George and his father, Harry (from the gatefold sleeve of Thirty-Three & 1/3, photographed by Bob Cato), and George and Dhani (in an ad from Record World, June 1979, photographed by Brian Aris).
“When I was eight or nine years old, my teacher Mr. Lyons caned me and got me on the wrist. It was swollen and when I got home, I tried to hide it, but my father saw it and the next day he came down to the school and Mr. Lyons was called out of the class and my dad ‘stuck one’ on him.” - George Harrison, I Me Mine (1980) “When your parents are cool hippies, the only way to rebel is to get straight A’s, do sports and enroll in a military school. That’s what I did.” - Dhani Harrison, New York Post (February 17, 2009) “There was another time that George called up out of the blue and asked if I knew Slash. I told him that Slash was a good friend of mine. It turned out that George’s son, Dhani, was a huge Guns ‘N’ Roses fan and George wanted to see if I could fix it for him to meet Slash. I hung up, called Slash and arranged the meeting. George rolled around to my place with Dhani in this crappy, beat-up old car. I had asked him what’s up with the fucked-up wheels. He smiled in that beatific way of his and said, 'Well, when I’m driving around town people only think I look like George Harrison.’ Dhani was just thirteen at the time and the sweetest kid. I took the two of them over to Slash’s pad, which proved an eyeopening experience for both of the Harrisons. Slash had built into the walls of his home a multitude of Plexiglas terrariums that housed his collection of pythons. He also had an alligator, named Wally, in his garage. It was a crazy scene, but Slash legitimately loved all of these animals. We had a fun day. Not normal at all!” - Steve Lukather, The Gospel According To Luke “George never held anything back, even when Dhani was really young, so they were very close, and Dhani had a clear understanding. Some of the things George told him, it was almost like he knew he might not be around later on, so he had to tell him then.” - Olivia Harrison, Huffington Post (2014) “My dad was my hero, my best friend.“ - Dhani Harrison, Daily Mail (November 3, 2012)
