George Harrison: Za zamčenými dveřmi – Thomson Graeme (2014)

The excellent comprehensive biography of Graeme Thomson takes us through the entire life of Harrison, from his humble beginnings in Liverpool to the grand neo-Gothic castle of Friar Park with its one hundred and twenty rooms. Along the way, there are detours to Hamburg, Himalayan ashrams, and hidden retreats in Hawaii. We follow the life story of the guitarist, a member of the most famous band of all time, an important figure in the world culture of his era, but also an indefatigable spiritual seeker, husband and father, a reluctant superstar, and a songwriter who sometimes struggled to find inspiration, while at other times seemed to be illuminated by heaven itself. For most people, he remains the most beloved and also the most mysterious Beatle. Sometimes he was kind and warm, while at other times he was brutally honest. The world knows Harrison mainly because of the Beatles, but that was just one of his many faces. He was one of the first to introduce the music and culture of distant India to a wide Western audience. He organized the Concert for Bangladesh, the first major charitable performance in the history of rock. It was only thanks to his financial support that the legendary film Life of Brian from the Monty Python comedy group was created. Harrison's film company HandMade produced many of the greatest gems of British...