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Hippies are so phoney and fake.

~George Harrison

Topics: Fake Hippies

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After all we did for Britain, selling that corduroy and making it swing, all we got was a bit of tin on a piece of leather.

~George Harrison

Topics: After Bit Britain Did Got Leather Making Piece Selling Swing Tin

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I'll give up this sort of touring madness certainly, but music-everything is based on music. No, I'll never stop my music.

~George Harrison

Topics: Based Certainly Give Madness Music Never Never Stop Sort Stop Touring Up

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I'd rather be a musician than a rock star.

~George Harrison

Topics: Musician Rather Rock Rock Star Star Than

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People are simply screwing up when they go out and buy beefsteak, which is killing them with cancer and heart troubles. The stuff costs a fortune, too. You could feed a thousand people with lentil soup for the cost of half a dozen filets.

~George Harrison

Topics: Buy Cancer Cost Costs Could Dozen Feed Fortune Go Half Heart Out People Screwing Simply Soup Stuff Them Thousand Too Troubles Up Which You

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The Beatles exist apart from myself. I am not really Beatle George. Beatle George is like a suit or shirt that I once wore on occasion, and until the end of my life, people may see that shirt and mistake it for me.

~George Harrison

Topics: Am Apart Beatle Beatles End Exist George Life Like May Me Mistake My Life Myself Occasion Once People Really See Shirt Suit Until Wore I Am

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If I write a tune and people think it's nice, then that's fine by me, but I hate having to compete and promote the thing. I really don't like promotion.

~George Harrison

Topics: Compete Fine Hate Having Like Me Nice People Promote Promotion Really Then Thing Think Tune Write I Write

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I'm not a fan of that sort of punky, heavy, tinny stuff. I like a nice melody.

~George Harrison

Topics: Fan Heavy Like Melody Nice Sort Stuff

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I wasn't Lennon, or I wasn't McCartney. I was me. And the only reason I started to write songs was because I thought, 'Well, if they can write them, I can write them.'

~George Harrison

Topics: Because Lennon Mccartney Me Only Reason Songs Started Them Thought Well Write I Can

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I don't think the Beatles were that good. I think they're fine, you know. Ringo's got the best backbeat I've ever heard... Paul is a fine bass player... but he's a bit overpowering at times.

~George Harrison

Topics: Bass Bass Player Beatles Best Bit Ever Fine Good Got He Heard Know Paul Player Think Times Were You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: February 25th, 1943

Died: November 29th, 2001

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