Harry Nilsson Trivia Questions

Nilsson screamed so hard while recording 'Pussy Cats' that he ruptured a vocal cord, altering his voice forever.

John Lennon produced the album 'Pussy Cats' for Harry Nilsson in 1974 during his 'Lost Weekend' period.

'Nilsson Schmilsson' was produced by Richard Perry, not George Martin. George Martin later produced Nilsson's albums 'Pussy Cats' and 'Duit on Mon Dei'.

'Everybody's Talkin'' was written by Fred Neil; Nilsson famously performed it for 'Midnight Cowboy', but didn't write it.

Nilsson was largely self-taught and never had formal classical training; he learned by ear and worked odd jobs before music.

Harry Nilsson wrote songs for the Monkees (e.g., 'Cuddly Toy'), but he never recorded a duet or collaboration with Michael Nesmith. Their link is as songwriter and performers of his compositions, not as recording partners.

Nilsson never won a Grammy for Best New Artist; his two Grammys were for Best Pop Vocal Performance and Best Male Pop Vocal.

The Rolling Stones released their cover of 'I Wanna Be Your Man' in November 1963, ahead of the Beatles' own version on the 'With The Beatles' album later that month, so Nilsson was not the first.