@Darius Beaumont This was right after the Beatles breakup so i assume he was not use to being a single musician,He seem shy to me ,and he explained why he was acting like that,i mean after what he went through with crowds rushing him ,i can't blame him for acting paranoid.
@@frankgile1996 With questions like what John Lennon said to George Harrison?interviewers only ask questions like that when they have nothing left in the tank to ask.Now Piers Morgan now that guy is an interviewer ooooh yeaaaaaa!or Johnny Carson,Johnny Carson if he had a guest who wasn't talking ,he would do most of the talking until the quest starts feeling more comfortable and will open up,but Cavett was clearly making Harrison feel uncomfortable the whole time.
"I don't remember anything about the Beatles days. It feels like a previous incarnation." - George Harrison in 1971, one year after the Beatles broke up.
I was 3 years old in 1964 when they came to America.but i had a Beatles rebirth in 1977 wheni bought a compilation Album of all of their early cover songs mixed in with some of their first songs.like "Kansas city" or "Roll over Beethoven",Along with "twist and shout" and "Mr postman"
@@1who4me that's why the audience chuckled some. what George meant was prob more along the lines of "it was so hectic, there was really no time to take it all in"
George: “I saw John last night” Host: “Well what did you say?” George: “I said, ‘hi, hello.’” Host: “And what did he come back with?” George: “He said ‘hi.’” That always kills me
@@trevorcox3669 Making a point of it.You couldn't do that with a Joe Biden press conference ,it is so hard to follow a guy who can't even remember his own name BAHAHAHAHAHA!
@@TheWonderfulBlake don’t explain yourself, you retyping what was said makes it even funnier for those that understand the point you were making, and thats the majority of us.
@Rope Kittens, firstly why type what everyone is watching it’s boring. Also obviously your unpleasant name calling, grow up, big man. Worlds full of hard keyboard warriors,sad.
I had the very good fortune of having an e-mail relationship with George for a few years before he passed. What a lot of people don’t know was how funny he was. Yes, he was gentle and spiritual and incredibly gifted as a songwriter singer and guitarist, but he had an amazing sense of humor as well.
@@herrqwertz3567 it’s kind of a long story but, I had a co-worker who had been commissioned to do a 12 hour radio documentary for a British radio network work. Part of his agreement was he would be able to interview the 3 remaining Beatles. George was set up to do his interview but didn’t show up that day. A couple months later he got an email from George apologizing for not not being there. My friend sent me a copy of the email but forgot to delete George’s email address. I didn’t know but his email propagated to my address book. There was a virus going around that was connected to a Budweiser Frog screensaver. I sent a warning to “all” in my address book and a couple of weeks later I opened up my email and there was a message from George. “Maybe the frogies croaked my last computer… GH”. I’m not sure who he thought I was, but I didn’t abuse the access and only sent him things occasionally. I always got a humorous reply from the things I sent and the last message I got from him was about ten days before he passed.
It’s amazing when he talks about how being in the Beatles feels like a past life, and how it’s totally natural to have felt that they should grow up from those days and do something else and how relieving it must’ve felt, that is really beautiful, especially at how much peace it brings him and all of them.
Took a while but Dick managed to crack George's nervous/cynical shell. It was worth the early toil to get georges calm pearls of wisdom. Great interviewing craft
I thought it funny when Cavett says that he doesn't really like to talk. Not something most talk show hosts would admit, ON their own show. Clearly, he was very good at talking to his guests.
George Harrison was doing interviews with good interviewers to nobodies since 1964 when the Beatles landed in America to when he died,Do you think that a nobody like Dick Cavett could rattle George's cage?HAHAHAHAHA!George Harrison is a very spiritual person, and have done it all, George was in control of that interview from the very beginning not the other way around,he was sarcastic and passive aggressive at the right time. George is a master.I could watch George Harrison all day but Dick Cavett not really.
George was so aware and wise, even mentioning Big Brother lol. Its amazing how humble and modest he is even after being part of such a huge cultural phenomenon and how famous he was. When you take away the scope of the fame, he is a guy I would want to be like and a guy I would want to know in life. A person I aspire to be like. a true role model, how a person should be
hippiecheezburger back in his beatles days his ego sometimes slipped around 68-ish but everyone goes through trials and tribulations. I’m glad he eventually found his place in the world and didn’t let his ego get the best of him, unlike the many before and after who let it get to their head and consume them.
I wish he was my Uncle and I would take and heed a lot of his advice. He just has a way about him that is calming and peaceful. He would be a great uncle!
Jennifer Lee well it’s just something there to understand when it comes to anyone and anything that involves dedication and passion like a profession for example It’s very simple and minute to a musician like George since he’s been doing it all his life
Dick and George are so chilled out. Dick's temperament brings out the best in people and this is a fine example of that. George starts off a little edgy and reluctant but really opens up as the interview progresses. 🙏
Paul was pretty mature too. Even in the early sixties he was very honest and respectful. Answered questions thouroughly. George and Paul were probably the most mature of the 4
john was always the most mature beatle as an appearance and intelligence and the way of talking between 1962 and 1970 and even until his death in 1980.
