Editing George Harrison (section)

==Personal life==
===Hinduism===
[[File:George Harrison Vrindavan.jpg|thumb|alt=Harrison with two Hare Krishna devotees, 1996|Harrison, with [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]] devotees Shyamasundar Das and [[Mukunda Goswami]], in [[Vrindavan]], India, in 1996]]
By the mid-1960s, Harrison had become an admirer of [[Culture of India|Indian culture]] and mysticism, introducing it to the other Beatles.{{sfn|Schaffner|1980|pp=77–78}} During the filming of ''[[Help! (film)|Help!]]'' in the Bahamas, they met the founder of [[Sivananda Yoga]], [[Vishnudevananda Saraswati|Swami Vishnu-devananda]], who gave each of them a signed copy of his book, ''[[The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga]]'' (1960).{{sfn|Lavezzoli|2006|p=173}} Between the end of the last Beatles tour in 1966 and the beginning of the ''Sgt Pepper'' recording sessions, he made a pilgrimage to India with his first wife, [[Pattie Boyd]]; there, he studied sitar with Ravi Shankar, met several [[guru]]s, and visited various holy places.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=33}} In 1968, [[The Beatles in India|he travelled with the other Beatles]] to [[Rishikesh]] in northern India to study meditation with [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]].{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=33}}{{refn|group=nb|Harrison credited English sculptor [[David Wynne (sculptor)|David Wynne]] as the person who first recommended the Mararishi as a "remarkable" yogi, after which the Beatles attended a lecture he gave in London in August 1967.{{sfn|The Beatles|2000|p=260}}}}

Harrison's experiences with LSD in the mid-1960s served as a catalyst for his early pursuance of Hinduism. In a 1977 interview, George recalled:

{{Blockquote|For me, it was like a flash. The first time I had acid, it just opened up something in my head that was inside of me, and I realized a lot of things. I didn't learn them because I already knew them, but that happened to be the key that opened the door to reveal them. From the moment I had that, I wanted to have it all the time – these thoughts about the yogis and the Himalayas, and Ravi's music.{{sfn|Glazer|1977|p=41}}}}

However, Harrison stopped using LSD after a disenchanting experience in San Francisco's [[Haight-Ashbury]] neighborhood. He recounted in ''The Beatles Anthology'':

{{Blockquote|That was the turning point for me – that's when I went right off the whole drug cult and stopped taking the dreaded lysergic acid. I had some in a little bottle – it was liquid. I put it under a microscope, and it looked like bits of old rope. I thought that I couldn't put that into my brain any more.{{sfn|The Beatles|2000}}}}

After being given various religious texts by Shankar in 1966, he remained a lifelong advocate of the teachings of [[Swami Vivekananda]] and [[Paramahansa Yogananda]] – yogis and authors, respectively, of ''[[Raja Yoga (book)|Raja Yoga]]'' (1896) and ''[[Autobiography of a Yogi]]'' (1946).<ref>{{harvnb|Greene|2006|pp=68–73}}; {{harvnb|Tillery|2011|pp=56–58}}.</ref> In mid-1969, he produced the single "[[Hare Krishna Mantra (song)|Hare Krishna Mantra]]", performed by members of the London [[Radha Krishna Temple]].{{sfn|Partridge|2004|p=153}} Having also helped the Temple devotees become established in Britain, Harrison then met their leader, [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]], whom he described as "my friend ... my master" and "a perfect example of everything he preached".<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2003|pp=267–70}}; {{harvnb|Cremo|1997|pp=26–27}}.</ref> Harrison embraced the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna tradition]], particularly ''[[Japa|japa-yoga]]'' chanting with beads, and became a lifelong devotee.{{sfn|Partridge|2004|p=153}} In 1972 he donated his [[Letchmore Heath]] mansion north of London to the devotees. It was later converted to a temple and renamed [[Bhaktivedanta Manor]].<ref>{{harvnb|Huntley|2006|p=87}}; {{harvnb|Tillery|2011|p=111}}.</ref>

Regarding other faiths, he once remarked: "All religions are branches of one big tree. It doesn't matter what you call Him just as long as you call."{{sfn|Tillery|2011|p=78}} He commented on his beliefs:

