In a revelation no one saw coming, the quiet Beatle himself â George Harrison â has finally spoken out about his little-known connection to late actor Lewis Collins, uncovering a forgotten chapter of rock history that could have changed The Beatles forever. đ€
In a recently unearthed interview, Harrison opened up about Liverpoolâs electrifying 1960s music scene â a time when everyone was trying to make it big, and destiny hung on a single decision. Among those dreamers? A young Lewis Collins, before his fame on The Professionals. And according to George⊠Collins came this close to joining The Beatles.
âLewis had great timing â musically and personally,â Harrison recalled. âHe had that confidence that made you notice him. He couldâve easily been part of what we were doing.â đ¶
Yes â you read that right. At one point, Lewis Collins was suggested as a potential replacement for Pete Best, before Ringo Starr joined the band. But in a twist that feels straight out of a rock ânâ roll legend, Collins turned down the audition.
âItâs funny to think he mightâve been sitting behind us on those early tours,â Harrison mused with a laugh. âBut I think things worked out the way they were meant to.â
The moment, seemingly small, rippled through history â shaping both menâs lives. Collins went on to fame as a British TV icon, while Harrisonâs band changed the world. Yet their paths remained spiritually linked by the same Merseyside energy that launched a cultural revolution.
As Harrison reflected:
âYou canât second guess destiny. Everyone who crossed paths with The Beatles was there for a reason.â
đ« Collinsâs story â a man who brushed against Beatlemania but chose his own rhythm â adds a poignant layer to the mythology of the era. Itâs a reminder that not every legend was meant to join the stage⊠some were meant to tell their own story.
Now, with Harrison and Collins both gone, fans are left marveling at what might have been:
What if Lewis Collins had become âthe fifth Beatleâ?
Would The Beatlesâ sound â or history itself â have changed forever?
đž One thingâs certain â as George said it best:
âTrue artists follow their own tempo. Thatâs what makes the music last.â
đ A hidden piece of Beatles history, finally revealed â proving once again that destiny always finds its own tune.