George Harrison on Drug Use and The Rock Star Lifestyle | The Dick Cavett Show

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The Dick Cavett Show

George Harrison discusses the influence he has over his fans and his experiences in using LSD with The Beatles. Date aired - November 23, 1971 - George Harrison, Ravi Shankar and Gary Wright


On July 24, 1997, George Harrison came by the studio and giving what would turn out to be his very last public interview. That same year (one month later), Harrison was diagnosed with throat cancer. He died in 2001. Harrison appeared with his old friend Ravi Shankar (he had just produced Shankar’s "Chants of India"). The interviewer is John Fugelsang.

 

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