 In a further development, Harrison's interest in the music and culture of India, and his study of the Indian sitar, had inspired him as a composer.According to author Ian Inglis, "Revolver" is widely viewed as "the album on which Harrison came of age as a songwriter".The Beatles had hoped to work in a more modern facility than EMI's London studios at Abbey Road and were impressed with the sound on records created at Stax Studio in Memphis.