I Me Mine
by
George Harrison
I Me Mine explains what it was
like to be a Beatle, first hand. George Harrison, the “quiet Beatle” tells of his experiences
as a member of the “Fab Four.” The good,
the bad, the unbearable, he tells it all.
“There
was a view that when everybody was ‘growing up’ we were just fooling around
being rock n’ roll stars.” It wasn’t
easy being a Beatle. The stress of all
the shows they had to be at, and the fans.
My God the fans! They simply
wouldn’t let the Beatles alone.
Everywhere the Beatles went, even where they were rumored to be, was
swarming with fans.
“Beatlemania. I would never want that again. Really, it’s awful, but sometimes it was
good…” as
In
I Me Mine, George gives a personal narrative of all the songs he has
written, and explains why/how he wrote them.
Some of the narratives include hits like “Here Comes the Sun,” “While My
Guitar Gently Weeps,” “What Is Life,” and “My Sweet Lord,” George’s first #1
hit as a solo artist (being the first Beatle to have a #1 hit on his own).
The
reader learns of George’s many trips to
I
Me Mine was phenomenal book. It was very interesting to learn about many of
the occurrences of the Beatle/post-Beatle years in George’s life. Now, if the reader knows nothing about the Beatles or George Harrison, then they probably wouldn’t
like this book. But I highly recommend I
Me Mine to any Beatles/George Harrison fan.
ISBN0-671-42787-3
Created
by Mike Lazarowycz.
October 31, 2007