George Harrison and Patti Boyd: The Greatest Love Story that Almost was

Two Talented Musicians and One Beautiful Woman

Two talented musicians and one beautiful woman. The greatest love story that almost was began in 1964 when a young George Harrison, one of the members of the world's most popular music group at the time (and probably, of all times) met a lovely little model named Patti Boyd on the set of "A Hard Day's Night."

Instantly smitten with her beauty, he did what any normal 21 year old guy with the world at his feet would have done. He tried to get her to go into his trailer for sex. But Patti Boyd was no ordinary groupie. She was a nice girl. She declined his proposition.

Probably miffed at not being treated like a living God, George Harrison was intrigued by this sweet little 19 year old girl. So the next day, as the story goes, he asked her out. For a proper date. Not a romp in his trailer, but a dinner date. But again Pattie surprised him. She said "no." She had a boyfriend and didn't want to cheat on him.

Not used to being turned down by women at this point in his life, Harrison became bound and determined to win Patti to him. This was a man who practiced the guitar until his fingers bled; by all accounts, he was one persistent dude. So instead of cutting his losses, he again asked Patti out for a date. In this day and age, this might have amounted to stalking. But this was 1964 and things were different then. And Patti Boyd, although hooked up with another guy, couldn't help but being flattered that one of the most popular young men in the world was pursuing her. So she conceded to a date.

And she was no dummy, this girl who inspired so many beautiful love songs. It is said she captured George Harrison's heart almost immediately. Within a week, she had met his parents, introduced him to her mother and was out house hunting with him. They would have married; but this was the height of the Beatle's popularity and another married Beatle might have had a negative impact on their careers. So they simply lived together. They didn't get married until after the touring stopped, in 1966.