SouthernWorldwide.com – Sir Paul McCartney has recounted a rather shocking, yet amusing, anecdote from his teenage years involving a hitchhiking trip with fellow Beatle George Harrison and an electric milk truck.
During a recent conversation on “The Rest Is History” podcast, the legendary musician, now 83, reminisced about the adventure the two friends embarked on as youngsters while making their way towards Wales.
This memorable incident, McCartney revealed, has even inspired a part of a song that will be featured on his forthcoming album, “The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” slated for release later this month.
McCartney shared with host Tom Holland that they had accepted a ride from a slow-moving electric vehicle commonly known as a “milk float” – a typical delivery vehicle in Britain during that era.
“Those were the only vehicles we knew that were electric, [and this one] went about four miles an hour,” McCartney explained. “But it was a lift, so we were quite happy.”
He described how the driver was seated on one side of the vehicle, with a substantial battery occupying the central space between the seats.
In a twist of fate, George Harrison ended up sitting directly on top of this very battery.
The situation seemed ordinary until Harrison’s jeans, through a zipper on his back pocket, accidentally made contact with a part of the battery.
“Bang! He jumps up,” McCartney recalled, mimicking Harrison’s startled cry. “‘Ahhh!’”
It turned out that “the battery gave him a bolt.”
McCartney went on to recount how Harrison later showed him the peculiar mark left by the electric jolt.
The incident resulted in what looked like “a great big zip tattooed into his bum.”
The Beatles star also mentioned a recent conversation he had with Harrison’s widow, Olivia Harrison, about the incident.
Interestingly, she recalled the story with a slightly different perspective, believing it was McCartney, not Harrison, who had received the shock.
This difference in recollection, McCartney noted, serves as a fascinating illustration of how memories can shift and transform over time.
“I think it’s amazing the way memory does that. It can just morph,” he mused.
George Harrison sadly passed away in 2001 at the age of 58, following a battle with cancer.
He was an integral part of The Beatles, alongside McCartney, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr, contributing his distinctive guitar work and songwriting talents.
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McCartney’s new album, “The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” is scheduled for release on May 29.
