A black and white picture of George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon of The Beatles posing with a yellow submarine cut out.

George Harrison revealed that the song “Yellow Submarine” took a good deal of inspiration from the songs he listened to growing up. Some of these were songs he liked, while others were tunes he admitted to hating. He said that this was part of why The Beatles were successful. They were willing to listen to and take inspiration from songs that they didn’t particularly enjoy. 

A black and white picture of George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon of The Beatles posing with a yellow submarine cut out.
George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon | Bettmann/Contributor via Getty

George Harrison said ‘Yellow Submarine’ took inspiration from music he disliked

All of the Beatles were avid music fans growing up. They listened to a variety of genres and took inspiration from the various songs. For this reason, Harrison had a hard time understanding people who only listened to one genre.

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