#raga

I know a lot of people see her as a lesbian, but I see her as bi. No judgements here. See what you want, just don't be an ass about it.

“In 1968, I did a documentary film with Ravi Shankar called ‘Raga’ [parts filmed in Big Sur on June 10 and 11, 1968, seen here in the trailer for the movie], and in that film Ravi said, 'Music is the only language I really understand, for I believe in Nada Brahma, meaning “The sound is God.”’ All music, whether it’s deep within in the cosmos, or it becomes more gross in the physical world, is still based on the subtlest manifestations of God. I feel like Ravi does about music, and I want to see that sound.” - George Harrison, Billboard (December 5, 1992) “You know, though, the film [Raga] very nearly never made it. We had to stop production for 9 months because we ran out. The only reason RAGA finally became a reality is due to only one person — George Harrison. There was a time when most of the film was completed and I was in terrible financial straits. I couldn’t really complete the film and I didn’t know where to turn. I was calling up all the distributors and screening, and they were all telling me, It’s a great film but it’s different and what are we going to do with it?’ Now, George Harrison is in the film, briefly, and we had just that relationship — doing the film. He did his piece and that was it. But out of desperation I called him to see if he could pull any weight with the distributors. He came over and saw the film, and then he just got up and walked out. I figured it was all over, but he called the next morning and said, ‘What do you need?’ I said, ‘I need distribution.’ And he said, ‘You need money to finish it. The film really moved me; that’s why I left. What you’re trying to say is what matters.’" - Howard Worth, interview conducted by Stephen T. Smith, Filmmakers Newsletter (Summer 1972: Vol 5 Issue 9-10) [from an older post]

(PS: the random pause i took in between is because I thought my dad came in my room lol that’s how terrified I am of someone hearing my singing🥴)