Neil Harrison

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Neil Harrison
Live at Wellington Country Park, Berkshire (2006)
Background information
Genre(s)	Pop, rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, vocals
Years active	1980 - present
Associated acts	The Bootleg Beatles

Neil Harrison is a member of the world acclaimed tribute band The Bootleg Beatles in which he plays John Lennon.

[edit] The Bootleg Beatles

Following the final show of the West End musical "Beatlemania" (of which Neil joined at the age of 28^[1]), Harrison formed The Bootleg Beatles with fellow cast members Andre Barreau and David Catlin-Birch. The band invested their dwindling finances in two guitars - an Epiphone and a Gretsch - as well as two Vox amplifiers, four black polo-necks and a wig. ^[2]

Neil has stated that there has been three occasions where he has met original members of The Beatles.

His first experience was in 1968 when he and some friends sang Christmas carols outside Paul McCartney's father's house on the Wirral.

The second meeting was in 1996 at David Gilmour's 50th birthday party. David booked both the Bootleg Beatles and the Australian Pink Floyd Show as he'd "always wanted to have the Beatles support Pink Floyd".^{[citation needed]} George Harrison was in the audience and quipped "you probably know the chords better than I do" and "Where's the Bootleg Brian Epstein? 'Cos he's got all the money!".^[3]

The third meeting was at the Party at the Palace for the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2002, where Paul McCartney headlined.

Neil Harrison, also known as Ganymede, is also a Worcestershire (UK) based triumph of the motor racing world as well as a well respected and well rounded man of law. He specializes in the art of agricultural law honing his skills at MFG solicitors

His exact height is unknown, but many have said, "yeah he's short."

Yes he is short.