Beatles star Paul McCartney shares George Harrison shock story that inspired new song
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Paul McCartney shared a funny memory and an unfortunate shock from his youth with Beatle George Harrison about his electric milk truck.
McCartney, who recently appeared on the “The Rest Is History” podcast, talked about the hitchhiking trip the duo took to Wales in their youth.
The 83-year-old musician said the experience later inspired part of a song featured on his album “The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” scheduled for release later this month.
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McCartney told host Tom Holland that the pair agreed to ride on a slow-moving electric “milk float,” a type of delivery vehicle common in England at the time.
“These were the only vehicles we knew of that were electric, [and this one] McCartney said he was traveling at about four miles per hour. “But it was an elevator, so we were pretty happy.”
Paul McCartney of Beatles fame recently recalled a hilarious teenage memory in which George Harrison was electrocuted by a milk float while hitchhiking to Wales. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
He said the driver sits on one side of the vehicle, while a large battery occupies the middle area between the seats.
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George Harrison eventually sat directly on the battery.
Everything seemed normal until Harrison’s jeans accidentally came into contact with part of the battery through the zipper in his back pocket.
McCartney said that he and George Harrison were traveling in an electric milk float when Harrison accidentally received a shock from the vehicle’s battery. (Edward Wing/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
McCartney: ‘Ahhh!’ “Bang! He jumps up,” he recalled.
It turned out that “the battery gave it a bolt.”
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McCartney said Harrison then showed him the result of the “bolt.” The incident left Harrison with what appeared to be a “big zipper tattoo on his ass.”
The Beatles star also recalled speaking to Harrison’s widow, Olivia Harrison, about the story recently.
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McCartney said he remembered hearing the story differently and believed it was McCartney, not Harrison, who was shocked.
He added that the confusion shows how memories can change over time.
Harrison (left) with McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr in the early days of the Beatles. (Keystone/Getty Images)
“I think it’s amazing the way memory does this. It can transform suddenly,” he said.
Harrison died in 2001 at the age of 58 after a battle with cancer.
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The guitarist and songwriter was a member of The Beatles, along with McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr.
The name of McCartney’s upcoming album “Boys of the Dungeon Path” and will be released on May 29.