I think most people got it. But I think they thought that if they laughed at it it might annoy George because it was just another of thousands of Beatle references that he's heard. Idk, that's my take on it.
George Harrison. What a guy. It's one thing to perform & give the money to charity. It's so much more work to organize it, bring people into it, & then really make sure it goes to the people in need.
The humour, the politics, the friendliness, the revolutionary thinking. I honestly don't think the Beatles would've worked unless they had Liverpool within them.
Ravi Shankar is an instrumentalist, so age is not really a factor really, one can lose his voice due to age, but the musicality and movements are still there inside him/her. That’s why classical music has so many old people, they have practiced precise movements for decades, which is essential for orchestras and stuff. Whereas soloists are generally younger.
I like how he called out Dick for not talking about Raga and calling Ravi’s sound bizarre- and dishonesty in fundraising and greed in the business. He must have seen so much for such a young age. And wasn’t going to tolerate any bs as a result. He even explained the pressure on rock musicians experiencing so much in such a short time in explaining their culture related to drugs. I also like the way he took his time to formulate what he wanted to say often setting the host back a bit to consider the assumptions and biases being expressed in the question. A very serious time in his life it seems
@JM Loves GH A typo is a typographical error. The kind you make when accidentally hitting a wrong key or just simply through not knowing the correct spelling. Something TH-cam would've alerted you to. So rubbish grammar it was. (Before you were made aware and corrected it) 🖕
FIrst: Dick Cavett was a FANTASTIC interviewer; Second: George Harrison's charm and subtle sarcastic wit (without being mean) is just enchanting to listen to, and Third: Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan just KILLED it on that take. This was wonderful to watch and hear.
Absolutely agree with you and oh my gosh Everything was before my Time!!! Love George Harrison! & Ravi Shankarji what He did took Me into a whole new State/SELF Play Of Consciousness!! Absolutely blew ME AWAY wasn't expecting to Hear this no wonder everyone clapping was EXTRAORDINARY performance I went HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH on UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!!!! DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT was inside of ME like I had those car keys in my pocket so to speak!!! The entire time I was ALIVE!!! ❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤💚❤
Fun fact: George Harrison was such a big fan of Monty Python that when the Monty Python movie Life of Brian lost its funding, he mortgaged his house to personally pay for the movie's production. “If something’s really good,” he once said, “it deserves to be made.”
This may be a dumb question but why did he mortgage his house for that? Wouldn’t he have had tons of money in the bank at that point to fund any movie he wanted?
@@TheIJP123 Not necessarily, a lot of times people who are wealthy don't have a lot of cash on hand, their money is tied up in property and stocks. I don't pretend to understand his specific financial situation, though.
George Harrison mortgaged friar park, it's a 62 acre property. George bought it for around 200,000£ in the 70s. It's worth around 40 million US$ in 2021.
Actually there is a documentary on the whole George Harrison connection to the Monty Python movies,called "An Accidental studio" and according to that Documentary Monty Python couldn't get funding from any studio in the UK,but someone who knew George Harrison connected to the Monty Python project approached George Harrison in an unofficial way,like over drinks and asked George if he would help them out ,financially.They never expected George to be interested since he was more into music, but i suppose since the Beatles had done some movies George was interested .So George approached the guy who helped him with his videos etc and asked him to be a part of the team he was forming to produce this project,George was so excited he came up with most of the money but he did manage to get i believe two other backers as well.It was a very big risk but thank god for George it paid off in the end.So yes he had to like the Monty Python movie more than you know,lol.I believe if memory serves me correctly ,which it doesn't most of the time,George was so serious about this project that he even created a studio to actually make this movie.
Monty python owe a lot to george Harrison. He put up the money for them to make "life of brian". He said it was the sort of movie he wanted to see. I watched it again recently (can see the whole movie for free on u tube). Stands the test of time. Great to have a laugh while in lockdown. I originally saw it at the drive-in when it first came out. Still the funniest movie I've ever seen. He even talks about Monty python in this interview. Thanks george.😉💜
Dick interviews John Cleese where he mentions that George is the reason the film was made. The interview is on TH-cam as well. Love these little stories
It's funny how in this video Cavett doesn't quite know what Monty Python was when George mentions it and then he's interviewing John Cleese for a new Monty Python film only a few years later.
Monty Python didn't just owe a lot to George Harrison but they owed everything to George Harrison ,without him no one else was willing to sign on and in fact he almost covered the total cost himself ,he took a real chance on the Monty Python idea.The crazy thing of it was,that no one knew what a role George Harrison played in the Monty Python franchise until now.Talk about being humble.
