About the Project
A Living Tribute to George Harrison’s Light
My Sweet George is a special-edition publication from Awake Souls, created to mark 25 years since George Harrison’s passing and to honour the music, devotion, imagination and quiet courage that continue to guide listeners around the world.
Awake Souls: Publishing for What Endures
Awake Souls is an independent cultural and spiritual publishing project devoted to the places where art, remembrance and inner life meet. We create considered editorial work that looks beyond celebrity and nostalgia, making room for music as a vessel for meaning, companionship and transformation. Our approach is intimate, archival and human: attentive to the stories, images, songs and acts of devotion that continue to resonate across generations.
My Sweet George exists within that spirit. Created as a sincere tribute to George Harrison on the 25th anniversary of his passing, this special edition reflects on a life that moved freely between songwriting, guitar, friendship, gardening, India, Krishna consciousness and the enduring search for what is real. It is not simply a retrospective; it is an invitation to listen again—to hear the tenderness, questioning and transcendence woven through his work.
Through essays, interviews, visual archives, musical reflections and contributions from those touched by his example, Awake Souls honours a legacy that remains deeply alive. Our larger mission is to preserve cultural memory with care while opening a contemporary conversation about devotion, beauty, mortality and the possibility of a more awakened life.
George Harrison
George Harrison’s journey began in Liverpool, where a quiet, self-taught guitarist became an essential voice in the most influential band of his generation. Within The Beatles, his writing steadily revealed a singular sensibility: melodic, searching and emotionally direct. Songs such as “Something,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and “Here Comes the Sun” showed an artist capable of turning inwardness into universal feeling.
His curiosity led him far beyond the familiar boundaries of pop music. Drawn to Indian philosophy, instruments and devotional practice, Harrison studied the sitar with Ravi Shankar and developed a lifelong relationship with India. His encounter with Krishna consciousness, including his friendship with A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, gave language and practice to a spiritual longing that had long animated his music. Chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, supporting devotional communities and bringing Indian musical traditions to new audiences were not passing interests, but expressions of a deeply held conviction that identity and love extend beyond the material world.
As a solo artist, Harrison created work of rare openness and spiritual force. All Things Must Pass, “My Sweet Lord,” the Concert for Bangladesh and the records that followed joined craft with compassion, making space for faith, doubt, impermanence and joy. His influence endures not only in the songs he left behind, but in the way he modelled artistic independence, service, humility and the courage to seek transcendence in everyday life.
“All things must pass.”
"Everything else can wait, but the search for God cannot wait."
George Harrison
A Living Legacy, Gathered with Care
From George Harrison’s lifelong spiritual inquiry to a commemorative edition created 25 years after his passing, My Sweet George follows the threads of music, memory and enduring devotion.
1968
A Doorway to India and Devotion
George’s growing relationship with Indian music, philosophy and the Hare Krishna tradition reshaped his songwriting and opened a lifelong search for spiritual truth beyond fame.
1970
All Things Must Pass
With songs of surrender, longing and awakening, George’s landmark solo work gave spiritual language a lasting place in popular music and carried his inner life to listeners around the world.
2001
A Legacy Beyond the Material World
George Harrison passed from this world on November 29, leaving a body of work that continues to offer solace, beauty and a quiet invitation to remember our eternal identity.
2026
My Sweet George: The 25th Anniversary Edition
Awake Souls brings together archival research, artists, musicians, writers and personal remembrances for a special edition honoring George’s enduring cultural, artistic and spiritual legacy.
A Magazine Made in the Spirit of Listening
My Sweet George is an Awake Souls publication devoted to approaching George Harrison’s life and work with tenderness, rigor and reverence—making room for music, memory, inquiry and transcendence.
Archive & Memory
Art, Music & Photography
Devotion & Thoughtful Editorial
A Living Legacy, Shared Forward
My Sweet George exists to hold a living conversation across time: between songs and listeners, private searching and shared devotion, the memories of those who knew George Harrison’s work as it happened and the generations discovering it anew. Through the special edition and the work of Awake Souls, we preserve not only facts and photographs, but the feeling that continues to move through the music—wonder, humility, beauty, grief, gratitude and hope.
Our mission is to care for this legacy with attention and sincerity. We make room for artistic remembrance, spiritual reflection and the small human details that give history its warmth: a handwritten line, a guitar in quiet light, a garden path, a voice returning to a song. In commemorating the 25th anniversary of George’s passing, we are not looking backward alone. We are creating a thoughtful place where his music, values and searching can continue to inspire meaningful connection, compassionate listening and a deeper sense of what endures.
An Archive of Light, Song & Remembrance
The Visual World of My Sweet George
Words From the Circle
★★★★★
“This is not simply a publication about an artist. It understands that George’s songs can be companions on a person’s inner journey. The care given to memory, music and spiritual inquiry makes every page feel quietly reverent.”
Anoushka Mehta
Contributor & Music Writer
★★★★★
“My Sweet George creates space for the tenderness in George Harrison’s legacy: the searching, the humor, the devotion and the extraordinary songwriting. It invites readers to listen again with open ears and an open heart.”
Daniel Rowan
Musician & Tribute Performer
★★★★★
“I came for the photographs and stories, but stayed for the sense of connection. This project honors George without turning him into a monument; it lets the music remain human, searching and deeply alive.”
Clara Bennett
Reader & Lifelong Listener
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Awake Souls?
Awake Souls is the independent publishing vision behind My Sweet George: a space for thoughtful storytelling about music, spiritual seeking, art, memory and the enduring human search for meaning.
Why does My Sweet George exist?
My Sweet George exists to appreciate George Harrison with care, depth and sincerity—honoring his songs, creative life, spiritual curiosity and the communities his work continues to inspire.
What is the 25th anniversary edition?
The special edition commemorates 25 years since George Harrison’s passing on November 29, 2001. Through essays, interviews, archival materials and artistic contributions, it reflects on a legacy that remains vividly present.
How does the publication approach George Harrison’s spiritual life?
With respect and context. We explore the devotional currents that informed George’s music—his relationship with Krishna consciousness, Indian culture, chanting and ideas of transcendence—without reducing a rich life to a single label.
Where do the archival stories and images come from, and how can I participate?
We seek properly licensed archival sources, firsthand recollections and carefully credited contributions. You can take part by sharing a George story, submitting a cover, pitching writing or art, volunteering, subscribing or supporting the project.