A Young George Harrison Predicted The Beatles Wouldn't Make Much Money
George Harrison's mother said he was very focused on making money in The Beatles. He didn't predict he'd make all that much, though.
In both The Beatles and his solo career, George Harrison raked in more money than most people can imagine making. He didn’t initially think this would be the case, though. In the early years of The Beatles, just as Beatlemania was kicking off in earnest, Harrison predicted that the band wouldn’t be able to become millionaires. Here’s why.
George Harrison didn’t think The Beatles would be able to make much money
In 1964, The Beatles were beginning to see immense success. They were popular enough that one interviewer asked Harrison if he was a millionaire. He quickly denied this.
“It’s so hard to become a millionaire,” he said in a 1964 interview with the BBC, per American Songwriter. “Maybe if we were just a solo act, then whoever it was, you’d probably be a millionaire. But with four, you know, it’s hard.”
Source: cheatsheet.com/Emma McKee
