Shoot The Dog

July 29, 2002

 

George released Shoot the Dog as a single. The song was a protest song referring to (and critical of) British Prime Minister Tony Blair and American President George W. Bush. It was released a year and a half prior to Patience. The music video featured animation provided by the satirical British cartoon series 2DTV.

Freeek

March 18, 2002

 

George released Freeek! as a single. The video for the song was directed by Joseph Kahn. It was another top ten hit in the UK. A different version of the song was included on the album Patience two years later.

‘Imagine’ Piano

October 18, 2000

 

George purchased John Lennon’s walnut-finished upright Steinway model Z piano – paying 1.45 million British pounds that would have been around 3.1 million US dollars – setting at the time the record for the most money ever paid for a piece of music memorabilia. George both composed on and played the piano, which can be heard on the title song of his Patience album. The piano was also toured globally by George as a symbol of peace in the early 2000s.