Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tat
All About George Harrison’s Son Dhani Harrison
George Harrison welcomed his only child, son Dhani, Ellie Beeck Updated on August 1, 2024 03:52PM EDT
George Harrison in Cannes, France for the Midem music industry trade fair on January 30, 1976. ; Dhani Harrison attends attend the UK Premiere of “The Beatles: Get Back” on November 16, 2021 in London, England.
George Harrison in Cannes, France for the Midem music industry trade fair on January 30, 1976. ; Dhani Harrison attends attend the UK Premiere of “The Beatles: Get Back” on November 16, 2021 in London, England. . Photo: Michael Putland/Getty ; Karwai Tang/WireImage
George Harrison found inspiration in many people throughout his storied career, including his son.
The late Beatles singer and his then-fiancée (soon-to-be wife) Olivia Harrison welcomed their only child, Dhani, on Aug. 1, 1978. Harrison, who was a follower of the Hare Krishna sect of Hinduism, named his son after the sixth and seventh notes on the Indian music scale, “dha” and “ni.”
Though The Beatles disbanded years before his birth, Dhani still grew up around music thanks to his dad’s solo career. “He’s lovely,” Harrison told PEOPLE in 1987 of his then-9-year-old son. “He’s good fun, good company. He can play ‘When We Was Fab’ on the piano.”
Harrison wrote several songs for Dhani over the years, including 1982’s “Unknown Delight.” “He was saying, ‘What should I write about? What should I write a song about?’ ” Olivia told NPR of her husband in a 2004 interview. “I said, ‘Write a song about Dhani.’ And he wrote this beautiful song which was very prescient, actually.”
The Beatles Members: All About Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr
Now 46, Dhani is following in Harrison’s footsteps as a musician while working to keep his dad’s legacy alive following his untimely death in November 2001.
Leave a Reply