George Harrison was the lead guitarist for the Beatles. He embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work.
CBS's Mark Phillips reported on the death and life of George Harrison on November 29th, 2001:
The former Beatle died in Los Angeles from cancer, his family by his side. He was 58 years old. Harrison's life and music reached for the same notes – inner strength and inner peace – and struck a chord with millions.
Of all the Beatles George Harrison hadn't been the brash one or the cute one or the funny one. He'd been the thoughtful one seeking not fame but answers: He said, “The purpose of life is to find out who am I, why am I here and where am I going? That's what we need answering.” As he was dying, his final message to the world was: “Everything else can wait, but the search for God cannot wait, and love one another.”
