George Harrison Said He Wrote Songs More Easily if He Was Working Toward a Deadline

Unbelievably, George Harrison struggled to write songs sometimes. More often than not, it was a painstaking process, prying his jumbled thoughts from his head. The only thing that seemed to be able to extract them was a deadline.
George Harrison at Apple Headquarters in 1969.

With some of the best rock ‘n’ roll songs in his catalog, including “Something,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and “All Things Must Pass,” it’s hard to imagine George Harrison struggling to write songs. However, it happened often.

In his former sister-in-law, Jenny Boyd’s 1988 book, It’s Not Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (per George Harrison on George Harrison: Interviews and Encounters), George spoke about his creative process.
He explained, “I find that, having just finished writing and recording an album, I tend to now work in spurts. At one point I think, ‘How do you write a tune?’ I have just totally forgotten. But unlike some people who think they’ve dried up, I don’t believe we dry up.

Source: cheatsheet.com

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