Paul McCartney Said George Harrison 'Wasn't Into' His Vision for 'Hey Jude'
Paul McCartney had a clear vision for 'Hey Jude.' When he pushed back on George Harrison's contributions, Harrison grew irritated.
George Harrison and Paul McCartney were the first members of The Beatles to meet. They grew close in their adolescence and would go on to become founding members of one of the biggest bands in the world. Their time in the band was not beneficial to their relationship, though. Harrison and McCartney bickered often about music. McCartney recalled the struggle they faced while working on “Hey Jude” when Harrison made it clear he didn’t like the direction McCartney was taking the song.
By the late 1960s, Harrison felt McCartney was overly domineering. When McCartney gave Harrison instructions, their interactions often devolved into arguments.
“If I made a suggestion and it was something that, say, George didn’t want to do, it could develop quite quickly into a mini-argument,” McCartney said in The Beatles Anthology. “In fact, George walked out of the group. I’m not sure of the exact reason, but I think that they thought I was being too domineering.”
This happened while they were recording “Hey Jude.” McCartney did not like Harrison’s additions to the song and instructed him to stop.
Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com
