King of the Wilburys
SSD...@psuvm.psu.edu
second in two years) on George called "King of the Wilburys". Not much new
information is given about the Wilburys, but he mentions some things about
Paul. (The Musician interview was taking place in L.A. at the same time Paul
was holding his press conference at the Forum).
Some interesting notes:
When asked if he had any relationship with Paul, George replied "none at
all. It's like a divorce, you have to go on."
On whether he would see Paul's LA concert, George replied, "No, I wouldn't
want to see it. Besides, I know all of the songs anyway. Now Ringo was here
a while back and I wanted to see him, but I couldn't make it. If I did go see
Paul, I wouldn't want Ringo to think I was supporting Paul and not him" !!!!!!
Wow! First of all, we all know that George wouldn't miss a Paul concert
because he knows the songs. (I wonder if he's heard Flowers in the Dirt.
Doubt it). Secondly, if he did go, I doubt Ringo would think George was
"supporting Paul and not Ringo". Just by showing up at a concert would not
make Paul and George best friends, and leave Ringo out in the dirt.
George's absence at the Grammys also demonstrated his resentment towards Paul.
Maybe he felt that the Beatles, and not Paul alone should have won the award
like all you rec.music.beatles fans and I have argued. Maybe he just didn't
want to see Paul, or get involved in the media hype of a Beatles reunion.
Either way, it looks bleak that the two will ever work together. One is bitter
about the money and legal problems, and the other has nothing better to do
than to try and cling to the past while being the world's greatest P.R. man.
Steve
"As long as George Harrison is alive, there is almost no chance that the
living Beatles will ever get together"
Scott Galuska
>
>On whether he would see Paul's LA concert, George replied, "No, I wouldn't
>want to see it. Besides, I know all of the songs anyway. Now Ringo was here
>a while back and I wanted to see him, but I couldn't make it. If I did go see
>Paul, I wouldn't want Ringo to think I was supporting Paul and not him" !!!!!!
>
>Wow! First of all, we all know that George wouldn't miss a Paul concert
>because he knows the songs. (I wonder if he's heard Flowers in the Dirt.
>Doubt it). Secondly, if he did go, I doubt Ringo would think George was
>"supporting Paul and not Ringo". Just by showing up at a concert would not
>make Paul and George best friends, and leave Ringo out in the dirt.
>
unintended!) Outside of his brief "vacation" from the band during the
White CD sessions, Ringo seemed to stay pretty much away from (above?) the
fighting between the other members of the group. I've always admired Ringo
as a person for that.
>George's absence at the Grammys also demonstrated his resentment towards Paul.
>Maybe he felt that the Beatles, and not Paul alone should have won the award
>like all you rec.music.beatles fans and I have argued. Maybe he just didn't
>want to see Paul, or get involved in the media hype of a Beatles reunion.
Not only that, but did anyone notice that Paul & Gertrude were NOT listed in
the musician credits on George's "Best of Dark Horse" for their backing vocals
on "All Those Years Ago"? All the other musicians are listed (or seem to be,
anyway).
>Either way, it looks bleak that the two will ever work together. One is bitter
> about the money and legal problems, and the other has nothing better to do
>than to try and cling to the past while being the world's greatest P.R. man.
>
>
Agreed. Question: If George ever went on tour, either solo or with the
Wilbury's, do you think Paul would take in one of the shows?
--
Scott Galuska
Dept. of Computer & Info. Science "Oh, you don't know
Univ of Delaware The Shape I'm In!"
gal...@dewey.udel.edu
Ron D. Harvey
> I just picked up the new issue of Musician after noticing a cover article (the
> second in two years) on George called "King of the Wilburys". Not much new
> information is given about the Wilburys, but he mentions some things about
> Paul. (The Musician interview was taking place in L.A. at the same time Paul
> was holding his press conference at the Forum).
Yeah, that was an interesting interview in _Musician_. The
article brought up a little-emphasized point: during George's Beatle
years, his contributions -- about 20 songs, I think -- are mostly
gems, and if anyone else in any other context (i.e. not with *uber*-
songwriters Lennon and McCartney) had that kind of output, they
would be hearlded as a pop genius. In fact, a friend of mine (a
supposed Beatle fan; turns out she's really just a L/M fan), were
having a discussion about this very subject, she, just like Frank
Sinatra, didn't know that George wrote "Something." Duh.
I thought his comments about the Concert for Bagladesh and
benefit concerts in general were interesting too.
> ...
> George's absence at the Grammys also demonstrated his resentment towards Paul.
> ...
Um, wasn't Jeff "I Killed Roy Orbison" Lynne and George at
the Grammys because of a nomination for, as Paul, George Bush-like,
put it, "The Wilburys thing"?
> ... Maybe he just didn't
> want to see Paul, or get involved in the media hype of a Beatles reunion.
> Either way, it looks bleak that the two will ever work together.
I think that George just doesn't want to be pushed around
and pressured by Paul anymore. I think he's saying, "You can
manipulate the media all you want, but you can't manipulate me."
And what about the working relationship? I remember old, old
interviews with George saying that Paul would make you listen to
100 of his songs before he'd listen to one of yours. I wonder if
he's changed.
In a sense, George has become the new John, holding-out-
for-a-reunion-wise, that is. Good for him.
> ...
---
Ron D. Harvey jail...@ihlpm.ATT.COM
It's all too much
kat...@rabbit1.uucp
>Agreed. Question: If George ever went on tour, either solo or with the
>Wilbury's, do you think Paul would take in one of the shows?
>
ABSOLUTELY!
22314-T Bowers(1604)
Well... George HAS toured (he was the first ex-Beatle to tour
the US) and I don't think Paul went to any of his shows so
I'm puzzled by your logic :-)
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