaus Voormann! “[T]here was a certain spiritual kinship between [George] and myself. I felt like he attended to me especially. He always wanted to know everything about me. He registered my shyness and always tried to push me forward. He could look deep into my heart, and if he discovered something that was troubling me, he was already working on eradicating it.” - Klaus Voormann, translated from Warum spielst du Imagine nicht auf dem weißen Klavier, John? (2003) “He would make me presents at Christmas - an Indian carpet with animals on it, a Champ amplifier, a Fender Precision fretless bass, a T-shirt with Crazy Kraut written on it. I loved him. He was a great person. I miss him.” - Klaus Voormann, MOJO, November 2014 “George Harrison was my favorite person, I loved him more than anything.” - Klaus Voormann, Typisch Deutsch, Deutsche Welle, 2009 “We were having a break after a walk, resting in the grass when suddenly he looked at me and said: ‘Do you know that it has taken me many, many years until I realized how special these meadows with their soft grasses are to me? Somehow I feel we have a very close relationship. I just love the seemingly endless meadows with their long and soft grasses and the waves they make when the wind is blowing. It’s like cherishing the wind of life rather than struggling against it all the time. So, Klaus, when I’m gone, all you have to do is stand in a meadow, feel the waving grass and I will be close to you.’” - Klaus Voormann (on his last visit with George in 2001), voormann.com (x)

KLAUS VOORMANN photographed by HARRY GOODWIN, c. 1967.

Photos courtesy of the BBC photo archive.

The Beatles by Klaus Voormann

right so what does klaus voorman know/suspect/been told about johnandpaul because there is simply no heterosexual explanation for this drawing

John by friend Klaus Voormann

July 1967. He was showcasing both the Revolver cover and his designs for Bee Gees' debut album. The Grammy award which he won for Revolver on 2 March 1967 can be seen on his coffee table💙

Via @klausvoormannfp on Instagram💙

Featuring Art by Klaus Voormann.

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@ the beatles biopic casting directors: cillian murphy as klaus voorman thank you 🙏

George with Eric Idle and Stuart Lerner; photo by Carinthia West.

“Oh my God, how he could talk. This was the quiet one! He never shut up. Thank God.” - Eric Idle, The Greedy Bastard Diary “And all the funny stories about him recently about being ‘the quiet Beatle’ — he was the most talkative person I know.” - Jim Keltner, Rolling Stone, January 17, 2002 “George is known as the quiet Beatle — he wasn’t quiet at all.” - Klaus Voormann, translated from Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2009 “I mean, he would talk a lot, George, anyway. I mean [laughs], I always loved that ‘Quiet Beatle’ bit, cos you know, George could talk for England, really.” - Michael Palin, Concert for George bonus features (x)

SUPER RARE — Klaus Voormann and Gibson Kemp, c. 1965.

Please keep my watermark on if resharing as I have removed big rip marks from the original.

Klaus Voormann’s drawings of Paul fucking screaming 🖤

The Beatles by Klaus Voormann