The year was 1968, and The Beatles found themselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually exhausted. Having just released their eighth studio album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, a year prior, the Fab Four needed a different type of inspiration.
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When George Harrison’s wife, Pattie Boyd, introduced the band to Transcendental Meditation, a ripple was created that would affect young people all around the world. Not only did The Beatles help bring Eastern meditation to the West, but this experience also helped the band create some of their best music to date.
From a Lord of the Rings movie pitch to stories behind their White Album, here’s the real story about The Beatles’ infamous trip to India.