{{Blockquote|[[Krishna]] actually was in a body as a person&nbsp;... What makes it complicated is, if he's God, what's he doing fighting on a battlefield? It took me ages to try to figure that out, and again it was Yogananda's spiritual interpretation of the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'' that made me realise what it was. Our idea of Krishna and [[Arjuna]] on the battlefield in the chariot. So this is the point – that we're in these bodies, which is like a kind of chariot, and we're going through this incarnation, this life, which is kind of a battlefield. The senses of the body&nbsp;... are the horses pulling the chariot, and we have to get control over the chariot by getting control over the reins. And Arjuna in the end says, "Please Krishna, you drive the chariot" because unless we bring [[Jesus in Christianity|Christ]] or Krishna or [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]] or whichever of our spiritual guides&nbsp;... we're going to crash our chariot, and we're going to turn over, and we're going to get killed in the battlefield. That's why we say "''Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna''{{-"}}, asking Krishna to come and take over the chariot.{{sfn|Glazer|1977|pp=39–40}}}}

Inglis comments that, in contrast to [[Cliff Richard]]'s conversion to Christianity in 1966: "Harrison's spiritual journey was seen as a serious and important development that reflected popular music's increasing maturity&nbsp;... what he, and the Beatles, had managed to overturn was the paternalistic assumption that popular musicians had no role other than to stand on stage and sing their hit songs."{{sfn|Inglis|2010|p=11}}

====Vegetarianism====
In line with the Hindu [[yoga]] tradition,<ref>{{harvnb|Clayson|2003|p=208}}; {{harvnb|Greene|2006|p=158}}:</ref> Harrison became a [[vegetarian]] in the late 1960s.<ref>{{harvnb|Greene|2006|p=69}}</ref> He remained a vegetarian on religious grounds from 1968 until his death,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivu.org/people/music/harrison.html |publisher=International Vegetarian Union |title=George Harrison |access-date=8 December 2010}}</ref> and spent the second half of his life as an advocate for the benefits of vegetarian diet.<ref>[https://beatlesdaily.com/2023/05/15/george-harrison-rare-facts/ George Harrison Rare Facts]</ref>

===Family and interests===
[[File:Kinfauns George Harrison house.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Kinfauns, a white house | Harrison and [[Pattie Boyd]] lived in [[Kinfauns]] in Surrey from 1964 to 1970.]]
[[File:George Harrison and Pattie Boyd after wedding.jpg|thumb|150px|Harrison and Boyd leaving the registry office after their wedding]]
Harrison married model [[Pattie Boyd]] on 21 January 1966, with McCartney serving as [[Groomsman#Best man|best man]].{{sfn|Miles|2007|p=210}} Harrison and Boyd had met on set in 1964 during the production of the film ''A Hard Day's Night'', in which the 19-year-old Boyd had been cast as a schoolgirl. During a lunch break, George 'playfully' proposed to her.{{sfn|Boyd|2007|p=60}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBS The Musical |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/CBSNewYork |access-date=5 August 2022 |via=YouTube |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804183657/https://www.youtube.com/user/CBSNewYork |url-status=live }}</ref> They separated in 1974 and their divorce was finalised in 1977.<ref>{{harvnb|Badman|2001|p=210}}: Divorce date; {{harvnb|Doggett|2009|p=209}}: separated in 1974.</ref> Boyd said her decision to end the marriage was due largely to George's repeated infidelities. The last infidelity culminated in an affair with Ringo's wife [[Maureen Starkey Tigrett|Maureen]], which Boyd called "the final straw".{{sfn|Boyd|2007|pp=179–180}} She characterised the last year of their marriage as "fuelled by alcohol and cocaine", and she stated: "George used coke excessively, and I think it changed him&nbsp;... it froze his emotions and hardened his heart."{{sfn|Boyd|2007|p=181}} She subsequently moved in with [[Eric Clapton]], and they married in 1979.{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=261}}{{refn|group=nb|Harrison had formed a close friendship with Clapton in the late 1960s; he wrote one of his compositions for the ''Abbey Road'' album, "[[Here Comes the Sun]]", in Clapton's back garden, and he played guitar on [[Cream (band)|Cream]]'s song "[[Badge (song)|Badge]]", which he co-wrote with Clapton.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2003|p=227}}; {{harvnb|Leng|2006|p=53}}.</ref>}}

