I, Me, Mine

Big! Rock! Book! number three.

I still have my much-battered, much slimmer 1980 version of this book (regrettably, not the limited edition one that was put out). Thirty-eight years later, here I am again, with a beautifully-made extended edition, essentially encompassing every song of his career.

Harrison's modest, everyman personality shines through on every page of the book. He was never my favourite of the four—that honour goes to their troubled front man, Lennon—and I could never buy into Harrison's spiritual beliefs, but I gotta say, I do respect the man for not only living his values, but also taking the risky career move of letting those values shine through in his work.

Yes, he's a bit trippy—more than I remembered—but then show more again, so was Lennon, and a hell of a lot of others who came up through the Sixties.

But this? This is an interesting glimpse into the Quiet One. show less

This isn’t your traditional sort of biography. It’s a book of two parts: Part 1 is a transcription of George’s conversations with his friend Derek Taylor, who served as the Beatles’ press officer, and Part 2 discusses the inspiration for a selection of George’s songs, including reproductions of the handwritten lyrics.

I liked hearing George’s story in his own words and seeing the handwritten lyrics. I am sad that it stops at 1979, but wow did George ever accomplish a lot in the time period that *is* covered by the book.

I did find the conversation a bit hard to follow because of the formatting; Derek’s commentary was blended into George’s statements and set off with italics, but it was hard to read. I would have preferred show more a format where George and Derek got separate paragraphs.

This book has sent me down the rabbit hole of George’s solo catalogue (not me playing “Crackerbox Palace” ad infinitum), so if you’ve been looking to explore his work, the second half of this book especially might be of interest. show less

I get that this wasn't a proper "autobiography", but it was just weird and disjointed, and he sounded quite like a curmudgeonly old man at the ripe old age of 36.

Since George Harrison was my favorite Beatle it was wonderful to read a book from his perspective. I wish there had been a few more personal things written. However, George really was "the quiet Beatle". This book explored his spirituality and his love for tranquility. I think my favorite part of the book was where he discussed individual songs and what inspired them. George forever remains my favorite Beatle!

Not your typical memoir, "I, Me, Mine" is comprised of some anecdotes and then, for 3/4 of the book, lyrics (handwritten and printed) and brief descriptions of Harrison's songs.

If you aren't well-versed on Beatles lore, you might be disappointed. I am, therefore I'm not. I wouldn't mind owning a copy of this book for the lyrics alone.

I decided to read this book after I read A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song by Steve Turner. Most of the quotes Turner used from George in his comments on songs came from Harrison's autobiography, I Me Mine. If I had to describe Harrison's autobiography in one word I would say it's artsy. The reason I think it's artsy is because it doesn't read like a normal autobiography in that there's an ordered sequence of events. Harrison talks about his family and his schooling and his life in the music world, but it's very conversational. The timeline is a little difficult to decipher, but overall it's a good read. The second half of the book contains photos with commentary and copies of songs in Harrison's own hand. I show more would highly recommend this book to diehard Beatles fans, but for people who are just discovering the Beatles or are just looking for a lot of information or answers to specific questiosn I would recommend The Beatles Anthology by The Beatles. show less

oh to be george harrison writing love songs to bob dylan in the 70s