Mark McEwen with George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, May 1997; photos courtesy of iammarkmcewen.blogsp
Mark McEwen with George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, May 1997; photos courtesy of iammarkmcewen.blogspot.com, and © Mark McEwen.“We discussed Ravi’s music, his new album [Chants Of India], why George thought it was so important, and then came the moment when I brought up the subject I wasn’t supposed to bring up. ‘You were in the Beatles, the biggest band in the world,’ I said. 'You met kings and queens and talked to movie stars and captains of industry. What was it about this man that made you stop?’ George’s eyes twinkled as he answered. 'We’d met everybody and hung out with everyone and all kinds of people told us we were this and we were that. Truth was, I was tired of all of it and then this little man (and there he turned and smiled at Ravi) came into my life and made it worthwhile again.’ He talked about how Ravi knew very little of who the Beatles were. George talked about how special and unique Ravi was. He talked of how Ravi taught him to see the world in a totally different way. And more.” - Mark McEwen, iammarkmcewen.blogspot.com, 23 August 2015 (x) -- source link
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