George likes to reference beatles songs like that time when in the Rock and roll hall of fame He said "its wonderful to be here its certainly a thrill" he was obviously referencing Sgt pepper's
George made a prophetic remark when he said " The Beatles will exist without us. " No other group has fascinated generations for decades than these four men. Analyzing their lyrics and music and recording techniques ad infinitum. A miraculous group!
Calming and thought provoking for sure. Never heard him interviewed before. Beatle memories not necessary since it is the past and time to move on to something else according to him.
È triste pensare che ha visto morire George, il suo giovane grande amico con cui ha condiviso una parte tanto importante della vita,ma ora sono sicuramente insieme per sempre e sarà meraviglioso...
At first I was 'why did it take 50 years before I saw this' then I realised wisely that I wouldn't have appreciated this as much had I seen it much earlier. So good that these things are available on TH-cam now! It was fantastic to see him open up through the interview, worth the wait!
Seeing Ravi here reminds me of when my brother purchased a sitar because George was into it. Absolutely stunning instrument and my brother was self taught...
Dick Cavett is what I mean by a REAL talk show host. Man this guy is just wonderful. He connects with his guest and has such a respectful and honest demeanor. Conan and the younger ones have a lot to learn from this guy. Look how he gets shy George to open up within ten minutes!
dick is still a little foolish with his biased beliefs, but that represents the sentiment of ignorant americans so thats okay overall yeah he’s a good guy and he wants his guests to showcase themselves
siddhesh patankar Dude, I love George. His music, his philosophy... but Lennon does not need to be “marketed”! What kind of a ridiculous statement is that? John Lennon is part of Lennon & McCartney. He was part of the songwriting partnership that made the best musical group of the 20th century. Everyone knows that. You don’t need to market that when word of mouth and the history books do it for you. George wrote good riffs, good solos and good songs. He made a very solid post Beatles solo album. He was part of a legendary supergroup late in his career. Still doesn’t get to Lennon’s knees when it comes to vision, craft, originality, lyricism, singing chops, political and social value... not even close. Are you on drugs?
Flame the Narwhal Are you daft?! Seriously?! The Beatles had 27 #1 singles. Of those 27, John wrote and sang on 11. Specially in the beginning stages of the band’s career where during Beatlemania he was heralded as the leader of the band. He also co-wrote 4 more singles reaching #1 with Paul, who had 14 of his self penned songs hit #1. George Harrison only had 1 of those 27 #1 songs! Something. That’s it. George only had 1 or 2 songs per album on a 14 song album track listing. Seriously, what are you on about?!! I like George, even have a poster of him in my music room but reality is reality and you are not living in it mate. You sound ridiculous and everyone can read your ignorance.
I saw Ravi play three times … twice to capacity audiences at Herrick Chapel and at PCC for this 75th birthday celebration which lasted an entire weekend with many great Indian classical musicians playing … awesome times 🙏🏼
Amazing music .Indian Music-is . very complex . love the complexity of the percussive rhythms from the two drums played with fingers and the palm of one's hands .without the single string instrument the woman was playing that made a high pitched buzzing sound it wouldn't have the sound spice that makes you know your listening to Indian music . so glad they had Ravi and his " Band " on the show .
@@donbasto4864 you made me sing in to comment on the comment you made! Get a fucking life you are argumentative. Do YOU not comprehend it was a funny comment???????? Go away and do some research on funny amusing comments.
A fascinating and insightful conversation! Although George was a slow start, Cavett used his skills to draw him out. The result was a great interview with one of the men at the vanguard of musical innovation in rock music. A true original, God bless him.
"What is Love" was my actual introduction to George by himself. My fav song when I was 14. Still has so much deep meaning. Dude is incomparable. Who played slide guitar like a god? George.
i like this george better imo lol. he just seems so much more laid back and chill. i guess being so popular throughout the 60’s was fun but also very stressful as well.
This is wonderful. They say that there was nothing quiet about Harrison and that when in the grips of something about which he felt passionate he would talk and talk. Such a decent man, and a great talent. I love how introduces John and Yoko's "And So This Is Christmas" Just a record. Just one of the greatest things committed to vinyl and to which humankind will still be listening to three centuries from now. But, hey, in the shops now, people!
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There is something soothing and calming about George's voice.
He's probably a tender lover..love his voice.
Indeed
Soothing and beautiful............
That's how Scouse accents used to sound. Not so much now days.
@@reneetuer3525 Easy Renee!
@Darius Beaumont This was right after the Beatles breakup so i assume he was not use to being a single musician,He seem shy to me ,and he explained why he was acting like that,i mean after what he went through with crowds rushing him ,i can't blame him for acting paranoid.
George literally came on saying he had nothing to say, and still did one of the best interviews ever put on television. admirable.
