23/10/2024
Ordinarily I write for The Forward, but this time out they are running an interview with me about my new George Harrison book, "Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison."
"George Harrison, whose tenure with the Beatles was often colored with a kind of reluctance, is, for Rogovoy, the ultimate underdog, with contributions that are undersung both in terms of the band’s discography and for popular music as a whole. Though Harrison is often called the quiet or the spiritual Beatle, Rogovoy’s survey goes beyond that label, positioning Harrison as the most narratively inventive of the quartet, and, perhaps, the one responsible for much of what we consider the group’s sound. (And, in this age of streaming he never lived to see, it’s two George songs, “Here Comes the Sun,” followed by “Something,” that are the most streamed songs in the Beatles catalog.)"
"Within You WIthout You: Listening to George Harrison" by Seth Rogovoy takes a closer look at the lead guitarist's contributions.
