On the latest episode of the Adam Buxton Podcast, British comedian Eric Idle — a founding member of Monty Python's Flying Circus and a longtime friend of Harrison — shared his memories of the attack and how it affected the legendary musician.
On Dec. 30, 1999, a 34-year-old intruder named Michael Abram broke into Harrison's Friar Park Estate in Henley-on-Thames, England, armed with a "butcher's knife."
"He couldn't find Paul, so it's easier to find Henley," Idle explained.
"He was always the one who came and said, 'No, you've got to f—k off,'" Idle added. “I think he did the same thing. He went at the top of the stairs and told him to f—k off. And then he yelled 'Hare Krishna!' and the guy came at him up the stairs with a knife. It would have been wiser, perhaps, to lock the door and call the police.”
“Liv, in the end, bashed him over the head with a Tiffany lamp, and they were all passed out when the police arrived, and blood everywhere," Idle recalled. "It was like a scene from a horror film.”
George Harrison 'believed' he was dying after being stabbed
According to Harrison, after Abram broke into his home, "he stopped in the center of the room and looked towards me. He started shouting and screaming."
"I made the decision to shout back at him to distract him. I looked down and shouted Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna," Harrison said. Unfortunately, that tactic didn't work.
Harrison went on to describe the moment he sustained a life-threatening wound which caused his lung to collapse.
Part of Harrison's lung had to be removed following the attack, according to Guitar Player, which might have contributed to his death two years later as the injury made an operation to remove lung cancer much riskier.
Related: How the 'Quiet Beatle' United the Music World for History-Making Benefit Concert 54 Years Ago Today
Hence then, the article about new details emerge about george harrison s near fatal stabbing attack like a horror film was published today ( ) and is available on Parade ( Saudi Arabia ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( New Details Emerge About George Harrison's Near-Fatal Stabbing Attack: 'Like a Horror Film' )
Also on site :