It's because of his great personality and sense of humor...
To be honest, Dick Cavett extracted the best out of him in this. Very casual and respectful towards his guest. Great interview, I think.
@@frankgile1996 With questions like what John Lennon said to George Harrison?interviewers only ask questions like that when they have nothing left in the tank to ask.Now Piers Morgan now that guy is an interviewer ooooh yeaaaaaa!or Johnny Carson,Johnny Carson if he had a guest who wasn't talking ,he would do most of the talking until the quest starts feeling more comfortable and will open up,but Cavett was clearly making Harrison feel uncomfortable the whole time.
and cut Cavette off a few times eager to get his point across. Just prime the pump and stand back and let the info flow.
Miss George.
"I don't remember anything about the Beatles days. It feels like a previous incarnation." - George Harrison in 1971, one year after the Beatles broke up.
Translation: I don't WANT to remember anything about the Beatles days.
I was 3 years old in 1964 when they came to America.but i had a Beatles rebirth in 1977 wheni bought a compilation Album of all of their early cover songs mixed in with some of their first songs.like "Kansas city" or "Roll over Beethoven",Along with "twist and shout" and "Mr postman"
I feel that too.
He also did a lot of drugs
@@1who4me that's why the audience chuckled some. what George meant was prob more along the lines of "it was so hectic, there was really no time to take it all in"
He's 28 years old here. My god he lived a full life.
This is more like Dick Cavett on the George Harrison show
The way any good talk show should be! We're here for the guest after all
"You just talk and I'll watch" LOL.
"There's nothing to talk about" 😂🤣
He really took control of the show just by putting Dick off early with saying he doesn't like conversation much.
👏👏👏
George: “I saw John last night”
Host: “Well what did you say?”
George: “I said, ‘hi, hello.’”
Host: “And what did he come back with?”
George: “He said ‘hi.’”
That always kills me
@@trevorcox3669 I was pointing it out as a funny moment dickhead
@@trevorcox3669 Making a point of it.You couldn't do that with a Joe Biden press conference ,it is so hard to follow a guy who can't even remember his own name BAHAHAHAHAHA!
@@TheWonderfulBlake don’t explain yourself, you retyping what was said makes it even funnier for those that understand the point you were making, and thats the majority of us.
What a talent! Rip George off
@Rope Kittens, firstly why type what everyone is watching it’s boring. Also obviously your unpleasant name calling, grow up, big man. Worlds full of hard keyboard warriors,sad.
I had the very good fortune of having an e-mail relationship with George for a few years before he passed. What a lot of people don’t know was how funny he was. Yes, he was gentle and spiritual and incredibly gifted as a songwriter singer and guitarist, but he had an amazing sense of humor as well.
Wow ❤
Could you tell us how that came to pass?
ALL THIGS MUST PASS LOL@@herrqwertz3567
Yes, he even funded The Life of Brian for Monty Python after it was in danger of not being made. He definitely appreciated humor.
@@herrqwertz3567 it’s kind of a long story but, I had a co-worker who had been commissioned to do a 12 hour radio documentary for a British radio network work. Part of his agreement was he would be able to interview the 3 remaining Beatles. George was set up to do his interview but didn’t show up that day. A couple months later he got an email from George apologizing for not not being there. My friend sent me a copy of the email but forgot to delete George’s email address. I didn’t know but his email propagated to my address book. There was a virus going around that was connected to a Budweiser Frog screensaver. I sent a warning to “all” in my address book and a couple of weeks later I opened up my email and there was a message from George. “Maybe the frogies croaked my last computer… GH”. I’m not sure who he thought I was, but I didn’t abuse the access and only sent him things occasionally. I always got a humorous reply from the things I sent and the last message I got from him was about ten days before he passed.
George is so articulate and funny.
he is the joker
Yep ☺️
It’s amazing when he talks about how being in the Beatles feels like a past life, and how it’s totally natural to have felt that they should grow up from those days and do something else and how relieving it must’ve felt, that is really beautiful, especially at how much peace it brings him and all of them.
Took a while but Dick managed to crack George's nervous/cynical shell. It was worth the early toil to get georges calm pearls of wisdom. Great interviewing craft
I thought it funny when Cavett says that he doesn't really like to talk. Not something most talk show hosts would admit, ON their own show. Clearly, he was very good at talking to his guests.
Yes good point. It was a really good interview and they both get credit for that.
George Harrison was doing interviews with good interviewers to nobodies since 1964 when the Beatles landed in America to when he died,Do you think that a nobody like Dick Cavett could rattle George's cage?HAHAHAHAHA!George Harrison is a very spiritual person, and have done it all, George was in control of that interview from the very beginning not the other way around,he was sarcastic and passive aggressive at the right time. George is a master.I could watch George Harrison all day but Dick Cavett not really.