On 2 September 1978, Harrison married [[Olivia Harrison|Olivia Trinidad Arias]], who was a marketing executive for A&M Records, and later Dark Horse Records.{{sfn|Huntley|2006|p=120}} As Dark Horse was a subsidiary of A&M,{{sfn|Rodriguez|2010|p=424}} the couple had first met over the phone working on record company business,{{sfn|Greene|2006|pp=220–21}} and then in person at the [[A&M Records]] offices in Los Angeles in 1974.<ref name="Olivia/DHYears">{{cite AV media notes|first=Olivia|last=Harrison|chapter=The History of Dark Horse 1976–1992|others=George Harrison|title=[[The Dark Horse Years 1976–1992]]|type=DVD booklet|publisher=Dark Horse Records/EMI|year=2004|pp=4, 7}}</ref> Together they had one son, [[Dhani Harrison]], born on 1 August 1978.<ref>{{harvnb|Harry|2003|pp=217–218, 223–224}}; {{harvnb|Inglis|2010|pp=50, 82}}.</ref>

Harrison restored the English manor house and grounds of Friar Park, his home in [[Henley-on-Thames]], where several of his music videos, including "[[Crackerbox Palace]]", were filmed; the grounds also served as the background for the cover of ''All Things Must Pass''.{{sfn|Greene|2006|pp=226–227}}{{refn|group=nb|The house had once belonged to the Victorian eccentric Sir [[Frank Crisp]]. Purchased in 1970, it is the basis for the song "[[Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)]]".{{sfn|Leng|2006|p=94}} Harrison also owned homes on [[Hamilton Island (Queensland)|Hamilton Island]], Australia,{{sfn|Tillery|2011|p=128}} and in [[Nahiku, Hawaii]].{{sfn|Huntley|2006|p=283}}}} He employed ten workers to maintain the {{convert|36|acre|ha|adj=on}} garden.{{sfn|Davies|2009|p=360}} Harrison commented on gardening as a form of [[escapism]]: "Sometimes I feel like I'm actually on the wrong planet, and it's great when I'm in my garden, but the minute I go out the gate I think: 'What the hell am I doing here?{{'"}}{{sfn|Harrison|2011|p=357}} His autobiography, ''[[I, Me, Mine (book)|I, Me, Mine]]'', is dedicated "to gardeners everywhere".<ref>{{harvnb|Huntley|2006|p=170}}; {{harvnb|Tillery|2011|p=121}}.</ref> The former Beatles publicist [[Derek Taylor]] helped Harrison write the book, which said little about the Beatles, focusing instead on Harrison's hobbies, music and lyrics.<ref>{{harvnb|Doggett|2009|pp=265–266}}: ''I, Me, Mine'' said little about the Beatles; {{harvnb|Huntley|2006|p=170}}: Derek Taylor helped Harrison write the book; {{harvnb|Tillery|2011|p=121}}: ''I, Me, Mine'' included the lyrics, with comments by Harrison.</ref> Taylor commented: "George is not disowning the Beatles&nbsp;... but it was a long time ago and actually a short part of his life."{{sfn|Doggett|2009|p=266}}

Harrison had an interest in [[sports car]]s and [[Motorsport|motor racing]]; he was one of the 100 people who purchased the [[McLaren F1]] road car.{{sfn|Buckley|2004|p=127}} He had collected photos of racing drivers and their cars since he was young; at 12, he had attended his first race, the [[1955 British Grand Prix]] at [[Aintree Racecourse#Motor racing|Aintree]].{{sfn|Buckley|2004|p=127}}<ref>
{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/17/newsid_2981000/2981372.stm|title=BBC On This Day 1955: Moss claims first Grand Prix victory|work=BBC News|access-date=23 December 2008|date=17 July 1955|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307132622/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/17/newsid_2981000/2981372.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008}}</ref> He wrote "[[Faster (George Harrison song)|Faster]]" as a tribute to the [[Formula One]] racing drivers [[Jackie Stewart]] and [[Ronnie Peterson]]. Proceeds from its release went to the [[Gunnar Nilsson]] cancer charity, set up after the Swedish driver's death from the disease in 1978.{{sfn|Huntley|2006|p=167}} Harrison's first extravagant car, a 1964 [[Aston Martin DB5]], was sold at auction on 7 December 2011 in London. An anonymous Beatles collector paid £350,000 for the vehicle that Harrison had bought new in January 1965.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/8951335/Ex-Beatles-Aston-Martin-sells-at-auction.html|title=Ex-Beatles Aston Martin sells at auction|work=The Telegraph|last=Knapman|first=Chris|date=12 December 2011|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103014217/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/8951335/Ex-Beatles-Aston-Martin-sells-at-auction.html|archive-date=3 January 2013}}; {{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Mystery-Texas-Collector-to-Give-Beatle-George-3360510.php|title=Mystery Texas Collector to Give Beatle George Harrison's Aston Martin DB5 its U.S. Debut at The Concours d'Elegance of Texas|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=29 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111233012/http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Mystery-Texas-Collector-to-Give-Beatle-George-3360510.php|archive-date=11 January 2013}}</ref>

