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[edit] "Something" not really Pattie-inspired?

An anonymous user refuted the well-known (and well-reported) legend of Pattie Boyd inspiring "Something" and other Harrison-penned tunes, including a statement that Harrison himself denied this. However, an external link that he/she provided says nothing about this statement and appears to be a somewhat poorly-written personal website of a fan. I've removed this link from the article, but the issue is on the table. Was "Something" inspired by Pattie or not? I invite the anonymous contributor (or anyone else) to provide a reference that quotes Harrison's refutation, or to add any other solid references either to confirm or deny this legend. Meanwhile, I've edited the article text to present both the common belief and the suspicion that it's merely a legend. — Jeff Q 15:25, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)

George told once at an interview, which was on the radio that the song "Something" was maybe about Pattie, but that's all he said then followed with just talking other things from the song, as he didn't wanted got any further with the subject of the song being about Pattie. George was always very private about his marriage to her.

Pattie told Hello! magazine in 2004 though, George told her the song was written for her.

[edit] Abuse

I've read abuse stories about Clapton and Boyd. Drink induced beatings and sexual abuse. Not very inpiring, yet relevant. Anyone know more? Divad 11:29, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Does she still have the Clap?

Is she still married to Eric Clapton? I heard they were divorced.--Crestville 17:38, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

In the What is Life article it says that both Boyd and Clapton divorced and married other people.

[edit] Harrison compositions

I've deleted the passage that claimed that 'Something' is Harrison's only written contribution to the Beatles as he also wrote 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' and 'Here Comes the Sun'. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gdevet (talk • contribs).

The passage actually said it was The Beatles' only hit (i.e. hit single) written by Harrison, which is true. It doesn't really matter that much, though. MightyMoose22 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 03:56, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
Correction, "For You Blue" made #1 as a double A-side with Paul McCartney's "Long and Winding Road" in the USA. Though there is no doubt "Long and Winding Road" was the most popular of the two by a considerable margin, it still charted. 205.188.116.196 15:51, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Post-Pattie Clapton/Harrison relationship

"Clapton even organized, emceed, and performed at the Concert For George, the commemoration concert for George Harrison following his death."

This implies that Clapton showed up out of nowhere and hosted the Concert for George. More accurate would be, "While undoubtedly awkward at first, Clapton and Harrison remained close friends. They recorded, toured, and hung out together until Harrison died. Clapton was a natural choice to organize, emcee, and perform at the Concert For George, the commemoration concert for George Harrison following his death."

Antinice 18:10, 4 January 2007 (UTC) Antinice