Truly
@@gusmozart I watched an interview with him, and he said he just wanted to be famous, haha
George was so aware and wise, even mentioning Big Brother lol. Its amazing how humble and modest he is even after being part of such a huge cultural phenomenon and how famous he was. When you take away the scope of the fame, he is a guy I would want to be like and a guy I would want to know in life. A person I aspire to be like. a true role model, how a person should be
Precisely. Lovely man taken too soon.....just 58
“lol whatever”
hippiecheezburger back in his beatles days his ego sometimes slipped around 68-ish but everyone goes through trials and tribulations. I’m glad he eventually found his place in the world and didn’t let his ego get the best of him, unlike the many before and after who let it get to their head and consume them.
@@ayaonora ikr, quite the flip side of the coin lol
I wish he was my Uncle and I would take and heed a lot of his advice. He just has a way about him that is calming and peaceful. He would be a great uncle!
i'm always watching this to relieve my anxiety, george's voice is healing
He feels so calm it’s beautiful
Pop on over to Grey Ghost interview with Keith Richards in '74!!
How can´t you fall in love with George, what a beautiful soul.
He is so unbelievably handsome and his voice is beautiful
He was handsome, good looking, sexy and witty ❤️❤️❤️
@Janetta Martin 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💜💜💜😍😍😍😍😻
@@marjanp4784 And lovable too.💖💖💖😍😍😍🌞🦋
@@charlottec.3566 Absolutely, actually he is my boyfriend 🥰
You actually confused me when you said that cause he passed away in 2001.
The best of the Beatles, so laid back and humble
He was indeed the sweetest one.
and incredibly intelligent!
And incredibly spiritual!
George Harrison was a brilliant man, and a brilliant musician. He was my favourite Beatle. 👍🏻🏴🇬🇧
All Things Must Pass is probably my favorite post-Beatles album. And he had a nice comeback album in the late eighties.
MINE TOO
Has a great soul
George says “ it’s really very simple what I do”. His simplicity will illuminate us forever.
Jennifer Lee well it’s just something there to understand when it comes to anyone and anything that involves dedication and passion like a profession for example
It’s very simple and minute to a musician like George since he’s been doing it all his life
It was in reference to not enough complexity to need sheet music. It's a few chords.
That simplicity is very rare today... people seem to love complexity these days...
World needs People like George Harrison more than ever ❤️
George Harrison; philosopher and poet. I always liked his gentle tunes and demeanor. Despite his fame and wealth, he always seemed humble and genuine.
Dick and George are so chilled out.
Dick's temperament brings out the best in people and this is a fine example of that. George starts off a little edgy and reluctant but really opens up as the interview progresses. 🙏
George was the youngest of the Beatles but grown-up and very mature for his age (even when they played together) then the other three.
Paul was pretty mature too. Even in the early sixties he was very honest and respectful. Answered questions thouroughly. George and Paul were probably the most mature of the 4
john was always the most mature beatle as an appearance and intelligence and the way of talking between 1962 and 1970 and even until his death in 1980.
Hakan Çevikel we’re one Ringo away from not making any point at all
He's like... 28 here? Already had a career in the Beatles and released his own masterpiece All Things Must Pass. Wow
Why did only a few people get the "with a little help from my friends" reference?
Only a few? My eyes lit up at that moment.
Y Pure I believe he’s referring to the audience reaction. I noticed it as well though.
I think most people got it.
But I think they thought that if they laughed at it it might annoy George because it was just another of thousands of Beatle references that he's heard. Idk, that's my take on it.
@@skysmindgarden I agree. I think most fans, certainly older ones, would have immediately seen the reference.
You assume you’re the only one who got it??? You don’t know how many got anything... arrogant you are... I know I know, you just wondered...🤫😏
How many of us keep coming back here to watch this over and over.
It's my 10th time in a month...
@@marjanp4784 its my second one
George Harrison. What a guy. It's one thing to perform & give the money to charity. It's so much more work to organize it, bring people into it, & then really make sure it goes to the people in need.
i could watch this interview a million times and never get tired of it.
Harrison is such a great guest. I wish podcasts were a thing back in 70's so I could listen to George smooth voice dropping sick knowledge.
George was wise, honest and down to earth but deep and spiritual and very magnetic, what a legend.
The humour, the politics, the friendliness, the revolutionary thinking. I honestly don't think the Beatles would've worked unless they had Liverpool within them.
George is such a sweetheart on the show and very down to earth. Just a normal average fellow actually and a superstar at the same time! Amazing.
I love George, he was so wise and full of knowledge, deeply passionate about helping others, we all miss such a loving spirit 🙏❤️
Straight and simple. George was a magical character with Charisma and class. Success never got into this guy’s head. Admirations abound.
This is perhaps Dick Cavett's best interview with a complete artist. How Harrison getting involved and finally relaxing is magic ... Cavett's magic
Ahhhhhh George ! You are truly missed... Jan -2020
Yes may her Rest in Peach along with John.
