Paul McCartney 'Really Felt Annoyed' When George Harrison Invited Him to Play the

Paul McCartney did not play the Concert for Bangladesh when George Harrison asked. Here's why.

In 1971, George Harrison reached out across the rift separating the former members of The Beatles by inviting Paul McCartney to play in his Concert for Bangladesh. The benefit concert was among the first of its kind and raised money for refugees. McCartney admitted that when Harrison asked him to participate, he felt irritated.

After The Beatles broke up, Harrison and John Lennon publicly aired their grievances with McCartney. Still, Harrison asked him to take part in the benefit concert. McCartney declined, not wanting to reunite the band so soon after breaking up.

“George invited me, and I must say [my reason for declining] was more than just visa problems,” McCartney told Rolling Stone. “At the time there was the whole Apple thing. When the Beatles broke up, at first I thought, ‘Right, broken up, no more messing with any of that.’ George came up and asked if I wanted to play Bangla Desh and I thought, blimey, what’s the point? We’re just broken up and we’re joining up again? It just seemed a bit crazy.”

He admitted he felt irritated that Harrison invited him. At the time, the former Beatles were enmired in a legal battle over their contracts. He felt it was unfair for Harrison to ask him a favor when he was trapped in their partnership agreement.

Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com

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