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Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison jamming in Liverpool in late 1959 while they were still the Quarrymen.

John Hanrahan: Do you keep in contact with Paul and Ringo?

George Harrison: Yeah, yeah. I’ve seen them both a lot, and they’re well. You know, I think with our age as well [we’ve] mellowed out. There was a period of time where Paul and I didn’t get on very well, but we’re great friends now, and I think time slips away, and we realise that. It sort of comes back around, the cycle. I mean I was – I met Paul when I was 13 years old or 12 years old, you know, at school. So there’s much more fun and good experiences that we’ve shared than the bad ones.

Hanrahan: Is there ever any chance that you might come back and do a record together in some form? I mean everybody would like it obviously.

George:Well the first stage seems to have happened inasmuch as Paul and I are good friends now. The next stage is if we can pick up a couple of guitars and sing a few old Buddy Holly tunes together. Who knows? We may be able to knock out a tune or two, and if we can get that far then what’s to stop us getting in the studio together for one reason or another, but it would never – it would never be anything like some great big reunion album or concert. I think we’re passed that stage. We’re just thankful to be able to be friendly, and if we can actually produce a tune or something you know, that’s a nice little song, that would be enough.

Hanrahan: Why the ghost of Buddy Holly? Why would he –

George: Well it’s just that when we were kids and got our guitars, we were into all those early Elvis, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, and I mean that’s the kind of thing where if we were to get in a room, picked up a guitar, we’re more likely to sing uh, Peggy Sue than we are to sing Yesterday.

- John Hanrahan interviews George Harrison(1986)