Post by Huxleys_halo on Dec 8, 2014 19:11:17 GMT -5
This has puzzled me for years, back to when I was a conventional Beatles fan with no idea of PID and other controversies, but - all the boys had really rough and traumatic upbringings, EXCEPT George. Hunter Davies even comments on this in his book (who's read that, by the way?).
John - parental split, has to choose between them, father disappears, lives with aunt and uncle, uncle dies, mother dies, best friend dies.
Paul - mother dies when he is just 14, is around for Stu's death and must have been impacted by it
Ringo - parents divorced and father played little role in his life, spent most of childhood in hospital with life-threatening illnesses
George - ......
Nothing!
He had a nice, normal, stable (if not materially rich) childhood. Parents happily married, several siblings (John, Paul and Ringo were from very small families for the time - only Paul had a full sibling, and just one at that). No major dramas or traumas.
I think the fact of John, Paul and Ringo's traumatic childhoods was very significant in the paths they took, so I'm left wondering about George. Being so "normal", how did he fit in? Why was he chosen, when surely a more damaged young man would have fit the narrative better? (A reason I think people are selected for fame is their level of damage - damaged people are easier to manipulate and control, and tend to have less scruples about doing or going along with bad things, like covering up Paul's death)
John - parental split, has to choose between them, father disappears, lives with aunt and uncle, uncle dies, mother dies, best friend dies.
Paul - mother dies when he is just 14, is around for Stu's death and must have been impacted by it
Ringo - parents divorced and father played little role in his life, spent most of childhood in hospital with life-threatening illnesses
George - ......
Nothing!
He had a nice, normal, stable (if not materially rich) childhood. Parents happily married, several siblings (John, Paul and Ringo were from very small families for the time - only Paul had a full sibling, and just one at that). No major dramas or traumas.
I think the fact of John, Paul and Ringo's traumatic childhoods was very significant in the paths they took, so I'm left wondering about George. Being so "normal", how did he fit in? Why was he chosen, when surely a more damaged young man would have fit the narrative better? (A reason I think people are selected for fame is their level of damage - damaged people are easier to manipulate and control, and tend to have less scruples about doing or going along with bad things, like covering up Paul's death)