===Relationships with the other Beatles===
[[File:The Beatles arrive at JFK Airport.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|alt=The Beatles in New York City in 1964, waving to a large crowd|Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr on arrival in New York City at the height of [[Beatlemania]], February 1964]]
For most of the Beatles' career, the relationships in the group were close. According to [[Hunter Davies]], "the Beatles spent their lives not living a communal life, but communally living the same life. They were each other's greatest friends." Harrison's ex-wife Pattie Boyd described how the Beatles "all belonged to each other" and admitted, "George has a lot with the others that I can never know about. Nobody, not even the wives, can break through or even comprehend it."{{sfn|Davies|2009|p=325}} Starr said, "We really looked out for each other and we had so many laughs together. In the old days we'd have the biggest hotel suites, the whole floor of the hotel, and the four of us would end up in the bathroom, just to be with each other." He added, "there were some really loving, caring moments between four people: a hotel room here and there – a really amazing closeness. Just four guys who loved each other. It was pretty sensational."{{sfn|The Beatles|2000|p=357}}

Lennon stated that his relationship with Harrison was "one of young follower and older guy&nbsp;... [he] was like a disciple of mine when we started."{{sfn|Sheff|1981|p=148}} The two later bonded over their [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]] experiences, finding common ground as seekers of spirituality. They took radically different paths thereafter, with, according to biographer Gary Tillery, Harrison finding God and Lennon coming to the conclusion that people are the creators of their own lives.{{sfn|Tillery|2011|p=122}} In 1974, Harrison said of his former bandmate: "John Lennon is a saint and he's heavy-duty, and he's great and I love him. But at the same time, he's such a ''bastard'' – but that's the great thing about him, you see?"{{sfn|Harrison|1975|page=event occurs at 30 minutes 3–15 seconds}}

Harrison and McCartney were the first of the Beatles to meet, having shared a school bus, and often learned and rehearsed new guitar chords together.{{sfn|Inglis|2010|pp=xiii–xiv}} McCartney said that he and Harrison usually shared a bedroom while touring.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Joan|last=Goodman|title=Playboy interview: Paul and Linda McCartney|magazine=[[Playboy]]|date=December 1984|page=84}}</ref> McCartney has referred to Harrison as his "baby brother".<ref>{{Cite news|first1=Oliver|last1=Poole|first2=Hugh|last2=Davies|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1363989/Ill-always-love-him-hes-my-baby-brother-says-tearful-McCartney.html|title=I'll always love him, he's my baby brother, says tearful McCartney|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London, England|date=1 December 2001|access-date=22 January 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507033014/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1363989/Ill-always-love-him-hes-my-baby-brother-says-tearful-McCartney.html|archive-date=7 May 2012}}</ref> In a 1974 BBC radio interview with [[Alan Freeman]], Harrison stated: "[McCartney] ruined me as a guitar player". In the same interview, however, Harrison stated that "I just know that whatever we've been through, there's always been something that's tied us together."{{sfn|Badman|2001|pp=138–139}} Perhaps the most significant obstacle to a Beatles reunion after the death of Lennon was Harrison and McCartney's personal relationship, as both men admitted that they often got on each other's nerves.{{sfn|Gilmore|2002|p=48}} Rodriguez commented: "Even to the end of George's days, theirs was a volatile relationship".{{sfn|Rodriguez|2010|p=24}} When, in a [[Yahoo]] online chat in February 2001, he was asked if Paul "[pisses] you off", Harrison replied "Scan not a friend with a microscopic glass -- You know his faults -- Then let his foibles pass. Old Victorian Proverb. I'm sure there's enough about me that pisses him off, but I think we have now grown old enough to realize that we're both pretty damn cute!"<ref>{{cite web |url= https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/george-harrison-yahoo-chat-transcript-02-15-2001.11962/ |title= George Harrison Yahoo! Chat Transcript - 02/15/2001 |publisher= Steve Hoffman Music Forums |url-status= live |access-date= 7 November 2022 |archive-date= 7 November 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221107204625/https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/george-harrison-yahoo-chat-transcript-02-15-2001.11962/ }}</ref>