An Intimate Look into the Famous Beatle
Harrison had said that Boyd significantly broadened his world view, which helped him adopt Indian lifestyle practices and Eastern mysticism. Boyd was a true photographer and served to expose to fans a more intimate side of Harrison. Boyd was no stranger to the camera, but she found herself living in a superstar’s shadow. So she started taking her own photographs. Those photos of the Beatles’ guitarist were widely circulated at the time and still continue to fascinate music lovers today.
Photo by Pattie Boyd
“What’s so bizarre is that I had no idea at the time how important these photographs were. I was just photographing my life,” Boyd told the Weekender. “I was a nobody. I just happened to be married to George. I was the sidekick, you know. I was just the wife. I never thought that I would have any prominence. I never wanted to be famous. Life had turned things around for me in a way that I didn’t desire.”