When people say that George Harrison made me famous, that is true in a way.

Many people, especially young people, have started listening to sitar since George Harrison, one of the Beatles, became my disciple.

I was admired by all these hippies, and it was wonderful playing at Monterey and Woodstock, performing for half a million people.

I appreciate very much Vilayat Khan, the sitar player, and Bismillah Khan, the shehnai player; and among the tabla players, of course, Alla Rakha, Kishan Maharaja, and all these people.

I do think that my Indian classical audiences thought I was sacrificing them through working with George; I became known as the 'fifth Beatle.' In India, they thought I was mad.

People say I've had brushes with the law. That's not true. I've had brushes with overzealous prosecutors.