George Harrison; photo by Terry O'Neill.“A waitress came over, and George ordered tea, explain

George Harrison; photo by Terry O'Neill.“A waitress came over, and George ordered tea, explaining that he was already highly intoxicated (knowing Bob [Longhi], undoubtedly extremely potent ganja), and could not handle an alcoholic drink. […] When I expressed great admiration for his own playing, [Harrison] confessed with graceful modesty that he had ‘no idea’ what he does while playing the guitar. […] Harrison peppered our conversation with humorous observations and jokes, providing a refreshing diversion from the esoteric musical and philosophical subjects we focused on. Together with his immersion into Hindu philosophy, he was clearly a street-wise person who had been catapulted into the upper echelons of world society. At one point, Harrison mischievously teased me about my preference for computer instruments with his famous accent, asking if one gets as horny with computer music as you do playing rock and roll. My music absolutely has a sensual dimension, but I knew he was joking, and laughed out loud. […] Harrison apologized several times during our extended conversation for being overly intoxicated, but he seemed fine and completely lucid to me. I was surprised by how animated and talkative he was because I had imagined he would be shy and reserved.” - Michael Robinson on chatting with George Harrison at Bob Longhi’s restaurant in Hawaii, January 1990, Azure Miles Records, 2001 (x)“From across the restaurant [Harrison] appeared youthful, tall and thin, and his stride was unusually smooth, almost seeming to glide across the floor. Now he was sitting across the table, and I was struck by hundreds of little lines on his face, suggesting an extraordinary map of experience. […] Saturday evening in January 1990, and my girlfriend and I decided to have dinner in Lahaina [Maui]. […] During all this, we were joined by two friends, one of who had spent time with George and his wife [Olivia] in Hana. Knowing my reverence for the Beatles, she asked if I would like to meet Harrison. I wanted to, of course, but there were no empty seats at George’s table, and I didn’t want to walk up like some annoying autograph seeker, not to mention that I was somewhat intimidated. So we sat there stealing glances, and after a few drinks, my inhibitions were subdued. When I noticed one of the men leaving George’s table, the friend who knew him said, “Let’s go!” and I found myself following her in a dream-like state. […] Harrison peppered our conversation with humorous observations and jokes, providing a refreshing diversion from the esoteric musical and philosophical subjects we focused on. Together with his immersion into Hindu philosophy, he was clearly a street-wise person who had been catapulted into the upper echelons of world society. At one point, Harrison mischievously teased me about my preference for computer instruments with his famous accent: ‘But can you get horny playing a computer?’ indicating that this was one of the joys of playing rock guitar.“ […] One regret I have from that evening is how I failed to respond when George asked me if I wanted to go walking down Front Street with him to ‘Look at the T-shirt shops!’ stated with the enthusiam of a young boy. Somehow I couldn’t believe I was really hearing this invitation, and I also wrongfully thought that Bob would not approve of me wandering off with his friend who didn’t visit Lahaina very often. So the opportunity passed, and we continued our conversation.” - Michael Robinson, An Evening With George Harrison, 2002, azuremilesrecords dot com (x) -- source link

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