🔥On The Beatles track “While my guitar gently weeps” written by...

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Rolling Stone Magazine: ''Prince is an average guitar player.'' Prince: "Hold my beer...'' George Harrison poured his heart into writing it. Eric Clapton gave it that unforgettable solo. And then Prince stepped up and played it like the song was his own soul crying through the guitar. While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Tribute to George Harrison

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Rolling Stone Magazine: ''Prince is an average guitar player.'' Prince: "Hold my beer...'' George Harrison poured his heart into writing it. Eric Clapton gave it that unforgettable solo. And then Prince stepped up and played it like the song was his own soul crying through the guitar. While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Tribute to George Harrison

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Origins of 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', "The Eastern concept is that whatever happens is all meant to be ... every little item that's going down has a purpose. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was a simple study based on that theory ... I picked up a book at random, opened it, saw "gently weeps", then laid the book down again and started the song." Says the legendary George Harrison about the song. Harrison wrote "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" after his return from India, where the Beatles had been studying Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi during the spring of 1968. The visit had allowed Harrison to re-engage with the guitar as his primary instrument, after focusing on the Indian sitar for the previous two years, and also marked the start of a prolific period for him as a songwriter. Inspiration for the song came to him when he was visiting his parents in Warrington, Cheshire, and he began reading the I Ching, or "The Book of Changes". As Harrison put it, "[the book] seemed to me to be based on the Eastern concept that everything is relative to everything else, as opposed to the Western view that things are merely coincidental." Embracing this idea of relativism, he committed to writing a song based on the first words he saw upon opening a book, which happened to be "gently weeps". Harrison continued to work on the lyrics after this initial writing session. During a ride from Surrey into London, Harrison asked Clapton to play guitar on the track. Clapton, who recognised Harrison's talent as a songwriter, and considered that his abilities had long been held back by Lennon and McCartney, was nevertheless reluctant to participate; he later recalled that his initial response was: "I can't do that. Nobody ever plays on Beatles records." Harrison convinced him, and Clapton's lead guitar part, played on Harrison's Gibson Les Paul electric guitar "Lucy" (a recent gift from Clapton), was overdubbed that evening. Recalling the session in his 2007 autobiography, Clapton says that, while Lennon and McCartney were "fairly non-committal", he thought the track "sounded fantastic", adding: "I knew George was happy, because he listened to it over and over in the control room." Peter Frampton and Eric Clapton performing 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' live at Crossroads, in 2019.

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Virginia Giuffre: Prince Andrew— “he was an abuser, he was a participant… Ghislaine woke me up and said, you’re going to need a Prince today. I didn’t know I was going to be trafficked to that Prince.” ‘Ghislaine said, He’s coming back to the house. And I want you to do for him (Prince Andrew) what you do for Epstein.’” Prince Andrew continued the abuse… while she was underage.

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Rolling Stone had omitted Prince from its list of the greatest guitarists of all time. Jann Wenner (Rolling Stone), also happens to be the co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. this solo was a musical “fuck you” to Wenner and the rock and roll establishment in general. to emphasise his point, Prince was making it on a stage that also contained the likes of Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison (son of George Harrison, While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ writer). at rehearsal the night before the ceremony, Prince kept his powder dry and fell back, letting Jeff Lynne’s guitar player play both the original While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo - played on the White Album by Clapton - and the one during the outro. Prince did nothing. the night of the ceremony, Prince turned Hall of Fame musicians into his backup band, and played one of the best guitar solos ever recorded, with no rehearsal. an unrivaled artistic genius.

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George Harrison and Eric Clapton trading leads on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is the kind of moment you replay like a highlight reel. Two totally different voices on the same guitar language — George’s heartbreak and Clapton’s fire — and it just melts together.

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The Jeffrey Epstein victim that just “committed suicide” said on national television “I was trafficked to Prince Andrew” Virginia Roberts Giuffre “I was so young. Ghislaine woke me up in the morning and said you're going to meet a prince today. I didnt know at that point that I was going to be trafficked to a prince — I hopped in the car with Price Andrew and Jeffery Epstein & Ghislaine said I want you to do for him why you do for Jeffery” She was permanently silenced

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On this day in 2004, Prince was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 💜 He performed this legendary guitar solo on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" alongside Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and more in tribute to the legendary George Harrison, who was also inducted at the ceremony.

