Editing George Harrison (section)

===Sitar and Indian music===
[[File:Musicians Ravi Shankar and George Harrison in Los Angeles, Calif., 1967.jpg|thumb|Harrison learned [[sitar]] from [[Ravi Shankar]] (pictured in 1967)]]
During the Beatles' American tour in August 1965, Harrison's friend [[David Crosby]] of the Byrds introduced him to [[Indian classical music]] and the work of [[sitar]] maestro [[Ravi Shankar]].{{sfn|Leng|2006|p=20}}{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|p=147}} Harrison described Shankar as "the first person who ever impressed me in my life&nbsp;... and he was the only person who didn't try to impress me."{{sfn|Harrison|2011|p=216}} Harrison became fascinated with the sitar and immersed himself in [[Music of India|Indian music]].{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|p=172}} According to Lavezzoli, Harrison's introduction of the instrument on the Beatles' song "Norwegian Wood" "opened the floodgates for Indian instrumentation in rock music, triggering what Shankar would call 'The Great Sitar Explosion' of 1966–67".{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|p=171}} Lavezzoli recognises Harrison as "the man most responsible for this phenomenon".{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|pp=171–172}}{{refn|group=nb|Harrison was influential in the decision to have Shankar included on the bill at the [[Monterey Pop Festival]] in 1967, and at [[Woodstock]] in 1969.{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|pp=106, 172}}}}

In June 1966, Harrison met Shankar at the home of Mrs Angadi of the Asian Music Circle, asked to be his student, and was accepted.{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|p=176}} Before this meeting, Harrison had recorded his ''Revolver'' track "[[Love You To]]", contributing a sitar part that Lavezzoli describes as an "astonishing improvement" over "Norwegian Wood" and "the most accomplished performance on sitar by any rock musician".{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|p=175}} On 6 July, Harrison travelled to India to buy a sitar from Rikhi Ram & Sons in New Delhi.{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|p=176}} In September, following the Beatles' final tour, he returned to India to study sitar for six weeks with Shankar.{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|p=176}} He initially stayed in Bombay until fans learned of his arrival, then moved to a houseboat on a remote lake in [[Kashmir]].{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|p=176}} During this visit, he also received tutelage from [[Shambhu Das]], Shankar's protégé.{{sfn|Clayson|2003|p=206}}{{sfn|Everett|1999|p=71}}

Harrison studied the instrument until 1968, when, following a discussion with Shankar about the need to find his "roots", an encounter with Clapton and [[Jimi Hendrix]] at a hotel in New York convinced him to return to guitar playing. Harrison commented: "I decided&nbsp;... I'm not going to be a great sitar player&nbsp;... because I should have started at least fifteen years earlier."<ref>{{harvnb|Harrison|2002|p=57}}: (primary source); {{harvnb|Lavezzoli|2006|pp=184–185}}: (secondary source).</ref> Harrison continued to use Indian instrumentation occasionally on his solo albums and remained strongly associated with the genre.{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|pp=172–173, 197}} Lavezzoli groups him with [[Paul Simon]] and [[Peter Gabriel]] as the three rock musicians who have given the most "mainstream exposure to non-Western musics, or the concept of '[[world music]]{{'"}}.{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|p=81}}