From the editors who have previously brought forth
bestselling illustrated biographies on the Beatles as a group and
John Lennon in particular, now comes Remembering George Harrison:
10 Years Later.
He was the quiet Beatle only in that he was standing alongside
two louder-than-life characters and in front of a guy playing
drums. He held many strong opinions-on Beatlemania, on global want,
on his right to privacy, on his God-and gave firm voice to most of
them. But George Harrison was certainly the most reluctant Beatle,
wanting out almost as soon as he was in. He often said that his
luckiest break was joining the band and his second luckiest was
leaving it. The standard line is that George Harrison was an
enigma, but perhaps he was transparent: a terrific guitarist, a
fine songwriter, a wonderer, a seeker and, overriding all, a
celebrity who hated and feared celebrity.
George Harrison died at a friend''s home in Los Angeles ten years
ago, in late 2001, at age 58, losing his last battle with cancer.
He was beloved, and had been for a long time. He had thrived in the
aftermath of the band''s breakup, becoming a recording artist on the
level of his former mates McCartney and Lennon. He became as well
the Happy Mystic, leading his legion of fans-of followers-toward a
more meaningful way of living.
As would be expected from LIFE, it is all here in pictures-the
Hamburg days, the Cavern Club, the craze that was Beatlemania, the
fun movies, the psychedelic period, the solo years replete with
Harrison''s reaction to Lennon''s death, and the subsequent attack on
him and his wife at his English estate. The photographers who knew
George and the Beatles best-Astrid Kirchherr in Hamburg; Terence
Spencer in the UK; Harry Benson in London, Paris and the U.S.; Bob
Whitaker as the band''s official photographer during the halcyon
years; LIFE''s John Loengard and Bill Eppridge throughout it all-are
all here, as they were in our book on Lennon. This is an intimate
look back, with many visual surprises. The narrative is largely
written by and the book is edited by LIFE managing editor Robert
Sullivan, who wrote Time magazine''s cover story on George''s passing
10 years ago.
One of the many marvels of the Beatles was that, although they
all emerged from working-class Liverpool backgrounds, they were
such distinct and fiercely individualistic personalities. None more
so that George Harrison, who started well in the shadows and came
to stand for something very large, and beautiful. This is his
book.
關於作者：
LIFE Books managing editor, Robert Sullivan, has twice been
awarded the Wilbur Award for best religion feature in a national
magazine and has authored LIFE''s New York Times bestselling
biography of Pope John Paul II.
The editors at LIFE vigorously carry on the traditions of
excellence in photography, in journalism, and in telling the story
of our country and our world which began with LIFE magazine in 1936
by founding editor and publisher, Henry R. Luce. They have
published books on a broad range of subjects, including New York
Times bestsellers One Nation, LIFE Picture Puzzle and
The American Journey of Barack Obama.
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