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It's January 1969, and the Beatles are unrecognizable from the wide-eyed mop-tops who appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" just five years prior. Their popularity is unrivalled. They've stopped touring and fame is exacting its price. Now comes a self-imposed stress: they've given themselves three weeks to record 14 songs that they'll play to a live audience, all the while, trailed by cameras. The astonishingly intimate footage was recently extracted from a London vault and placed in the capable hands of filmmaker Peter Jackson. His resulting three-part documentary series, "Get Back," drops Thanksgiving weekend on Disney Plus. It adds considerable light and joy to what was always considered to be the Beatles' darkest period. You might say Jackson took a sad song, and well, you know the rest.
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LSD played a big role in The Beatles‘ evolution of music. It famously brought John Lennon and George Harrison closer together after they unknowingly took LSD for the first time after a dinner party host plopped some in their coffees. And it also created tensions in the band when Paul McCartney announced his hesitation to participate.
Two years after the first time Harrison took LSD, he gave an interview where he shared his thoughts on the psychedelic.
Harrison felt there was a misunderstanding that after he took LSD, he was a huge proponent of the psychedelic. He said in an interview with Melody Maker in 1967 that it should be a totally individual choice.
“This is a thing that I want to try and get over to people,” he said, as recorded in the book George Harrison on George Harrison.” Although we’ve been identified a lot with hippies, especially since all this thing about pot and LSD’s come out, we don’t want to tell anyone else to have it because it’s something that’s up to the person himself. Although it was like a key that opened the door and showed a lot of things on the other side, it’s still up to people themselves what they do with it. LSD details
In 1967, George Harrison was deep into his spiritual journey. He spent many of his days dutifully practicing meditation and Yoga. But despite where he was at spiritually, the Beatle continued to be one of the wealthiest musicians of his time. Had he ever considered giving up all his earthly belongings to focus on what’s important? Yes. Here’s why he didn’t.
When Harrison was interviewed by Melody Maker in 1967, he was asked if he’d ever considered getting rid of his material wealth. The Beatle said he had but, ultimately, decided against it.
“Now that I’ve got the material thing in perspective, it’s OK,” he said, as recorded in the book George Harrison on George Harrison. “The whole reason I’ve got material things is because they were given to me as a gift. So it’s not really bad that I’ve got it because I didn’t ask for it. It was just mine. All I did was be me.”
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George Harrison was Bob Dylan’s No. 1 fan. The ex-Beatle had many friends, from all walks of life, including Monty Python comedian Eric Idle, Formula 1 race car driver Jackie Stewart, and his musical and spiritual guru Ravi Shankar. However, Dylan was one of George’s oldest friends. They first met in 1964, and Dylan gave The Beatles their first joint.
They collaborated through the years, most notably on George’s debut solo album All Things Must Pass and later with the Traveling Wilburys. But their friendship went deeper than that.
George met Tom Petty in 1974. By then, George and Dylan had already established a tight bond, and Petty instantly recognized it. Still, Petty was welcomed as an equal and later joined George and Dylan in the Traveling Wilburys. A year after George died in 2001, Petty reflected on George’s relationship with Dylan during an interview with Rolling Stone. Petty said that George often quoted Dylan “like people quote Scripture.”
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Those are the claims from the original cinematographer Tony Richmond, who remains adamant the group, aside from Ringo, were “not getting along” as they neared the end of their illustrious career as a band.
Respected Richmond contends there was “bad blood” between Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon in late 1969 as they made the Abbey Road album.
Richmond says that Oscar winner Jackson will likely not include that “dark and gritty” footage in the new six-hour film, out at Thanksgiving on Apple TV.
The English-born award-winning director feels that the new film is too long and is uncomfortable at the digitisation of his original film footage.
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Legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has teamed up with Masterclass to provide an online course on drumming and creative collaboration. The course will launch on November 22.
Ringo’s involvement was announced during Masterclass’ first-ever First Look event, where the online education subscription platform revealed their upcoming line of new courses, learning experiences, and initiatives to aid underserved communities.
The event took place at the Whitney Museum of American Art and also featured announcements of singing courses that will be offered by Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey in 2022.
“MasterClass puts you in the room with the world’s best, giving members unprecedented access to the greatest minds of our time,” said David Rogier, founder and CEO of MasterClass. “Today’s announcements will expand that opportunity with new classes, features, integrations and partnerships that will help deliver access to the platform to more people in more ways and in more places.”
