Beatles almost hired Clapton

The Beatles almost fired George Harrison and replaced him with Eric Clapton after Harrison temporarily left the band. The news comes from interviews with John Lennon, which were recorded in January 1969. In the audio, Lennon calls Harrison “a festering wound” and says, “I think if George doesn't come back by next week we ask Eric Clapton to play.” The revelation comes from more than 120 hours of unheard audio and 50 hours of unseen footage during the rehearsals and recording of what became the Beatles' final album, Let It Be.