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Not everyone believes in ghosts. Many would chalk up a supernatural visit to a bunch of mumbo jumbo. John Lennon would likely include himself in that camp, but his first wife, Cynthia, would claim herself to be a true believer, at least after they moved into their first home together.

Shortly after taking ownership of a historic home in the early 1960s, Cynthia Lennon became aware of a strange presence lurking around the house. Though it wasn’t what ultimately got her out of that home–that can be blamed on Lennon’s infidelity–it proved to be a significant moment in her life. Learn more about the ghost that haunted the Lennons below.

Well, I’d rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or I won’t know where I am

Hot off the success of the Ed Sullivan Show, the Lennons bought their first home for £20,000. The home was over 50 years old and in need of a little TLC. Despite the rundown aspects of the home, there was something else that caused Cynthia Lennon to object to the purchase: an unsettling presence.

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John Lennon and Paul McCartney stood as an unparalleled song-writing duo, crafting the bulk of The Beatles' hits with their work jointly credited under Lennon-McCartney, regardless of individual or collaborative efforts.

Reflecting on their writing dynamics, Wilfred Mellers penned in 1972: "Opposite poles generate electricity: between John and Paul the sparks flew. John's fiery iconoclasm was tempered by Paul's lyrical grace, while Paul's wide-eyed charm was toughened by John's resilience."

However, as the late 1960s rolled around, their relationship started to deteriorate. The band experienced growing tensions, impacting the recording sessions for iconic albums such as 'The White Album,' 'Let It Be,' and 'Abbey Road.'

Disputes over creative differences and Yoko Ono's presence in the studio exacerbated the rift, leading John and Paul to part ways. Following their final recording session for 'The End' from 'Abbey Road' in August 1969, John informed the group that he intended to leave, likening it to asking for a 'divorce' from The Beatles.

Subsequently, a distressed Paul withdrew to his home to create his initial solo work, 'McCartney'. With the release of this album in April 1970, Paul made his d details

From fired to retired.

Drummer Zak Starkey posted a statement on Instagram Monday clearing up the circumstances surrounding his latest exit from The Who.

Starkey, 59, claimed that bandmate Roger Daltrey told him he wasn’t “fired” from the group for a second time, but rather “retired” and free to work on his own projects.

“NOISE&CONFUSION!!!! I had a great phone chat with Roger at the end of last week which truly confused both of us!!!” Starkey wrote.

“Rog said I hadn’t been ‘fired’…I had been ‘retired’ to work on my own projects,” Starkey shared. “I explained to Rog that I have just spent nearly 8 weeks at my studio in Jamaica completing these projects, that my group Mantra Of The Cosmos was releasing one single at the beginning of June and after that had run its course ( usually 5/6 weeks ) I was completely available for the foreseeable future….Rog said ‘Oh!’ and we kind of left it there.”

Starkey insisted that he and Daltrey, 81, are “on good terms and great friends as we have always been.”

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Ringo Starr had one regret ftom The Beatles.  Ringo Starr’s career as one of the members of The Beatles is impressive, but that doesn’t mean the music star doesn’t have regrets about his career.

The band, which broke up in 1974, consisted of Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison. Over the years, much has been made of what the various band members thought about their time together, including much about Harrison, who walked out of the band and refused to perform with another member again, and even penned a track that was aimed towards McCartney and Lennon before his death.

However, despite some of the drama, Starr had a different view.  This was something he revealed when he shared his biggest regret when it came to the group’s split. While the band did split up in 1974, and never had any official reunions, they did sometimes join forces.

This was until all hopes were dashed when Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman in 1980.  Any chance of a partial reunion was further dashed when Harrison died from lung cancer in 2001.

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Barry Keoghan has revealed he was so nervous meeting Ringo Starr that he couldn't look him in the eye as he prepares to play him in the upcoming Beatles biopic.

Gladiator II hunk Paul Mescal will play Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon, Barry will star as Ringo Starr and Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison in the films about The Fab Four.

And to prepare for the role they have all been attending a 'Beatles Bootcamp' for the past 16 weeks, with Barry, 32, learning drumming and even meeting Ringo himself.

Speaking at the Fastnet Film Festival in Ireland this week Barry said of the encounter with the icon, 84,: 'I sat opposite him and I could not look at him because I was nervous and his wife Barbara was there and she said, 'You can look at him.'

'Every time I looked at him I saw myself in his glasses. I said to him: 'I am not coming here to quiz you. I am coming to find out what made you and how the contrast was going back to Liverpool after Beatlemania.'

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George Harrison's career-spanning compilation album, Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison, is getting its first-ever vinyl release on July 11th via Dark Horse Records.

