When George Harrison and Michael Jackson squared off on radio
August 10, 2013
George Harrison and Michael Jackson once appeared together on a British radio show talking about their careers and commenting on recent releases.
The audio on the interview, from the radio show “Roundtable” and estimated to date from February, 1979, is bassy and at times muffled and almost impossible to understand. The two also seem to talk more individually to the host than interact with each other. But it's fascinating to hear them together.
The show includes reviews of songs by the two guests from a diverse group of performers, including Eddie Money, Nicolette Larson, Van Morrison, Dave Edmunds, Cat Stevens, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Foreigner.
Harrison, who said he just had returned from Brazil, talks about many subjects during the hourlong show, including his year long layoff from music in 1977 and how he'd decided to come back and write music again. He also discusses his songwriting during the Beatles. The show mentions the upcoming release of the “George Harrison” album.
He also discusses the Rutles. “I love the Rutles,” he says, calling it “getting a way to get a laugh out of the Fab Four.” He said, “It was a way of liberating me from that whole thing.”
Jackson talks about his current tour in the UK and appearing on "Top of the Pops" the previous night.
As with most things Beatles, the show has circulated among collectors. The show
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