London, Dec 15 (ANI): Ravi Shankar, the world-renowned Indian sitar player, resented the Beatles for making him a "pop star" surrounded by "drug-smoking hippies".
Labeled the "Godfather of World Music" by George Harrison, Shankar, 89, has, in an interview with an Indian television channel, admitted that he resented the attention from people who were too stoned to appreciate his music, reports The Telegraph.
"All four came. All of them were very sweet but George was so special. He would corner me and ask me about the relation between spirituality and music, religion and music," he said.
"He met me a few times and then I started teaching him. And that news spread all over. That did help me. When people say that George Harrison made me famous, that is true in a way.
Then what happened was that I became a pop star all of a sudden. All young people, bearded, long hair, wearing beads and not normal. They would behave like Naga sanyasis [cannabis-smoking holy men] if they were permitted. And I was not happy at all. I would tell George, 'What have you done?'," he added.
Shankar taught Harrison to play the sitar shortly after they met in 1966 and went on to influenced other bands including the Byrds and the Rolling Stones. (ANI)
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