I became famous and made all this material wealth, the letter reads in part.
That was only to enable me to see that there was more in life …
The album continued that trend.
George Harrison’s 1973 album ‘Living in the Material World’ will be reissued as a 50th anniversary deluxe edition.Steve Kagan/The Chronicle Collection/Getty
And it was such a buzz in the morning, just such a positive song.
I felt very attuned to George and his music at that time.
I was feeling the same way in my life, and I started meditating and going to lectures.
So that was the soundtrack for that experience I was having.
It was just perfect for me.
He was very fond of it, she says.
He had all his close friend working with him on it.
He had more confidence and more fun with this one.
For all its commercial success,Living in the Material Worldalso dealt with some very material criticism.
I know somebody wrote a long time ago, Oh, its so holy, I could scream.
But he kept on doing it.
He said, Thats what life is about.
You have to change.
Was he ever concerned, though, about turning off fans who yearned for a more carefree Beatle George?
There were maybe certain things you dont want to hear, but that didnt deter him.
He never imagined he could pull something like that together.
Hed never been a front man.
He didnt realize the influence he wielded with his friends.
I dont think he had any doubts what he was doing at that point.
Nobodys saying they could scream anymore.
Dhani always tells me, Dont sanctify him!
But George had a wisdom, and he was honest.
