The Main Conflict Within the Beatles, According to George Harrison: "I Could Play With Any
George Harrison was the baby of the Beatles. He was the youngest member and, as such, was victim to his bandmates’ “older brother” mentality. He was brought into the mix by Paul McCartney, who subsequently guided the younger musician on his journey to becoming a rock star. Harrison soon grew tired of McCartney’s constant reminders that he was older and more experienced. It led to the fracturing of their relationship and was one of the contributing factors in the Beatles’ breakup. Learn more about this conflict below.
The Main Conflict Within the Beatles, According to George Harrison
There were several conflicts within the Beatles, but the rift between Harrison and McCartney might have been the most consequential. As stated earlier, Harrison was always treated as someone who needed the mentorship of his older bandmates.
McCartney and John Lennon, tended to favor their own artistic decisions over that of the younger Harrison. Though there may have been several things that contributed to this dynamic, Harrison seemed to think it was in large part due to how McCartney and Lennon saw him–even from the earliest days of their career.
“Paul and I went to school together,” he added. “I got the feeling that, you know, everybody changes and sometimes people don’t want other people to change, or even if you do change, they won’t accept that you’ve changed. And they keep in their mind some other image of you, you know. Gandhi said, ‘Create and preserve the image of your choice.’ And so different people have different images of their friends or people they see.”
Harrison and Paul McCartney
While Lennon was also involved in Harrison’s creative strife with the Beatles, he pointed a finger at McCartney when talking about his biggest struggles with the band.
Source: americansongwriter.com/Alex Hopper
