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INDIAN INFLUENCES (ROOM 301)
INDIAN INFLUENCES (ROOM 301)
It was during the filming of ‘Help’ that George first became aware of Indian music. In the restaurant scene, director Dick Lester had hired a group of Indian musicians. George was fascinated and duly purchased a sitar from “Indiacraft” on Oxford Street, London. On George’s 22nd birthday an Indian cyclist had randomly cycled up to George on the set of the film and gave him a book on Indian religion. George later reflected that this was the beginning of his pre-determined path and he would later eagerly respond to the call of the East.
When The Beatles got into India mysticism and philosophy everybody was to imitate. The Beatles followed up their use of the sitar in 1965 on ‘Norwegian Wood’ by citing the ‘The Tibetan Book of The Dead’ as the influence for ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ on November 1966. George himself paid two visits to India in 1966 and more famously The Beatles attended lectures by the Maharishi in 1967 and followed him to India to meditate in 1968. The Beatles popularised Indian music and culture and pretty soon everybody jumped on the bandwagon. For George however, it was not a bandwagon, but a new more meaningful way of life. His religion became the complete antidote to his life as a Beatle. This spiritual awakening liberated him from the imprisonment he had felt as Beatle George. It gave a new direction, purpose and zeal into his life and continued right up to his premature death on 29th November 2001.
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
INDIAN INFLUENCES (ROOM 301)
It was during the filming of ‘Help’ that George first became aware of Indian music. In the restaurant scene, director Dick Lester had hired a group of Indian musicians. George was fascinated and duly purchased a sitar from “Indiacraft” on Oxford Street, London. On George’s 22nd birthday an Indian cyclist had randomly cycled up to George on the set of the film and gave him a book on Indian religion. George later reflected that this was the beginning of his pre-determined path and he would later eagerly respond to the call of the East.
When The Beatles got into India mysticism and philosophy everybody was to imitate. The Beatles followed up their use of the sitar in 1965 on ‘Norwegian Wood’ by citing the ‘The Tibetan Book of The Dead’ as the influence for ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ on November 1966. George himself paid two visits to India in 1966 and more famously The Beatles attended lectures by the Maharishi in 1967 and followed him to India to meditate in 1968. The Beatles popularised Indian music and culture and pretty soon everybody jumped on the bandwagon. For George however, it was not a bandwagon, but a new more meaningful way of life. His religion became the complete antidote to his life as a Beatle. This spiritual awakening liberated him from the imprisonment he had felt as Beatle George. It gave a new direction, purpose and zeal into his life and continued right up to his premature death on 29th November 2001.
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
INDIAN INFLUENCES (ROOM 301)
It was during the filming of ‘Help’ that George first became aware of Indian music. In the restaurant scene, director Dick Lester had hired a group of Indian musicians. George was fascinated and duly purchased a sitar from “Indiacraft” on Oxford Street, London. On George’s 22nd birthday an Indian cyclist had randomly cycled up to George on the set of the film and gave him a book on Indian religion. George later reflected that this was the beginning of his pre-determined path and he would later eagerly respond to the call of the East.
When The Beatles got into India mysticism and philosophy everybody was to imitate. The Beatles followed up their use of the sitar in 1965 on ‘Norwegian Wood’ by citing the ‘The Tibetan Book of The Dead’ as the influence for ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ on November 1966. George himself paid two visits to India in 1966 and more famously The Beatles attended lectures by the Maharishi in 1967 and followed him to India to meditate in 1968. The Beatles popularised Indian music and culture and pretty soon everybody jumped on the bandwagon. For George however, it was not a bandwagon, but a new more meaningful way of life. His religion became the complete antidote to his life as a Beatle. This spiritual awakening liberated him from the imprisonment he had felt as Beatle George. It gave a new direction, purpose and zeal into his life and continued right up to his premature death on 29th November 2001.
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON