Posted on 07/05/2015 5:48:58 PM PDT by Michael.SF.
The other big quote from the interview which will live on:
When John got shot, aside from the pure horror of it, the lingering thing was, OK, well now Johns a martyr. A JFK. So what happened was, I started to get frustrated because people started to say, Well, he was The Beatles. And me, George and Ringo would go, Er, hang on. Its only a year ago we were all equal-ish.
Yeah, John was the witty one, sure. John did a lot of great work, yeah. And post-Beatles he did more great work, but he also did a lot of not-great work. Now the fact that hes now martyred has elevated him to a James Dean, and beyond. So whilst I didnt mind that I agreed with it I understood that now there was going to be revisionism.
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Thanks for the explanation.
I didn’t know what a “producer” was until a few years ago.
I now understand something about the problems, and benefits, of contracts, management, producers, etc.
While Martin produced several memorable Beatles’ albums, Phil Specter produced “The Concert for Bangla Desh” with some of my favorite people; Harrison, Ringo, Dylan, Clapton, Leon Russell, etc.
Phil Specter was both a crazy mofo and a musical leader, perhaps genius? Like Brian Wilson but Wilson didn’t kill anybody.
Except now, everybody’s going to be on Yoko’s side for once ...
Bottom line, the sum was greater than the parts. Like them or not, The Beatles were the most influential band in modern times.
As a young man, we called it "jumping on a grenade..." or "being the wingman..."
yup- the 1st time i visited New Orleans i had a gorgeous blonde in my arms- but my “buddy” refused to be my wingman with her chubby, slightly less attractive, friend...
How so?
For a start the original 60’s Beatles songs were mono not stereo.
IIRC the stereo versions were created later by audio trickery...:^)
Not a McCartney fan, but “Coming Up” is a great song.
Agreed. His bass playing is one of the best things about Sgt. Peppers.
More like, because he can't.
His mid Sixties lyrics are amazing poetry.
I fully agree on all counts. Never was a big Beatles fan but one cannot deny the huge impact they had on music.
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