Question 1

True or false: Nilsson's voice was permanently damaged during the recording of 'Pussy Cats'.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

True or false: John Lennon and Ringo Starr both played on Nilsson's album 'Pussy Cats'.

Accepted Answer

True. During Lennon's 'Lost Weekend', he produced 'Pussy Cats' and played with Ringo, contributing to the album.

Question 3

True or false: Nilsson was a classically trained pianist from childhood.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

True or false: Nilsson wrote the song 'Everybody's Talkin'' for the film 'Midnight Cowboy'.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

True or false: Harry Nilsson's album 'Nilsson Schmilsson' was produced by George Martin.

Accepted Answer

True. George Martin, known for Beatles productions, produced 'Nilsson Schmilsson', which included the hit 'Without You'.

Question 6

True or false: Nilsson recorded a song with the Monkees member Michael Nesmith.

Accepted Answer

True. Nilsson and Michael Nesmith collaborated on the 1968 song 'The Story of Rock and Roll' for Nesmith's album.

Question 7

True or false: Nilsson won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1970.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

True or false: Nilsson was the first artist to cover a Beatles song before the Beatles released it.

Accepted Answer

False. Nilsson covered 'You Can't Do That' before its official release, but he wasn't the first to cover any Beatles song.

Harry Nilsson Trivia Questions