The 19-track album includes a number of George's biggest singles as well as live solo recordings of three Beatles songs - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Something" and "Here Comes The Sun" - from the Grammy-winning album The Concert for Bangladesh.

The album, originally released in 2009, includes four solo songs by the late former Beatles guitarist that topped the Billboard Hot 100: "My Sweet Lord," "Isn't It A Pity," "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" and "Got My Mind Set On You."

Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison Tracklist:

Side A

1. Got My Mind Set on You

2. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)

3. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)

4. My Sweet Lord

5. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Live from Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S.A, 1971)

Side B

1. All Things Must Pass

2. Any Road

3. This Is Love

4. All Those Years Ago

5. Marwa Blues

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As chronicled by Billboard, 40 years ago, Paul McCartney gave Michael Jackson the idea of buying music and how lucrative owning someone else's publishing would be. Out of that idea, Michael Jackson had the even brighter idea of buying the Beatles' catalog. The best part is that the King of Pop was always straightforward with the Beatles alumni about his intentions. McCartney just never took those claims seriously.

All McCartney did was laugh until it was too late. McCartney had his own chance to buy The Beatles catalog, but he waited too long, and MJ beat him to the punch.

The longer that their music collaborations progressed, the longer Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson had opportunities to have personal conversations that turned into business advice. During one such candid conversation, McCartney (who by 1982 already owned a grocery list's worth of catalogs, including that of Buddy Holly's) would express to Jackson the value of investing in someone else's music. Michael Jackson's response to Paul McCartney would end up haunting the former member of the Beatles for years, especially when he thought MJ was joking.  One day, I'll own your songs.

 
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When Paul McCartney ventured into classical music in the early 1990s, it raised more than a few eyebrows.

A global pop icon and one of the most successful songwriters of all time, McCartney was synonymous with melodic brilliance—but not necessarily with symphonic form, operatic structure, or choral grandeur. Yet, rather than treat classical music as a vanity project, McCartney approached it with humility, curiosity, and a genuine desire to grow as a composer.

Unlike some of his rock peers, who dabbled in orchestral textures for dramatic flair, McCartney dove headfirst into the language of classical music. He studied scores, worked alongside seasoned composers and conductors, and embraced the rigours of writing extended works without the familiar support of verse-chorus structure or a rhythm section. The result has been a series of ambitious, heartfelt, and occasionally uneven works that offer a fascinating window into his evolving creative world.

These compositions, spanning oratorios, orchestral poems, and ballet scores, reflect McCartney’s lifelong love of melody, his openness to collaboration, and his instinct for emotional storytelling. They also reveal the challenges of crossing genres: details

Music icon Paul McCartney made a sweet gesture to legendary pop group Sparks after he impersonated one of the members, Ron Mael, in his 1980 video for his song Coming Up. The star ensured the group had a very special memento of the occasion. Paul played all the instruments on the track and the video saw him singing the song on stage as he and wife Linda adopted a range of disguises to make up the members of the fictional band The Plastic Macs including an homage to Ron, whose toothbrush moustache and slicked back hair created an instantly memorable visual when Sparks broke though in 1974.

The group comprised of brothers Russell and Ron Mael, are huge Beatles fans but despite Paul paying tribute to songwriter Ron they still haven't met him. However they revealed they have a very special signed photo of the star dressed as Ron hanging in their studio.

"We never met, Paul McCartney but we know the guitar player Paul has in his band now. And he we were talking to him one day, and there was a poster of, I think it was a Linda McCartney photo of Paul dressed as Ron in that video.

"So we asked our friend who's in the band 'I wonder if you could get Paul to sign this'. So we do have a signed Paul McCartney taken details

When talking about The Beatles, it’s always John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Not Ringo, George, John, and Paul. Since the band’s origins, Ringo Starr has always taken a back seat in The Beatles and never received the extensive limelight the other three did. Though that wasn’t just the masses who helped shape that narrative. As a matter of fact, at a certain point during The Beatles’ time together, Starr felt that McCartney, Lennon, and Harrison were neglecting him as a friend and bandmate.

Ringo Starr was, in fact, a later addition to The Beatles. And unlike the other three, he was not a childhood friend of theirs. That being said, it seems John, Paul, and George had a special connection that did not include Ringo Starr, and it became clear when they recorded their White Album in 1968. It was so clear, that Ringo Starr actually temporarily left The Beatles during the recording process.
Ringo Starr Felt Ostracized and Unimportant

Being left out and disconnected from your peers is arguably one of the worst sensations a human being can endure. After all, we are social creatures, and nobody wants to be lonely. Ringo Starr is no different from the rest of us; hence, when he felt this was wa details

Every single album The Beatles released was revolutionary in its own right. However, when it comes to cultural influence and trend-setting, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is arguably the most revolutionary. This is primarily due to the fact that with the album, The Beatles helped further introduce psychedelic rock to the mainstream.

Yes, Jimi Hendrix was already doing his thing at the time of the album’s release, and The Doors were one of the most integral groups of the 1960s scene. But on May 26, 1967, The Beatles arguably made the biggest contribution to the subgenre and counterculture movement with the release of this album.

The Beatles’ iconic album did not come easily. Rather, the band recorded the 13-track album over 129 days. They began in December of 1966 and finished it before its release in May of 1967. Furthermore, the inspiration behind the album came from the desire to stray away from their prototypical sound. Or, rather, the prototypical sound that created the monster that “Beatlemania” was. That being said, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and John Lennon wanted to climb out of their skin and crawl into something new. Needless to say, they did so g details

John Lennon‘s sister Julia Baird has spoken to NME about the launch of a new London exhibition space that features a recreation of the icon’s childhood bedroom, as well as opening up about her issues with the upcoming Beatles biopics. Check out footage from the launch and our interview with Baird below.

Having launched this week at Camden’s Stables, Live Odyssey has been previously described as “a celebration of the rich tapestry of British music, offering a unique experience for music lovers of all ages” through “a groundbreaking tribute to the sounds that shaped Britain”.

The attraction – which combines live music, an exhibition museum, and a hologram performance from The Libertines – will take fans through six decades of music via a two-and-a-half-hour adventure that captures the evolution of British pop, from the early anthems of the ’60s and ’70s to the Britpop explosion of the ’90s and today.

This week saw Baird will unveil a multi-sensory immersive exhibit dedicated to the late Lennon which “details the early years that shaped Lennon through to a life of stratospheric fame with The Beatles” through artefacts, paint details

Ringo Starr is one of the most iconic artists of our time, and whether you grew up during the time of The Beatles or not, it's hard to deny what an influence he's had on music over the decades.

At 84 years old, he's still very much in the limelight and has been playing solo tours for years. He and his All Star Band have another tour kicking off this June, with the first show scheduled for June 12 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Starr recently sat down with the AP for an interview, and he mentioned a photo of his feet that went viral after he shared it on social media. I think we can all agree what he said is just classic Ringo.

"Did you see that I put on my toes... with peace and love?"

"Not the dogs, Ringo!" LOL. So many people are cracking up over that comment!

He continued, "They all have something to say, you know, and a lot of it is peace and love, but some of them like to s--t on me."

Starr also went on to say he doesn't let negative comments get to him. "Not going to spoil my day."

People who watched the clip couldn't help but weigh in. One fan said, "Who's bullying Ringo? We need to talk!"

Another added, "'Not going to spoil MY day' was so sassy. I love him." details

Paul McCartney has had a negative thing or two to say about his work with The Beatles… as well as other members’ work in The Beatles. He’s never been one to mince words and has been quite honest about the songs he wanted to improve on, as well as the ones he straight-up stole. However, Macca doesn’t hate everything he produced with the Fab Four. In fact, there are quite a few songs that he’s particularly fond of. Let’s look at just a few Beatles songs that Paul McCartney has said he loves!

“And Your Bird Can Sing” is a neat little deep cut from Revolver. In the notes on Anthology, Paul McCartney named the track as one of his favorite songs from that particular era, especially the Anthology version of the song.

“One of my favorites on the ‘Anthology’ is ‘And Your Bird Can Sing’, which is a nice song, but this take of it was one we couldn’t use at the time,” said McCartney. “John and I got a fit of the giggles while we were doing the double-track. You couldn’t have released it at the time. But now you can. Sounds great just hearing us lose it on a take.”

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Tensions had been rising between the bandmates before Paul announced his decision to quit in 1970. He spent the next few years feuding with John, with the pair even taking aim at one another through songs.

 John started the feud with his track How Do You Sleep? before Paul hit back with Too Many People. However, the pair eventually put aside their differences and reconciled. Author Ian Leslie, who has written a book about Paul and John, believes the pair actually "never stopped caring about each other."

Speaking exclusively to The Mirror US, he explained, "They never stopped respecting each other as songwriters. And they always missed each other as creative partners."

Leslie continued, "I think they just missed each other in that sense." However, it wasn't easy for John and Paul to get their friendship back to the way it was.

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Leslie told us, "It was very hard by that stage, they had their own families, there were the legal and business problems and divisions and they lived details