It wasn’t hard to choose five of George Harrison‘s most awkward interviews because he had many throughout his career. The top five will make even some of the former Beatle’s casual fans cringe.
George Harrison | Bernd Mueller/Getty Images 1. ‘Today Show,’ 1986
George’s 1986 appearance on the Today Show is one of his most awkward interviews for many reasons. At the beginning of the interview, the reporter asks about his involvement with Monty Python. She says “Monty Python” slowly, as if she is not saying it correctly. George picks up on it and imitates her in a slow American accent. You can watch it at the 2:30 mark in this video.
Her mention of Monty Python leads to a seemingly deep but confusing question about George’s philosophy of making films with his production company, HandMade Films. She says laughter is the biggest release and asks him if...
George Harrison | Bernd Mueller/Getty Images 1. ‘Today Show,’ 1986
George’s 1986 appearance on the Today Show is one of his most awkward interviews for many reasons. At the beginning of the interview, the reporter asks about his involvement with Monty Python. She says “Monty Python” slowly, as if she is not saying it correctly. George picks up on it and imitates her in a slow American accent. You can watch it at the 2:30 mark in this video.
Her mention of Monty Python leads to a seemingly deep but confusing question about George’s philosophy of making films with his production company, HandMade Films. She says laughter is the biggest release and asks him if...
- 3/3/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
George Harrison had strong opinions about the movies that came out in the 1980s. He said it was like “paint by numbers.” Here’s what the former Beatle meant.
George Harrison | Bernd Mueller/Getty Images George Harrison said movies in the 1980s became ‘paint by numbers’
During a 1989 interview with Mark Rowland (per George Harrison on George Harrison: Interviews and Encounters), George talked about working with Dick Donner on Lethal Weapon. The former Beatle recorded “Cheer Down” for the action film.
However, reflecting on the film business as a whole, George couldn’t think of any movie that “blew him away.” There were “bits and pieces” of movies that George liked, but he thought they’d all become “arrogant.”
“It’s sort of like painting by numbers—if you have this person or that person. It’s all like that now, all this packaged stuff. And I know you have to do that,...
George Harrison | Bernd Mueller/Getty Images George Harrison said movies in the 1980s became ‘paint by numbers’
During a 1989 interview with Mark Rowland (per George Harrison on George Harrison: Interviews and Encounters), George talked about working with Dick Donner on Lethal Weapon. The former Beatle recorded “Cheer Down” for the action film.
However, reflecting on the film business as a whole, George couldn’t think of any movie that “blew him away.” There were “bits and pieces” of movies that George liked, but he thought they’d all become “arrogant.”
“It’s sort of like painting by numbers—if you have this person or that person. It’s all like that now, all this packaged stuff. And I know you have to do that,...
- 2/11/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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