Sir Paul continued: “There he is, growing strongly. that takes me back to the time when I hitchhiked with him! [George and John Lennon still have] an ever-present presence.”
“That s the tree George gave me. George has entered that tree for me. I hope he s happy with that.”
Aside from his music, Harrison famously funded the controversial (at the time) Monty Python movie Life of Brian with his HandMade Films production company.
Speaking on The Adam Buxton podcast last year, Sir Paul said: “I love [comedy] like George did. He just happened to hook up with the Pythons and so that was really great because he was able to make films with them.”
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I play a little guitar, write a few tunes, make a few movies, but none of that’s really me, ”George Harrison once said. “The real me is something else.” Harrison was many things – including a master of understatement. But he was right to point out that his true character remains elusive. He was one of the most famous men in the world, but he loathed superstardom. He preached piety and simple pleasures, yet he lived in a 120-room mansion and collected ultra high-end cars. His studious facade belayed a brilliant sense of humor, which led him to produce some of the greatest comedies of all time. The songs he wrote focused on both the glory of God and the petty annoyances of day-to-day life.
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Though Mike Moran is best described as a musical everyman, the title gives but a scant indication of his multiple talents as composer, arranger, songwriter and producer, who has worked with Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Placido Domingo, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Kate Bush and Paul McCartney among many others.
“I stared playing piano aged four,” he tells RC. “My older brother – 11 years older than me – played classical and jazz and I wanted to play, too. I had a spell as child performer and never considered any other career.”
After guesting on bassist Roger Glover’s concept album The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper’s Feast (1974), Moran was invited to join the Ian Gillan Band, with whom he recorded their debut, Child In Time (1976). “Ian had just left Deep Purple and wanted to start a solo project,” he explains. “We had a lot of fun making the album. Ian was always a great rock singer, and I would hav
Back in September, Sir Paul McCartney shared a touching childhood photograph with George Harrison and Ivan Vaughan.
The latter was The Quarrymen member who introduced Sir Paul to John Lennon on July 6, 1957, at the Woolton village fête.
The snap shared by the 78-year-old was taken a year later when he and Ivan were around 16 and Harrison 15.
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Posted on his Instagram, Sir Paul commented: “We had a few words and phrases that, if one of us said it, would amuse the others because it was like a secret code…”
Vaughn played tea-chest bass part-time for The Quarrymen and went on to study Classics at University College, London. Throughout this time, he remained in touch with his friends The Beatles as they rose to fame. He went on to teach Psychology at Homerton College, Cambridge from 1973 to 1983.