Man he's only 28 in this
George’s voice should be on headspace his voice is so calming
My mum saw Ravi Shankar live in London, I think in the mid 60's, she said he was amazing. Ravi seems like such a cool guy.
He died at the age of 92 and he was active till quite late age so at 60 he must be good
@@Phoenix.219 Well he meant mid 60s as in 1965-66 not Ravi Shankar at the age of 60.
@@kartikbakshi5535 okk...my mistake
Ravi Shankar is an instrumentalist, so age is not really a factor really, one can lose his voice due to age, but the musicality and movements are still there inside him/her. That’s why classical music has so many old people, they have practiced precise movements for decades, which is essential for orchestras and stuff. Whereas soloists are generally younger.
I like how he called out Dick for not talking about Raga and calling Ravi’s sound bizarre- and dishonesty in fundraising and greed in the business. He must have seen so much for such a young age. And wasn’t going to tolerate any bs as a result. He even explained the pressure on rock musicians experiencing so much in such a short time in explaining their culture related to drugs.
I also like the way he took his time to formulate what he wanted to say often setting the host back a bit to consider the assumptions and biases being expressed in the question.
A very serious time in his life it seems
While I was dining with some musician friends recently, going around the table was the question, "John or Paul?" and my answer was "George."
Soooo.. You didn't understand the question?
Only joking! I go for George over John and Paul too, in every facet.
Yeah I had similar with the old question comes up so often Beatles or Stones
It’s always Zeppelin.
It's always George for me...not only as a musician but also as a whole human being, he was magical ❤️
@JM Loves GH And 'your' grammar is rubbish.
@JM Loves GH A typo is a typographical error. The kind you make when accidentally hitting a wrong key or just simply through not knowing the correct spelling. Something TH-cam would've alerted you to.
So rubbish grammar it was. (Before you were made aware and corrected it) 🖕
Legend who I shared a joint with on the set of "Magical Mystery Tour"...great guy, very sincere and kind. RIP.
Is it true people were generally sooooo much more easy going back then then now?
I could listen to george's voice forever
FIrst: Dick Cavett was a FANTASTIC interviewer; Second: George Harrison's charm and subtle sarcastic wit (without being mean) is just enchanting to listen to, and Third: Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan just KILLED it on that take. This was wonderful to watch and hear.
Absolutely agree with you and oh my gosh Everything was before my Time!!! Love George Harrison! & Ravi Shankarji what He did took Me into a whole new State/SELF Play Of Consciousness!! Absolutely blew ME AWAY wasn't expecting to Hear this no wonder everyone clapping was EXTRAORDINARY performance I went HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH on UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!!!!
DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT was inside of ME like I had those car keys in my pocket so to speak!!!
The entire time I was ALIVE!!!
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He was a kind soul a very peaceful person with an incredible sense of humor.
He doesnt even try to be funny
But he actually is
this was his best look 😍😍🥰🥰🥰 he was so handsome. my favorite beatle
I don't watch TV in America, it's such a load of rubbish...Not the Dick Cavett show 😂😂😂
So straightforward and honest, George really was himself and not playing to the audience, so refreshing
His accent is everything!🥰
English Jesus😏
Jesus and Dick Cavett, circa 1971😂
Not really. It's the words
No, it's what he says. The accent is a minor part of it.
@@strawberryfields9762 such a hot Jesus 😜
@Janetta Martin 😂🤣 maybe George was Jesus's incarnation in the modern world...
Disarmingly charming, witty, suave and delightful - the kind of guest that gets better with time.
Fun fact: George Harrison was such a big fan of Monty Python that when the Monty Python movie Life of Brian lost its funding, he mortgaged his house to personally pay for the movie's production. “If something’s really good,” he once said, “it deserves to be made.”
This may be a dumb question but why did he mortgage his house for that? Wouldn’t he have had tons of money in the bank at that point to fund any movie he wanted?
@@TheIJP123 Not necessarily, a lot of times people who are wealthy don't have a lot of cash on hand, their money is tied up in property and stocks. I don't pretend to understand his specific financial situation, though.
@@isaacbruner65 ohh I see. Thanks for the clarification!
George Harrison mortgaged friar park, it's a 62 acre property. George bought it for around 200,000£ in the 70s. It's worth around 40 million US$ in 2021.
Actually there is a documentary on the whole George Harrison connection to the Monty Python movies,called "An Accidental studio" and according to that Documentary Monty Python couldn't get funding from any studio in the UK,but someone who knew George Harrison connected to the Monty Python project approached George Harrison in an unofficial way,like over drinks and asked George if he would help them out ,financially.They never expected George to be interested since he was more into music, but i suppose since the Beatles had done some movies George was interested .So George approached the guy who helped him with his videos etc and asked him to be a part of the team he was forming to produce this project,George was so excited he came up with most of the money but he did manage to get i believe two other backers as well.It was a very big risk but thank god for George it paid off in the end.So yes he had to like the Monty Python movie more than you know,lol.I believe if memory serves me correctly ,which it doesn't most of the time,George was so serious about this project that he even created a studio to actually make this movie.
