George Harrison Felt ‘Trapped’ As A Member Of The Beatles

George Harrison's exit from The Beatles was like any regular day. But Dhani, his son, didn't truly understand how unfazed he was to be out of the circle entirely.

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In the Anthology Documentary of the Beatles Bible, the ex-Beatle revealed he felt caged in the band.

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Harrison was tired of the Beatle-George reference and constantly said it weighed him down and heightened his paranoia.

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In an interview with Esquire, Dhani revealed Peter Jackson reached him to go over a documentary about The Beatles.

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According to him, Jackson wanted him to watch the documentary and tell him if there's any part about his father he wouldn't want to be shown.

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There are pros of being a celebrity child, and for Dhani, having a firsthand view of the "Get Back" documentary was one of them.

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He saw the moment his dad showed the team a song he wrote, and how they all snubbed it and rated it low.

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On August 1, 1978, Dhani Harrison was born to George and Olivia Harrison.

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He followed in his father's footsteps, debuted as a professional musician in 2001, and founded his own band in 2002.

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