George Harrison Said People Didn't Know Roy Orbison Was Funny Because He Always ...

George Harrison said people didn’t know his fellow Traveling Wilbury, Roy Orbison, was funny because he always wrote sad songs. The former Beatle knew what it was like to have people assume things of him.

In 1963, The Beatles were on the same tour as the “Crying” singer. George and Orbison didn’t get close, but Orbison’s influence on him and The Beatles is undeniable.

In 1988, George and Orbison became bandmates in the supergroup, The Traveling Wilburys. Like everyone else in the band, Orbison joined by accident. George needed an extra song for his 1987 album, Cloud Nine. He asked Jeff Lynne to help him while the pair were out to dinner with Orbison. The older singer asked if he could come to watch them work. They headed to Bob Dylan’s studio and picked Tom Petty up along the way.

Source: Hannah Wigandt/cheatsheet.com

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