Monty python owe a lot to george Harrison.
He put up the money for them to make "life of brian". He said it was the sort of movie he wanted to see.
I watched it again recently (can see the whole movie for free on u tube). Stands the test of time. Great to have a laugh while in lockdown. I originally saw it at the drive-in when it first came out. Still the funniest movie I've ever seen. He even talks about Monty python in this interview.
Thanks george.😉💜
I preferred the wholly grail
Dick interviews John Cleese where he mentions that George is the reason the film was made. The interview is on TH-cam as well. Love these little stories
It's funny how in this video Cavett doesn't quite know what Monty Python was when George mentions it and then he's interviewing John Cleese for a new Monty Python film only a few years later.
Monty Python didn't just owe a lot to George Harrison but they owed everything to George Harrison ,without him no one else was willing to sign on and in fact he almost covered the total cost himself ,he took a real chance on the Monty Python idea.The crazy thing of it was,that no one knew what a role George Harrison played in the Monty Python franchise until now.Talk about being humble.
Was it not the Holy Grail??
He sounds like a man who is trying his best in a crazy world 🌍.
What a treasure, my favorite Beatle. RIP, sir.
This litteraly has got to be the best TV intervew in history. Absolutely hysterical!!!
I can''t get enough of George, he is an amazing and fascinating person! And also a brilliant musician and artist!
HE IS SUCH A BETTER INTERVIEW THEN ANY OF THE OTHER BEATLES. MORE CLASS- DEEPER THOUGHTS!!
I always loved George's approach to music and life. He was always my hero.
14:30, "got help from a little help from my friends" Beatles reference haha
George likes to reference beatles songs like that time when in the Rock and roll hall of fame He said "its wonderful to be here its certainly a thrill" he was obviously referencing Sgt pepper's
Ravi and his fellow musicians performance blew me away🤯🤯🤯🤯👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
He was the Jimi Hendrix of India and he loved the ladies too.
it's like fast forwarding, they're so fast...
Rest in peace, George. George was such a quiet man. Absolutely lovely.
What a treasure to see this. I was just a newborn and all this amazing stuff was going on. I can at least say yeah I was there.❤
George made a prophetic remark when he said " The Beatles will exist without us. " No other group has fascinated generations for decades than these four men. Analyzing their lyrics and music and recording techniques ad infinitum. A miraculous group!
He’s always so present in the moment. Authentic . Quick witted and funny.
George is absolutely incredible ! Open, and honest, funny and expressive, direct and no BS !!
Ravi's performance was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
What a great person was George! Incredible man!
Calming and thought provoking for sure. Never heard him interviewed before. Beatle memories not necessary since it is the past and time to move on to something else according to him.
Ravi lived to a ripe old age of 92. God Bless him.
È triste pensare che ha visto morire George, il suo giovane grande amico con cui ha condiviso una parte tanto importante della vita,ma ora sono sicuramente insieme per sempre e sarà meraviglioso...
George always was true to his beliefs, and passed away in that fashion.Total respect for him. May you rest in peace .
RS
At first I was 'why did it take 50 years before I saw this' then I realised wisely that I wouldn't have appreciated this as much had I seen it much earlier. So good that these things are available on TH-cam now! It was fantastic to see him open up through the interview, worth the wait!
George,so talented,so intelligent,so sincere,so lovable...a shining spiritual artist.
It was nice of him to promote Happy Christmas.👍
17:50 I love how quickly he goes from a grin to a brooding scowl
That's very observant of you.
..staring directly at your soul
That stare could pierce through anyone's heart ❤️
@JM Loves GH exactly 🥰😍
Truly lovely man. Very funny too. His approach and attitude is one that many people of today need to aspire to.
I can't believe how delightful his personality is. Same with all the other Beatles. It helps me understand that together their rise was meteoric.
Yup I agree! All 4 personalities were heaven sent! It will be very hard to ever top the Beatles.
Seeing Ravi here reminds me of when my brother purchased a sitar because George was into it. Absolutely stunning instrument and my brother was self taught...
Dick Cavett is what I mean by a REAL talk show host. Man this guy is just wonderful. He connects with his guest and has such a respectful and honest demeanor. Conan and the younger ones have a lot to learn from this guy. Look how he gets shy George to open up within ten minutes!
Conan is one of the good ones.
I was a devoted Dick Cavett fan. He's also a great writer.
