For half a century, everyone in the world got by just fine thinking they knew everything they needed to know about The Beatles’ most Eric Clapton-enjoying member, lead guitarist George Elizabeth Harrison. In the beginning, he was known as the Quiet Beatle. Later on, he became the Sitar Beatle. By the end of the the band’s career, he was the “I just bought a Moog, lads; lets shoehorn it into this last record” Beatle. Finally, with the dawn of the CD era, he was the Skip-this-track Beatle. All the scholars agreed that this was the end of Harrison road. What more could there be to know about the esteemed author of “Piggies”?
But now, as John Lennon himself once sang, “the times they are a-changin’.” As Rolling Stone reports, a new documentary about the life and times of George Harrison is fixing to premiere on HBO in October. It’s called George Harrison: Living in the Material World, and it will reportedly feature a wealth of highly invasive home movies, unseen footage, and lit-cigarette-for-no-reason interviews with Paul “Macca” McCartney Ringo “Dickie” Starr, Yoko “Hold On” Ono, George “Fifth Beatle” Martin, Phil “Sixth Beatle” Spector, and Eric “HarrisonFan45” Clapton. The film was produced by Harrison’s widow Olivia and Martin Scorcese, who hadn’t really heard of these Beetle guys until pre-production, stating that he instead preferred Glen Miller as his summer of love soundtrack. A book meant to accompany the film that features photos, letters written on blotting paper, and embarrassing diary entries will hit stores in September in advance of the documentary, which is set to air in two parts on October 5 and 6. Check out George’s website below for more info, and get ready for the Autumn of George.
• George Harrison: http://www.georgeharrison.com
• HBO: http://www.hbo.com
