George Harrison Said a Song From The Beatles' 'Rubber Soul' Had a 'Bad' Instrument
George Harrison used a sitar on a song from The Beatles’ Rubber Soul. He said the sitar wasn’t good. A famous sitar played had mixed feelings on the song in question.
George Harrison took issue with an instrument he used in a song from The Beatles’ Rubber Soul. In addition, Indian musician Ravi Shankar had mixed feelings about the song. Despite these opinions, Rubber Soul became a big hit in the United States and the United Kingdom.The book George Harrison on George Harrison: Interviews and Encounters includes an interview with George and Shankar from 1997. In it, George discussed the origin of The Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).” He said the Fab Four were open to taking influence from a variety of sources at the time, including avant-garde music. He revealed the other Beatles liked when George includes a sitar on “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown).”
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com