The people today don’t control their own shows
dick is still a little foolish with his biased beliefs, but that represents the sentiment of ignorant americans so thats okay
overall yeah he’s a good guy and he wants his guests to showcase themselves
Could listen to George all day - what an intelligent man
It's a real shame George Harrison passed and all anyone mentions now a days is John Lennon.
Gio X George was a genius musician.
I really dig George but John had a bigger impact on the music world and culturally and politically etc... Truth is truth.
siddhesh patankar Dude, I love George. His music, his philosophy... but Lennon does not need to be “marketed”! What kind of a ridiculous statement is that? John Lennon is part of Lennon & McCartney. He was part of the songwriting partnership that made the best musical group of the 20th century. Everyone knows that. You don’t need to market that when word of mouth and the history books do it for you. George wrote good riffs, good solos and good songs. He made a very solid post Beatles solo album. He was part of a legendary supergroup late in his career. Still doesn’t get to Lennon’s knees when it comes to vision, craft, originality, lyricism, singing chops, political and social value... not even close. Are you on drugs?
Flame the Narwhal Only if you don’t know how to properly read and reason. Read and reason. Important.
Flame the Narwhal Are you daft?! Seriously?! The Beatles had 27 #1 singles. Of those 27, John wrote and sang on 11. Specially in the beginning stages of the band’s career where during Beatlemania he was heralded as the leader of the band. He also co-wrote 4 more singles reaching #1 with Paul, who had 14 of his self penned songs hit #1. George Harrison only had 1 of those 27 #1 songs! Something. That’s it. George only had 1 or 2 songs per album on a 14 song album track listing. Seriously, what are you on about?!! I like George, even have a poster of him in my music room but reality is reality and you are not living in it mate. You sound ridiculous and everyone can read your ignorance.
I remember that show and why I bought a Ravi Shankar album, I was 15.
Not only was this a fine interview with George, but then Ravi played an incredible piece and then brought his beautiful philosophy to us.
I saw Ravi play three times … twice to capacity audiences at Herrick Chapel and at PCC for this 75th birthday celebration which lasted an entire weekend with many great Indian classical musicians playing … awesome times 🙏🏼
All of them are human with special personalities I love that if everyone was the same the world would not be fun
This is really amazing to watch, it starts out so awkwardly and then little by little both parties start to shine.
I just love George. I didn't know he had such a wonderful sense of humor. ☺️
41:01 lmfaoooo i just realized george said “it’s probably me playing” george was hilarious
I didn’t even hear that! I was so focused on Ravi
Almost forgot to have my daily dose of George Harrison ❤️
We love you George Harrison rest in peace
Amazing music .Indian Music-is .
very complex . love the complexity of the percussive rhythms from the two drums played with fingers and the palm of one's hands .without the single string instrument the woman was playing that made a high pitched buzzing sound it wouldn't have the sound spice that makes you know your listening to Indian music . so glad they had Ravi and his " Band " on the show .
There was a wisdom and sincerity about George during this period.
And he was only 28 at the time!
George had always been sincere and wise....❤️
50 years! Very amusing fellow. Enjoyed so much
Proud as an Indian ❤️ Ravi Shankar.
The dislike is From an australian trying to like.
Its a joke, you guys are on the southern hemmesvhere (so upside down for europeans and americans) but im geussing you guys are boomers...
Shut up BOOMER.
Boomers be like: REEEEE
@@donbasto4864 you made me sing in to comment on the comment you made! Get a fucking life you are argumentative. Do YOU not comprehend it was a funny comment???????? Go away and do some research on funny amusing comments.
@@blurenthusiast6568 see my above comment.
A fascinating and insightful conversation! Although George was a slow start, Cavett used his skills to draw him out. The result was a great interview with one of the men at the vanguard of musical innovation in rock music. A true original, God bless him.
What a beautiful man. 🙏
Getting high on MUSIC....YES !!!
"What is Love" was my actual introduction to George by himself.
My fav song when I was 14. Still has so much deep meaning.
Dude is incomparable.
Who played slide guitar like a god?
George.
George's commentary on drugs is wise and currently relevant. Everyone considering experimenting with drugs should watch and listen to this interview.
Such a gorgeous man he was!
I love George.
This is surreal: two people on a talk show talking about how they've got nothing to say and don't like talking!
i like this george better imo lol. he just seems so much more laid back and chill. i guess being so popular throughout the 60’s was fun but also very stressful as well.
This is wonderful. They say that there was nothing quiet about Harrison and that when in the grips of something about which he felt passionate he would talk and talk. Such a decent man, and a great talent. I love how introduces John and Yoko's "And So This Is Christmas" Just a record. Just one of the greatest things committed to vinyl and to which humankind will still be listening to three centuries from now. But, hey, in the shops now, people!
One of the greatest Christmas songs ever
George really knew what he wanted to be. I respect that, great man.
Lmao ravi loved George’s last comment about the the lennons 😂