The Beatles Bible - Topic: Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Joe on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-4/#p62875 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-4/#p62875 Ken Scott, in his book, is most complimentary about George. He (Scott) is quite bitter at the lack of gold/silver records that the engineers received - ie none (apparently the Apple HQ has *loads*), but George unexpectedly sent him one for his work on ATMP.

Scott says John could be delightful, demonic and funny, all within the space of 10 minutes. Ringo was pleasant but IIRC he never got too close to him. Paul basically blanked him after The Beatles' split, even though they worked in the same building on several occasions (I suspect he did this with a lot of ...]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:29:00 +0000 zarniw00 on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-4/#p62872 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-4/#p62872 I have never responded to a post before so I hope I am doing it right. I think George was the nicest Beatle but I also really like Paul. Why? I think George grew most during his life and he was altruistic and sincere. I like that he lived out what he believed. He was a wonderfully compassionate and thought about others as well as himself. The Concert for Bangladesh was evidence of this.  There is a novel in which his personality is highlighted. It is well researched. It is called 'Compline' and is by Gladys Pagendam.  You can find ...]]> Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:49:01 +0000 bewareofchairs on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-4/#p61499 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-4/#p61499 Ultimately, I think they were all pretty nice guys considering (even John at times), but given the circumstances and scummy people they had to deal with, I imagine they became very cynical and weary and yes did some bastard things themselves. 

One more George story I'm going to post because I just think it's so lovely. Again I had to take some bits out, but you get the idea (and again it's from 1977, while George was in his car outside Friar Park):

“I um..I have some gifts for you. Some Christmas presents. Will you accept them?” (I don’t know why I ...]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:51:48 +0000 bewareofchairs on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-4/#p61498 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-4/#p61498 I kinda feel the need to stick up for George here. I by no means think of him as an angel and am sure he could be very moody, but he seems to have a reputation of being a grump and not very nice to fans which isn't really true. I think there's a difference between being mean and not taking shit from anybody. In almost all the stories I've read on http://meetthebeatlesforreal.b.....ogspot.com, he comes across as incredibly sweet, warm and humble. Here's one example from 1977, when a fan met him at Fiar Park (I took ...]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:06:49 +0000 vonbontee on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-4/#p60363 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-4/#p60363 Well, George organized the Concert for Bangla-Desh, which I only recently learned was really one of the first big rock-charity things, so that's a big vote in his favour. But he diid a few curmudgeonly things that make him seem like a bit of a jerk, too. He was probably the least fan-friendly Beatle, as far as that goes.

Really, I wouldn't be surprised if the nicest Beatle turned out to be Stu Sutcliffe or Pete Best, strictly by default.

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fabfouremily said
Here´s a question - how do you define ''nice''? Generally kind all of the time (which nobody is), a pushover, somebody who doesn´t speak up for themselves, someone who throws money at people?? I don´t think this question has an answer. They all had different aspects to their personality, just like anybody, and they could all be nice at times, and not.

 

Bravo! I have stumbled across this thread so many times but could not make up my mind as to which was the nicest. My natural inclination was to pick George as he is my favorite. Whether ...]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:12:12 +0000 Camarasaur8 on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p60300 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p60300 I agree. To be honest, I think all four of them were equally "nice" in different ways-Paul, being the kind of guy he is, comes across as very friendly nearly all the time, while George and John seem like the kind of guy you'd love to just sit down with and talk to about whatever the hell you felt like: John for his wit and stories, and George for his spiritual views. Ringo too seems a very amiable guy.

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:10:40 +0000 fabfouremily on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p60297 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p60297 Here´s a question - how do you define ''nice''? Generally kind all of the time (which nobody is), a pushover, somebody who doesn´t speak up for themselves, someone who throws money at people?? I don´t think this question has an answer. They all had different aspects to their personality, just like anybody, and they could all be nice at times, and not.

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thewordislove94 said 
John Lennon being nice before 1975? LOL

I just laughed aloud to that, man. a-hard-days-night-john-6 John is my favorite, but even I'm aware of how much of a prick he could be...early days included!

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thewordislove94 said
The Beatles were only humans...

Ringo is very easy going (at least when he was in the Beatles).

John Lennon being nice before 1975? LOL

Paul is very nice to fans, but as a Beatle, he was very controlling.

George is my favorite, so of course I picture him in my mind as a wonderful person. In interviews, Astrid, Klaus, and Jurgen talked about how nice he was, but he had an angry side to him.

I agree. George I feel was the nicest. Just watch some of his interviews on youtube. He always has something profound to say. There is always a ...]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:21:19 +0000 thewordislove94 on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p60219 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p60219 The Beatles were only humans...

Ringo is very easy going (at least when he was in the Beatles).

John Lennon being nice before 1975? LOL

Paul is very nice to fans, but as a Beatle, he was very controlling.

George is my favorite, so of course I picture him in my mind as a wonderful person. In interviews, Astrid, Klaus, and Jurgen talked about how nice he was, but he had an angry side to him.

]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:59:55 +0000 kevrock on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p56380 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p56380 Ringo definitely. Just compare him to the others in press conferences, he didn't speak too much, but when he did, he was normally more serious than the others. (I love watching vids of them torturing the press with not-so-serious answers)

]]> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:55:52 +0100 Eilwynn on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p55758 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p55758 John was sarcastic, short-tempered, and mercurial.  He also had Teh Issues.  Paul seems like he can be pretty bossy and controlling at times.  His Primadonna Girl moments, while amusing, are also... well... they're there.  George was always very pessimistic and defensive of certain things about himself; he could be pretty rude at times if you got him in the right mood.

 

Ringo, however, just sort of radiates "nice person."  It's a special talent of his.  Of course, none of them were perfect -- Ringo was an awful drinker for a while, and they all had their mean moments and cheated on ...]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:11:09 +0100 Elmore James on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p55747 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p55747 It sure as hell wasn't sarcastic John. John is my favorite Beatle, but he could be a real A-hole at times. 

Nicest? Of course it must be Ringo.

George was too cool to be nice.

And Paul was just too Paul.

]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:45:43 +0100 Long John Silver on Who Was The Nicest Beatle! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p55177 George Harrison http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/george-harrison/who-was-the-nicest-beatle/page-3/#p55177 So it was the evil plot by OP all those years ago 

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