#George and Klaus Voormann

[harrisonarchive]

Photo by Don Nix.

Happy birthday to Klaus Voormann! “[T]here was a certain spiritual kinship between [George] and myself. I felt like he attended to me especially. He always wanted to know everything about me. He registered my shyness and always tried to push me forward. He could look deep into my heart, and if he discovered something that was troubling me, he was already working on eradicating it.” - Klaus Voormann, translated from Warum spielst du Imagine nicht auf dem weißen Klavier, John? (2003) “He would make me presents at Christmas - an Indian carpet with animals on it, a Champ amplifier, a Fender Precision fretless bass, a T-shirt with Crazy Kraut written on it. I loved him. He was a great person. I miss him.” - Klaus Voormann, MOJO, November 2014 “George Harrison was my favorite person, I loved him more than anything.” - Klaus Voormann, Typisch Deutsch, Deutsche Welle, 2009 “We were having a break after a walk, resting in the grass when suddenly he looked at me and said: ‘Do you know that it has taken me many, many years until I realized how special these meadows with their soft grasses are to me? Somehow I feel we have a very close relationship. I just love the seemingly endless meadows with their long and soft grasses and the waves they make when the wind is blowing. It’s like cherishing the wind of life rather than struggling against it all the time. So, Klaus, when I’m gone, all you have to do is stand in a meadow, feel the waving grass and I will be close to you.’” - Klaus Voormann (on his last visit with George in 2001), voormann.com (x)

#Klaus Voormann #George Harrison #quote #quotes about George #George and Klaus Voormann #1960s #1970s #1980s #1990s #2000s #fits queue like a glove

[geo-bby]

The Beatles by Klaus Voormann

#The Beatles #John Lennon #Paul McCartney #George Harrison #Ringo Starr #Klaus Voormann #art

[lacebird]

@ the beatles biopic casting directors: cillian murphy as klaus voorman thank you 🙏

#the Beatles #john lennon #paul mccartney #george harrison #ringo starr #klaus voormann #classic rock #Beatles #beatles biopic #I don’t know about cillian #all I know is that he is the spitting image of klaus and he needs to play himmm #but knowing Hollywood I know they will flunk this no matter what

[kaiserkeller]

While Klaus Voormann was living with Ringo Starr in Los Angeles in 1974, the environment was so hectic that Klaus would sometimes communicate through notes for Ringo to discover when he eventually rose in the morning/afternoon. Here are the ones that were featured in the documentary ‘All You Need is Klaus’:

#klaus voormann #ringo starr #the beatles #1960s #60s #1970s #70s #los angeles #classic rock #paul mccartney #john lennon #george harrison #1974

[eppysboys]

“Astrid and The Beatles became even closer when she invited them to her home in Altona. For the first time since arriving in Hamburg, the five boys were able to enjoy some home comforts and escape the desperate privations of their hovel like accommodation at The Bambi Kino. They also enjoyed some sorely missed English food: “They loved visiting my house. For their first visit, my mother asked me what they liked to eat, and so she cooked them mashed potatoes, steak and peas – the first proper English meal they’d had since arriving in Germany. She even got them some strawberries, and made tea with milk and sugar. John and my mother got on like house on fire – even though they did not understand a word each other was saying. It was lovely to see. The boys had a good time – they had a bath and enjoyed looking through our records and books. It was to be the first of many such visits.”

Through such occasions, Astrid was able to get to know The Beatles as individuals. 

“Paul is still like he was then, very lovely, deeply modest, and very well mannered. He nearly broke his tongue talking German to my mother. He had his phrase book with him. He always tried to be the translator, because he had these three or five words of German that he knew. George was the sweet one. He was just 17, and he would sit and look at things, politely asking “Can I please look at that book, that magazine?” He is one of my closest friends. I am so pleased to know that he is in England watching over me. He had had tough times recently, and so I am pleased he has his family and his religion to help him. He lost John, his parents, he was almost killed during that terrifying attack, and he had that bad cancer, but through all these tragedies he is still the George he has always been; kind, helpful and full of love for his friends. He is very caring toward me.

...

John was the strong one, always asking questions. All that anger that people associate with him and that was showing the film “Backbeat” in several scenes, where he shouts “It’s all dick!” at everyone and anyone - including me – was not the John I knew. That’s fiction, I never heard him say that. We got on every well – he was never hostile towards me.

“And Stuart!!! Well, by the time they visited my home we really had a crush on each other, so we just sat gazing into one another’s eyes, as the rest carried on. Neither of us actually made the first move, it was both of us - like magnets. At that time, Klaus was my boyfriend, but he sensed what was happening. He saw it and, in a way, forced it, which is strange to understand now, but Klaus always wanted me to be happy. He knew I wasn’t happy in our relationship. He and I were great friends, we shared the same tastes, the same sense of humour, but we just could not live together as lovers, that was impossible. So he encouraged Stuart and me a little bit.”

