In her 2007 book Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me, Pattie Boyd wrote: "George wrote a song called 'Something.' He told me in a matter-of-fact way that he had written it for me. She and Clapton were married from 1979-1988 (he also wrote " Wonderful Tonight" for her). Pattie did inspire " Layla" when Eric Clapton realized he loved her a few years later. In fact, the lyric was "something in the way HE moves," but George ended up changing it because he didn't want to be perceived as a "poof." George was really into his studies of Krishna Consciousness when he wrote the song, and its original intent was as a devotion to Lord Krishna. Later, he claimed he did not have anyone in mind when he wrote it. When asked in 1969 by BBC presenter David Wigg if she inspired the song, Harrison dithered, saying, "Maybe Pattie, probably." Written and sung by George Harrison, "Something" seemed to be inspired by Harrison's wife, Pattie.
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