George Harrison has always been my favorite member of The Beatles. Paul was the cute one, but I always found him to be mildly disturbing. I'm not certain if it was his undeniably happy music that suddenly went off the rails with "Helter Skelter" (a clear sign of an impending mental breakdown) or the fact that it is now accepted knowledge that he is in fact a zombie, but something about him just never sat right with me. Ringo seemed like a cool guy, but after hearing about some of his interviews where he professed an enjoyment of used tampons things just haven't been the same. John Lennon - amazing as he is, is too much of a genius for my poor unworthy soul to be a fan of. This leaves George.
George just always seemed unbearably cool. Unlike the other members of the band his ego never seemed to impose itself too strongly. In fact, even when George was complaining about being ignored and overlooked he did it with class and dignity. And Eric Clapton. Which is alright because George Harrison was probably the best part of my favorite Clapton song as well. George Harrison just had a level of kindness and class about him that is truly unrivaled in today's day and age.
Harrison's generosity and selflessness comes through best in a story that I heard several years ago. While Harrison was hospitalized for his final bout with throat cancer, Ringo visited him. Ringo's daughter was at the time (as she is now) suffering from a cancerous brain tumor and after a time Ringo found himself crying to George over the predicament. The surgery was happening the next day. George, though he barely had the strength to sit, in all sincerity asked Ringo a single question: "Do you want me to go with you?" That's right, George Harrison asked Ringo if he wanted him to go with him through he was virtually on his death bed.
That's just the sort of man that George was.
LMAO @ 'Paul was mildly disturbing'.
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