While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

I love George Harrison. There is no doubting this, everyone that knows me well enough knows my passion for the so-called "shy" Beatle. But why?

Well my friends, George was so unlike the other Beatles that it is impossible to hate him. His unbelievably tasty guitar solos have revolutionized the way guitar solos are played everywhere; his skills as a player and a songwriter should alone be enough reason to love him. But no, there is more. Not only was George unbelievably talented, he was also an incredibly open guy. His enthusiasm with every genre of music led to the Beatles incorporating the Sitar into their songs, his flexiblilty led Paul and John to challenge him at every turn.

And not only that, George was and is a person that I have immense respect for. He patiently stood at the sidelines when it came to music writing... and even though girls screamed and threw jelly babies at him... there still came little to no music writing oppurtunites within the Beatles group itself. Besides, it had been George that truly led the Beatles to receive high class respect within musicians everywhere. Before, they'd just been a "skiffle," or "rock-and-roll," group; but as George pushed the group into folk-style music, the very music of the Beatles and indeed of the world was revolutionized. Rubber Soul and Revolver indeed pushed the very limits of music in that era, and is widely appreciated by musicians everywhere. And yet, once again, little or no acknowledgement was awarded to George. He had to deal with traumatizing life experiences - and still managed to keep his head over the water.

Go put on some Beatles, and listen to George. It will do you some good.