“Photos and commentary by George Harrison as told to Dan Forte
Knowing that the interview for Guitar Player was to take place in Los Angeles, George was thoughtful enough to take time, before leaving England, to load his camera and take snapshots of some guitars he thought ‘would be of interest’ to other guitarists. Here, then, is a rare glimpse into the Harrison guitar collection — with photos and captions by George himself.”
Dan Forte: “In the past few years, when you were concentrating more on filmmaking, did you see yourself primarily as a guitarist still, as a songwriter, a filmmaker, or what?”
George Harrison: “I don’t really see myself as a songwriter or a guitarist or a singer or a lyricist or even a film producer. All of those are me, in a way — just like I like gardening, digging holes and sticking trees in. But I’m not really a gardener, just like I’m not really a guitarist — but I am. If I plant 500 coconut trees, I’m sort of a gardener, aren’t I? And if I play on records and stuff, then I’m a guitarist. But not in the sense like, say, B.B. King or Eric Clapton, who play constantly and keep their chops together and are really fluid. You have to play all the time to be good, and in that respect… you know, I’m not trying to put myself down, but the reality is I’m okay. I mean, I’ve sat with people and showed them some chords and a few things — and I realized I do know quite a lot about guitar; I’ve absorbed quite a lot over the years. But I’ve never really felt like I was a proper guitar player. You see all these guys with their chops together. with charts showing how they did it. In the sense of being a guitarist who works and plays, and who could just pop in on anybody’s session and come up with the goods, I’m not that kind of player. I’m just a jungle musician, really.” - Guitar Player (November 1987)
“[George] was a genuinely lovely man — sincere, witty, down-to-earth, and quite talkative for being ‘the quiet Beatle.’ He looked right into your eyes when he spoke (or listened) and gave you his full concentration. He also had a remarkable memory for details, and when talking about early heroes like Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran still had the enthusiasm of a young fan.” - Dan Forte, Cosmik Debris (December 2001)
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