Unknown to many, George Harrison hardly felt like a core member of the Beatles, as John Lennon and Paul McCartney would reportedly dominate creative conversations and push their ideas onto the rest. This, coupled with other factors, led to the group’s split, starting with Ringo Starrโs exit.
George and Lennon would connect over drugs though, as that seemed to be their only thing to bond over. It was also a good sight for George as he observed the band frontman in his natural state, hence understanding him better.
George Harrison was shocked by the true John Lennon revealed to him that might have seemed “crazy”
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George would come to learn about his bandmateโs mental health struggles after the release of the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album in the โ70s. He was shocked to realize there was more to Lennon than he thought, even when they shared acid between each other.
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Lennonโs album laid bare his past trauma, childhood, and insecurities, which made George Harrison believe that Lennon was crazy. “It wasnโt until he made that album about Janov, primal screaming, that I realised he was even more screwed up than I thought,” Harrison mused.
Apparently, Lennonโs aim was to voice out his internal challenges and connect better with his listeners.
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Lennonโs most emotional songs included โMother,โ โWorking Class Hero,โ and โIsolation,โ and with attentive listening, one could feel his pain in each of these songs. Ironically, George has LSD to thank for helping him see the other side of Lennon. It was their thing and created a bubble for them both away from Paul and Ringo.
Paul acknowledged Georgeโs feelings of being left out, admitting he must have been sidelined because he was the youngest of the Fab Four. Sadly, George and Lennonโs relationship would weaken as the latterโs romance with Yoko Ono grew. Yokoโs involvement with Lennon may not have been the sole reason for the bandโs demise, but it added to the already existing threats of its future.