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Origins of Purple Rain, Purple Rain' was originally written as a country song, and was intended to be a collaboration with Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks. According to Nicks, she received a 10-minute instrumental version of the song from Prince, with a request to write the lyrics, but she felt overwhelmed by the task. She later said: "I listened to it and I just got scared. I called him back and said, 'I can't do it. I wish I could. It's too much for me.'" Prince then asked his backing band to try the song: "I want to try something before we go home. It's mellow." According to Lisa Coleman, Prince changed the song dramatically after Wendy Melvoin started playing the guitar to accompany the song: "He was excited to hear it voiced differently. It took it out of that country feeling. "Then we all started playing it a bit harder and taking it more seriously. We played it for six hours straight and by the end of that day we had it mostly written and arranged." Prince's explanation on the meaning of 'Purple Rain': "When there's blood in the sky – red and blue = purple... purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/god guide you through the purple rain." After recording the song, Prince phoned Journey member Jonathan Cain, to ask him to listen to it. Prince was concerned that it might be too similar to Journey's 'Faithfully', a song composed by Cain which had recently been in the US charts. However, Cain reassured Prince by saying that the songs only shared the same four chords. "I thought it was an amazing tune," Cain said. "I told him, 'Man, I'm just super-flattered that you even called. It shows you're that classy of a guy. Good luck with the song. I know it's gonna be a hit.'" Ladies and gentlemen, Prince performing a special and an absolute classic song, Purple Rain, live at Paisley Park, in 1999.

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Nia Long opens up about the time Prince shot his shot with her before she was even famous, but she REJECTED him because she didn’t realize it was Prince 😮👀 Years later, Nia met him again after becoming an actress, but she was surprised that he was no longer interested in her 🤣 “He grabbed my hand. Then we got to the car and my hating a** girlfriend at the time goes ‘Girl you know that was Prince?,’ I go ‘Why didn’t you tell me before I left the building??’… If I knew it was Prince, I would have turned around and said ‘Hello.’”

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Former Navy Seal, Doctor, and Astronaut, Jonny Kim (2020) recalls the day his drunk father pulled a gun on the family, and why fighting back left him feeling reborn "When my father died… I feel like it was the day I was reborn into someone else." "I think maybe he felt cornered… and cornered animals can be dangerous." "On this particular day… February 21st, 2002… my father came home… I could smell the whiskey on his breath, so I knew he was very intoxicated." "Some of the last words he said to me was, 'I'm sorry, Jonathan.' And he pepper-sprayed my face." "All I hear in the kitchen is my mother screaming for help and saying, 'he's got a gun.'" "I did my best to fight him and get that gun… as strong as I guess a 140-pound kid could do… But I lost that fight. I still have a scar… from when my father was able to get a hold of a dumbbell nearby and smash my head in with it." "I clearly remember saying that it's not too late. You have the power to decide right now. It's not too late." "I told him to go run, just run. And he did… that was the last time I saw my father." "I told police that I think my father's still in the house and he's in the attic… shots were fired and my father was killed." "I don't mean to sound callous, but in a lot of ways it liberated me… it liberated myself and my brother." "It taught me I'm not the scared little boy I thought I was… I can be a part of something bigger than myself." "The detective… said, 'Son, I'm sorry to tell you, but your father is dead.'… 'I take it that this is not bad news? Is this good?' And I said… 'I'm just relieved, sir.' And he said, 'I understand, son.'" "It's just a day… that helped me be reborn into the person I wanted to become."

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It was 2014 when Dave Grohl, Joe Walsh, and Gary Clark Jr. came together for paying tribute to The Beatles. The song 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' is already a masterpiece came out of George Harrison's hands and Clapton's master guitar playing and this stage also showcases an awesome rendition of this song. What a tribute, what a legendary performance this is!

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#OnThisDay, 35 years ago - Phil Collins released “I Wish It Would Rain Down” as the second single from “...But Seriously”. Featuring Eric Clapton on lead guitar, the song was described by Phil as “the closest I ever got to the blues” and was a worldwide hit.

