How Beatles' George Harrison inspire Zakir Hussain to keep playing tabla
Maestro Zakir Hussain passed away on December 15 at the age of 73. He was admitted to San Francisco hospital, where he stayed in the ICU for two weeks. His condition worsened and he succumbed to complications arising from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung condition.
During an interview with The National, Zakir Hussain had once opened up about an interaction with The Beatles’ George Harrison. While having a conversation about sitar, Harrison noted why he did not choose to play the sitar in one of his songs.“I remember I asked George, ‘Why aren’t you playing sitar on this album?’ and I took it a step further and said, ‘Why don’t you play the sitar on stage?'" Hussain asked. Harrison responded, “I don’t want to insult my teachers by playing the sitar badly on stage. It is not my instrument, and I haven’t grown up with it. But I can take that music, and I can transpose it on my guitar, which I have more control over, and offer my reverence and respect to the art form."
Source: MSN
