•Louise (George's sister): And, you know, a lot of kids in the same income bracket as ours probably didn't see as much of the world as we did...so although we didn't have a great deal of money, we didn't realize it.

•Mimi Smith: "The Harrison's weren't as well off as other families, perhaps, but George wasn't from a slum either, the way the press had it...and that's why you never saw photographs of John's boyhood home.

•Occasionally she [George's mom] would take a job at Christmas time, you know, to get a bit of extra money for Christmas (Louise Harrison).

•George's father became a bus driver in 1938. Some customers on the bus driven by George's father would give him an apple or banana as a tip in the early 40's.

•Towards the end of George's last year in school he would often spend his lunch money on a matinee. The movies in Liverpool cost 9p to sit in the back or upstairs.

•Playboy: "As hard-bitten refugees from the Liverpool slums-- according to heart-rending fan magazine biographies-- do you feel prepared to cope with all this sudden wealth?"

•George: "We never starved. Even Ringo hasn't."
Ringo: "Even I."
Playboy: "What kind of families do you come from?"
George: "Well, you know, not rich. Just workin' class. They've got jobs... just work."
Playboy: "What does your father do?"
George: "Well, he doesn't do anything now. He used to be a bus driver..."
John: "In the Merchant Navy."
Playboy: "Do you have any brothers or sisters, George?"
George: "I've got two brothers."
(Beatles Ultimate Experience. Playboy Interview With The Beatles. Interviewed by Jean Shepherd in Edinburgh. Copyright © 1965 Playboy Press)

Guitars:

•George's mother lent him £3 for a guitar from another student at George's school (Harry).

•Louise Harrison would later save enough to buy George a guitar for £30 (Miles).

•Peter Harrison bought a guitar in the mid-fifties for 25p or 5s. It was one of 6000 and made in Germany.

•For an account of George's guitar purchases go to voxtalks.com. An excellent site for information.

Post School Days:

•After George left school he worked for £1.50 per week as an apprentice electrician under a Mr. Peet at Blackler's.

•George: I just got out of school and all I wanted to do was be in a band. I didn't want a proper job, and I have no idea what I would have done were it not for this (Giuliano, Glass Onion).

•The Cavern was opened in 1957 as a jazz club in a former wine stone cellar by Alan Sytner (Schultheiss 10).

•George left school in the summer of 1959 without a graduating certificate to go to work (Schultheiss 13).

History:

•In George's family there had been a lamplighter, an engine driver, and a stonemason (Tremlett, p.19).

•In 1926 Harold Harrison, George's father, began a ten year job as ship steward with White Star Line (Schulthiess 2).