Astrid Kirchherr on the personalities of The Beatles. Interviewed by Colin Hall for Get Rhythm, August 2001

#astrid kirchherr #the beatles #Paul McCartney #George Harrison #John Lennon #Stuart Sutcliffe #the front line #Astrid #Paul #George #John #Stuart #Stuart and Astrid #quotes #Frau Kirchherr #the food details!! #all my love to frau kirchherr #'so we just sat gazing into another's eyes as the rest carried on' #'Can I please look at that book that magazine?' 🥺 #Klaus Voormann #Klaus #'He nearly broke his tongue talking German to my mother' #'John and my mother got on like house on fire – even though they did not understand a word each other was saying' #❤️ #interviews #colin hall #get rhythm

[midchelle]

Cover shoot for George Harrison's Living in the Material World, Los Angeles, 1973 © Pattie Boyd

#unprecedented levels of green in this image. in awe #ringo starr #jim horn #klaus voormann #george harrison #nicky hopkins #jim keltner #last guy is literally just some entertainment lawyer but you know what. he gets a tag #abe somer #they're at his house so its only fair #pattie boyd #by pattie #george h #ringo #klaus #midposts

[beatle-stories333]

the beatles during their hamburg era

#george harrison #the beatles #john lennon #paul mccartney #ringo starr #stuart sutcliffe #astrid kirchherr #klaus voormann #jürgen volmer #pete best

[the-boney-rolls]

Recently, I was listening to Anthology 3 and it got me paying attention to the cover art more than I had before. The central image of the Beatles is of John, George and Ringo from Let it Be and Paul from Rubber Soul. It's clearly very meaningful that Paul is singled out in this image, distinct from the other three, in this archive that represents the final third of the band's history. For one, it's a nod to Paul is Dead, taking an image from the time right before his "fatal" motorbike accident. But more than that, I think it's a reference to the rifts that formed in the band toward the end, with Paul on one side of the Klein battle and the other three opposing him. The cover contains several other images that are just fragments of the band, whether it's their literal body parts or it's only three out of four of the members. The only image showing them all as a unit is them in their Sgt. Pepper costumes, like them being together is an act.

The fact that Klaus Voormann made these also explains a lot. He famously never got close to Paul so he would naturally feel comfortable portraying him as the outsider.

#the beatles #paul mccartney #john lennon #george harrison #ring #the beatles anthology #klaus voormann

[dateinthelife]

28 April 1963

Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr holiday in Tenerife, where they stay with Klaus Voormann and meet up with Astrid Kirchher.

John Lennon is not present, nor is Brian Epstein, but no one has ever speculated about this fact or why Paul looks so upset.

#today in the life #the beatles #paul mccartney #john lennon #astrid kirchherr #Klaus Voormann #George Harrison #Ringo Starr #brian epstein #1963 #28 April

[ludmilachaibemachado]

Paul, George, Ringo and Astrid Kirchherr holidaying in Tenerife, Spain, on Klaus Voormann’s birthday. Circa April 1963🌵🌞

Via @klausvoormannfp on Instagram🌵

#60s icons #girlsofthesixties #paul mccartney #george harrison #ringo starr #astrid kirchherr #klaus voormann #tenerife #1963

[harrisonstories]

@klausvoormannofficial: One week ago I planted a Wish Tree for Yokos 90. birthday.. My wish for today would be sitting next to George and celebrating his 80. birthday together with him.

#george harrison #klaus voormann #yoko ono #george 80 #oh klaus :( #instagram #1975 #2023

[harrisonarchive]

George with Eric Idle and Stuart Lerner; photo by Carinthia West.

“Oh my God, how he could talk. This was the quiet one! He never shut up. Thank God.” - Eric Idle, The Greedy Bastard Diary “And all the funny stories about him recently about being ‘the quiet Beatle’ — he was the most talkative person I know.” - Jim Keltner, Rolling Stone, January 17, 2002 “George is known as the quiet Beatle — he wasn’t quiet at all.” - Klaus Voormann, translated from Süddeutsche Zeitung, 2009 “I mean, he would talk a lot, George, anyway. I mean [laughs], I always loved that ‘Quiet Beatle’ bit, cos you know, George could talk for England, really.” - Michael Palin, Concert for George bonus features (x)

#George Harrison #quote #quotes about George #harrisonarchive translations #Klaus Voormann #Eric Idle #Michael Palin #Stuart Lerner #George and Klaus Voormann #George and Eric Idle #George and Michael Palin #Jim Keltner #George and Jim Keltner #fits queue like a glove

[harrisongslimited]

George picture of the day 9/2/23

Dear friend Klaus Voormann who created the Revolver album cover and remained a very good friend of George's. Klaus was one of the people they made friends with in Hamburg. Not only is Klaus a wonderful artist, he is also a great bass player and appeared with particularly George and Ringo during the solo years.

#klaus voormann #hamburg #Revolver Album #george harrison #ringo starr #beatles #the beatles

[kaiserkeller]

so who’s playing klaus in the george movie?

#i’m serious #george harrison #klaus voormann

[tillthereweretangents]

(we don't have a photo of George with Jurgen, but he took this one)

George and Klaus

George and Paul

Ringo and George

George and Eric Cl*pton

John and George

Eric Idle and George

Billy Preston and George

George and Bob Dylan

#poll #george harrison #jurgen vollmer #klaus voormann #paul mccartney #ringo starr #eric cl*pton #john lennon #eric idle #billy preston #bob dylan

[kdo-three]

Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy (1971) Richard Starkey from: "It Don't Come Easy" / "Early 1970"

Rock

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Personnel: Ringo Starr: Lead Vocals / Drums George Harrison: Guitar Stephen Stills: Piano Ron Cattermole: Saxophone / Trumpet Klaus Voormann: Bass

Backing Vocals: Pete Ham Tom Evans (Bad Finger)

Produced by George Harrison

Recorded: @ The Trident Studios in London, England UK March and October 1970

Released: on April 9, 1971

Apple Records

#Ringo Starr #George Harrison #Stephen Stills #Klaus Voormann #Bad Finger #1970's #It Don't Come Easy #Richard Starkey #Apple Records