Paul McCartney Has a Theory Why John Lennon Is More Remembered Than George Harrison
John Lennon is probably more posthumously famous than George Harrison. Paul McCartney discussed why this might be the case and he said it had nothing to do with their artistry.
All The Beatles are classic rock gods, but some are more famous than others. Paul McCartney said John Lennon is more posthumously famous than George Harrison. Paul discussed why this might be the case and he said it had nothing to do with their artistic outputs. Interestingly, John once contrasted himself with George as an artist. and his words were not completely flattering.
During a 2022 interview with The New York Times, a reporter noted that people tend to ask Paul more about John than about George. “John is probably the one in the group you would remember, but the circumstances of his death were particularly harrowing,” he said. “When you die horrifically, you’re remembered more.
“But I like your point, which is: What about George?” he added. “I often think of George because he was my little buddy. I was thinking the other day of my hitchhiking bursts. This was before The Beatles. I suddenly was keen on hitchhiking, so I sold this idea to George and then John.”
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com