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Matt Damon reveals how he nearly turned down The Martian because he felt it was too similar to his role in Interstellar. Matt Damon: You know, I actually once went to meet Sir Ridley Scott to turn down The Martian because... because I had just done that part in Interstellar. And I got so in my head, I said, "Well, I just played a guy stranded on a planet. I can't then go play a guy stranded on a planet." I mean, this is me just classically, stupidly overthinking things. So, I said that out loud to Ridley, and without like missing a beat, he goes, "Oh, no one gives a shit." And I was like, "All right, I'll do it." And it was one of the great decisions I've made in my life because it was a great role with Ridley and I had a ball doing it. Anne Hathaway: And I have the inverse of that story, because I did a thing, made the decision that it was too similar, didn't meet with a director, and... that's... it's not, again, not that I regret it, but I regret not having that moment to sit down and have my Ridley Scott be like, "No one gives a shit." Because truly, no one gives a shit. Matt Damon: They don't. That is a thing you learn getting older.

Nuga

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Recorded on the first anniversary of George Harrison's death, Concert for George was a beautiful night for music. Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Harrison's son, Dhani Harrison and many more shared the same stage in honour of George. Here's a beautiful performance from that night, While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Such a powerful stage with full of George's friends and such a beautiful song to play. #GeorgeHarrison #EricClapton #PaulMcCartney #TomPetty

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Will Smith reveals how he landed The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air at a party in Beverly Hills “Benny Medina is actually the real life Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Benny had gone from Watts to Beverly Hills. He pitched me the show and I was like, yeah okay, that's cool” “He invited me to Quincy's house. It was Quincy's birthday. I was in town and I was just going to meet Quincy. So we go and Quincy said, 'Hey, did Benny tell you about the show?' I said yeah, Benny told me, it's really cool” “Quincy had been drinking a little bit that night and he was like, 'Alright, we're gonna do an audition.' I was like, what? There were a bunch of people in the room and Quincy wanted me to do an audition in the middle of his living room at a party” “I was like, 'Yo Q, I can't do an audition. I haven't studied anything.' He took me in the other room and he was like, 'Okay, tell me what you need.' I was like, 'Q, I need a couple weeks. I'm not even really an actor. Let me get a script and then I can get something to work on’” “He said, 'Oh, so you need two weeks?' I said yeah. He said, 'Well what's gonna happen in two weeks is Brandon Tartikoff, who's the head of NBC, something's gonna come up and he's not gonna be able to do it, so he's gonna postpone’” “But right now everybody that needs to say yes to this show is sitting in my living room waiting for you to audition’” “I was like, fuck it, give me 10 minutes” “It was such a valuable lesson. There's very few things more powerful than just leaping. Just go. You have the dream, the opportunity is there, just go” “I have no recollection of what I said and what I did. It was a total blank spot in my memory. It was just a standing ovation. Everybody stood up and clapped” “Quincy pointed to the head of NBC and said, 'Did you like it?' He said yeah. Quincy had everybody's lawyers come to the house that night. He said, 'I need a deal memo tonight.' He understands magic”

Jack

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Origins of Purple Rain, Purple Rain' was originally written as a country song, and was intended to be a collaboration with Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks. According to Nicks, she received a 10-minute instrumental version of the song from Prince, with a request to write the lyrics, but she felt overwhelmed by the task. She later said: "I listened to it and I just got scared. I called him back and said, 'I can't do it. I wish I could. It's too much for me.'" Prince then asked his backing band to try the song: "I want to try something before we go home. It's mellow." According to Lisa Coleman, Prince changed the song dramatically after Wendy Melvoin started playing the guitar to accompany the song: "He was excited to hear it voiced differently. It took it out of that country feeling. "Then we all started playing it a bit harder and taking it more seriously. We played it for six hours straight and by the end of that day we had it mostly written and arranged." Prince's explanation on the meaning of 'Purple Rain': "When there's blood in the sky – red and blue = purple... purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/god guide you through the purple rain." After recording the song, Prince phoned Journey member Jonathan Cain, to ask him to listen to it. Prince was concerned that it might be too similar to Journey's 'Faithfully', a song composed by Cain which had recently been in the US charts. However, Cain reassured Prince by saying that the songs only shared the same four chords. "I thought it was an amazing tune," Cain said. "I told him, 'Man, I'm just super-flattered that you even called. It shows you're that classy of a guy. Good luck with the song. I know it's gonna be a hit.'" Ladies and gentlemen, Prince performing a special and an absolute classic song, Purple Rain, live at Paisley Park, in 1999. Credits for the background information: Smooth Radio

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