In 1969, Paul McCartney bought married, and his bandmate George Harrison was not current for the ceremony. Although the 2 males didn’t all the time get alongside, Harrison’s failure to indicate up had nothing to do with animosity between the 2 males. As an alternative, Harrison was in a little bit of authorized hassle. On the identical day as the marriage, the police raided Harrison’s dwelling for medication and arrested each him and his spouse.
Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman in 1969
McCartney married photographer Linda Eastman in 1969, however the wedding ceremony practically didn’t occur. The couple bought into an explosive argument the evening earlier than the ceremony.
“We were crazy,” McCartney mentioned within the guide Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now by Barry Miles. “We had a big argument the night before we got married, and it was nearly called off.”
Fortunately, the couple made up in time for the large day.
“We were very up and down, quite funky compared to the eventual image of 25 years of married bliss!” he mentioned. “You get this picture of us swanning along in a little rowboat, managing to avoid the white water, but we were right in the middle of that white water, so it’s even more miraculous that we made it. But we did.”
George Harrison missed Paul McCartney’s wedding ceremony
McCartney made it to his wedding ceremony, however Harrison didn’t. On the identical day because the ceremony, the London drug squad raided Harrison’s dwelling. The officers have been led by Detective Sergeant Norman Pilcher, who directed John Lennon’s drug arrest the yr earlier than.
“[Pilcher] came out to my house with about eight other policemen and a police dog, who happened to be called Yogi — because, I suppose, of the Beatle connection with Maharishi,” Harrison mentioned in The Beatles Anthology, per Cosmic Magazine. “They thought they’d have a bit of fun.”
Harrison’s spouse, Pattie Boyd, was at dwelling when the police arrived and instantly known as Harrison. When he bought dwelling, he discovered that the police had trashed his home of their seek for medication.
Each Harrison and Boyd have been charged with the possession of unlawful medication and brought to the police station. They have been shortly launched on bail however not early sufficient to make McCartney’s wedding ceremony.
George Harrison and Paul McCartney have been mates however didn’t work collectively nicely
There have been many rumors that Harrison and McCartney had a contentious relationship. Harrison denied this, saying that they merely weren’t musically appropriate. Their relationship was pleasant, although.
“We don’t have any problems whatsoever as far as being people is concerned, and it’s quite nice to see him,” Harrison advised Rolling Stone in 1979. “But I don’t know about being in a band with him, how that would work out.”
He mentioned that he probably wouldn’t need to work with McCartney once more, however he was completely satisfied to have him as a pal.
“My problem was that it would always be very difficult to get in on the act, because Paul was very pushy in that respect,” he mentioned. “When he succumbed to playing on one of your tunes, he’d always do good. But you’d have to do fifty-nine of Paul’s songs before he’d even listen to one of yours. So, in that respect, it would be very difficult to ever play with him. But, you know, we’re cool as far as being pals goes.”
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