Songwriting

"There was an embarrasing period where his songs weren't that good and nobody wanted to say anything, he just wasn't in the same league for a long time - that's not putting him down, he just hadn't had the practice as a writer that we'd had.'

John Lennon speaking in 1974 about the songwriting abilities of George Harrison in comparison to himself and Paul McCartney.

Seems rather harsh to me, but as a George Harrison fan, of course I am going to say that.