Though Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton respected each other immensely, there was a period in the late 1960s when their creative visions clashed — particularly during the recording of While My Guitar Gently Weeps. George Harrison invited Clapton to play lead guitar on the track, making it one of the rare Beatles songs to feature a guest musician. Paul reportedly wasn’t thrilled at first about bringing in an outsider. The Beatles were a self-contained unit, and Clapton’s presence broke that unspoken rule. But George insisted, believing Eric’s playing could bring out the song’s emotion. When Clapton arrived, the atmosphere in the studio shifted — everyone became more focused and…..see more details
The late 1960s was a period of intense creativity, experimentation, and occasionally, internal tension…
