History Trivia / GeorgeHarrison

* FanNickname: TheQuietOne; The Dark Horse

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''Brainwashed'' was mostly finished at the time of his death but he did simultaneously shared his ideas for all its details (from the sound of the finished songs to the album's artwork) with his son Dhani and close friend and collaborator [[Music/ElectricLightOrchestra Jeff Lynne]] – information that ultimately proved very valuable enough to complete the album after his death.

* MissingEpisode:
** There are ''a lot'' of unreleased songs from the ''Music/AllThingsMustPass'' era; it's rumoured that there are almost as many as went on the album itself.
** Similarly, not all music from the film ''Wonderwall'' can be heard on its CultSoundtrack ''Music/WonderwallMusic''.
** The originally intended version of ''Somewhere In England'', which featured many unreleased (or very rare) tracks like "Sat Singing" and "Lay His Head".

* ReclusiveArtist: George was never one for touring or performing concerts. There were two notable concerts, however, that he was involved in. One was ''The Concert for Bangladesh'', a charity [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin concert for the benefit of Bangladesh]] that he organised, and the other was a tour with Music/EricClapton and his band in 1992, out of which came the live album ''Live in Japan'' which ended up being George's last new album released during his life, with ''Brainwashed'' being posthumously released.

%%* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''Brainwashed''.

** George was pressured by EMI to rush to finish ''Dark Horse'' in time for its scheduled release date and accompanying tour[[note]]which was disastrous enough to dissuade him from ever touring again, except on one tour with Music/EricClapton and his band that ended up being recorded and released on ''Live in Japan'', George's sole solo live album[[/note]], despite being stricken with laryngitis at the time (as well as throughout the tour), leading to its extremely scratchy, gritty vocals and the [[FanNickname nickname "Dark Hoarse"]] from the critics.

** His album ''Somewhere In England'' was delayed because the higher ups wanted another cover and some songs removed, so Harrison had to write new songs to fill the void. However, he made both a LampshadeHanging and a TakeThat against them in the song "''Blood from a Clone''".

* MissingEpisode: There are ''a lot'' of unreleased songs from the ''Music/AllThingsMustPass'' era; it's rumoured that there are almost as many as went on the album itself.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''Brainwashed''.

* ArtistDisillusionment: Of all the Beatles, he was considered the hardest hit with this when their fame became overbearing.

* OneOfUs: Harrison was a huge Creator/MontyPython fan. So huge, in fact, that he's the reason we ever got to see ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' -- he stepped in to fund it when no one else would (and even cameos in the film). Creator/TerryJones would later jokingly refer to Harrison's funding of the film as "the world's most expensive cinema ticket".
** George wrote his last letter to Creator/MikeMyers, saying how he enjoyed the Film/AustinPowers films and even asked for a Mini Me doll. By Myers' account, he got the letter ''[[TearJerker the day George died]]''.

* OneOfUs: Harrison was a huge Creator/MontyPython fan. So huge, in fact, that he's the reason we ever got to see ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' -- he stepped in to fund it when no one else would (and even cameos in the film). Creator/Terry Jones would later jokingly refer to Harrison's funding of the film as "the world's most expensive cinema ticket".

* OneOfUs: Harrison was a huge Creator/MontyPython fan. So huge, in fact, that he's the reason we ever got to see ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' - he stepped in to fund it when no one else would (and even cameos in the film).

* OneOfUs: Harrison is a huge Creator/MontyPython fan. So huge, in fact, that he's the reason we ever got to see ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' - he stepped in to fund it when no one else would (and even cameos in the film).

* ExecutiveMeddling: His album ''Somewhere In England'' was delayed because the higher ups wanted another cover and some songs removed, so Harrison had to write new songs to fill the void. However, he made both a LampshadeHanging and a TakeThat against them in the song "''Blood from a Clone''".

* TroubledProduction: In 1974, while, promoting ''Dark Horse'', embarked on what would be his first and only solo tour (save for a brief Japanese tour in 1992 to raise funds for a campaigning political party that endorsed Transcendental Meditation). Unfortunately, the tour had been booked in advance, and Harrison, fresh from his recent divorce from Patti Boyd and fighting laryngitis, a condition which had plagued the recording of the ''Dark Horse'' album[[note]]Disparaging critics dubbed the album "Dark Hoarse", due to Harrison's congested vocal quality[[/note]], and the album was critically and commercially unsuccessful. The very religious Harrison booked Music/RaviShankar and a selection of gurus as opening acts, which alienated his audience, and Harrison's singing and [[{{Bowdlerization}} decision to change some Beatles lyrics to suit his Krishna faith]] led to much criticism; the shows suffered from poor attendance as a result. Harrison [[WordOfGod once claimed]] that after one show, he had decided to stay onstage instead of returning to his hotel room. After observing the sea of stray heroin needles, beer cans and garbage left over on the seats waiting to be disposed of, George felt repulsed and swore off of touring as a result.

* TroubledProdcution: In 1974, while, promoting ''Dark Horse'', embarked on what would be his first and only solo tour (save for a brief Japanese tour in 1992 to raise funds for a campaigning political party that endorsed Transcendental Meditation). Unfortunately, the tour had been booked in advance, and Harrison, fresh from his recent divorce from Patti Boyd and fighting laryngitis, a condition which had plagued the recording of the ''Dark Horse'' album[[note]]Disparaging critics dubbed the album "Dark Hoarse", due to Harrison's congested vocal quality[[/note]], and the album was critically and commercially unsuccessful. The very religious Harrison booked Music/RaviShankar and a selection of gurus as opening acts, which alienated his audience, and Harrison's singing and [[{{Bowdlerization}} decision to change some Beatles lyrics to suit his Krishna faith]] led to much criticism; the shows suffered from poor attendance as a result. Harrison [[WordOfGod once claimed]] that after one show, he had decided to stay onstage instead of returning to his hotel room. After observing the sea of stray heroin needles, beer cans and garbage left over on the seats waiting to be disposed of, George felt repulsed and swore off of touring as a result.

* OneOfUs: Harrison is a huge MontyPython fan. So huge, in fact, that he's the reason we ever got to see ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' - he stepped in to fund it when no one else would (and even cameos in the film).

** The originlly intended version of ''Somewhere In England'', which featured many unreleased )or very rare) tracks like "Sat Singing".

* OneOfUs: Harrison is a huge MontyPython fan. So huge, in fact, that he's the reason we ever got to see ''MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' - he stepped in to fund it when no one else would (and even cameos in the film).

* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" came out his desire to test the I Ching's contention that there are no coincidences and everything in the world is connected, by writing a song about a randomly selected phrase from a random book.

* MissingEpisode: There are ''a lot'' of unreleased songs from the ''All Things Must Pass'' era; it's rumoured that there are almost as many as went on the album itself.