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Paul McCartney has revealed he spoke about baking bread in his last conversation with John Lennon before his death in 1980.
The former Beatles singer, 79, said he bonded with his bandmate over their love of the activity following a shortage in the 1970s in England.
He told Howard Stern on Sirius XM: 'I was baking bread and got quite good at it. So when I heard John was doing it, it was great. We could just talk about something so ordinary.
'It was really nice, and I was so glad that we got back to that relationship that we always had when we were kids.'
When Howard wondered if life was easier without the 'bully' dynamic that John could sometimes bring, Paul was quick to respond, 'That's true, but I'd swap it all out for him to be alive.'
He confirmed their rocky post-Beatles relationship before while noting he tried to not let it bother him.
'Sometimes you'd get annoyed back, but not often you'd just go, "That John. What a d***."
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George Harrison died 20 years ago this month, but just before he lost his battle against cancer, he had a final, emotional meeting with his band members, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.
The trio met at a hotel in Manhattan, New York City for lunch on this day, November 12, 2001.
The three friends were accompanied by Harrison's wife, Olivia, as well as his doctor, Gil Lederman, and some other associates.
The three friends had not been together in many years, so this was a momentous occasion for Beatles fans - despite the grim circumstances.
Years later, McCartney recalled the meeting, saying: "I sat with him for a few hours when he was in treatment just outside New York.
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Rock music's greatest divorce, the breakup of the Beatles in 1970, was always associated with the film and album "Let it Be." Half a century later, dozens of hours of that film left on the cutting room floor is telling a different story. 60 Minutes will show some of that footage Sunday night for the first time, revealing an intimacy and creative bond between the four musicians that belies the long-held narrative.
Jon Wertheim speaks to director Peter Jackson, whose documentary series, "Get Back," resurrects the unused footage to rewrite the story of rock's biggest breakup, on the next edition of 60 Minutes Sunday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT on CBS.
Peter Jackson, best known for his work on "The Lord of the Rings" films, has been working on his series for four years. He was surprised when he first viewed the nearly 60 hours of material that had been sitting in a vault.
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The director’s three-part documentary “Get Back” explores the most contested period in the band’s history and reveals there’s still plenty to debate.
It is a cold January morning in 1969, and three of the four Beatles are assembled in a cavernous film studio in London, with cameras rolling and microphones everywhere. “Lennon’s late again,” Paul McCartney says matter of factly, as he plugs in his bass guitar.
With Ringo Starr and George Harrison sitting groggily before him, a tray of toast and jam by their side, McCartney starts to strum and sing, searching for inspiration. Within minutes, a mid-tempo groove takes shape and a familiar vocal melody emerges. “Get back,” he sings in a faint howl. “Get back to where you once belonged.” Almost like magic, a Beatles classic begins to form out of nothing.
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The Beatles were fans of many Elvis Presley songs. Despite this, most of them said they didn’t like one of Elvis’ songs on television. Notably, John Lennon made a prediction about the song that came true.
According to the book Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s label, RCA Victor, wanted him to record new songs in June 1961. Around the time, Elvis wanted a recording studio built in his home. The label wasn’t willing to give him the money to build a home studio.
Because of this, Elvis went to a studio in Nashville to record tunes. He cut five songs during the session. Two of these tracks — “Little Sister” and “(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame” — are some of Elvis’ most famous songs from the period. Another song from the session was famously critiqued by The Beatles.
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A lost, never-before-heard psychedelic pop song featuring George Harrison and Ringo Starr has been unearthed in a Birmingham loft.
Radhe Shaam was written and produced by broadcaster and journalist Suresh Joshi in 1968 for a documentary film, East Meets West. The recording took place at Trident Studios in London, where Harrison and Starr were recording Hey Jude with the Beatles and offered to contribute guitar and drum work to the song.
Beginning with a pealing riff from Harrison and underpinned by a steady backbeat from Starr, the song features Hindi-language vocals by singer Aashish Khan, but gives plenty of space for both Beatles to add highly distinctive playing. Harrison delivers a long, searching and joyous guitar solo, while Starr adds his characteristic drum rolls and fills.
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Sir Paul McCartney took the stage at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Friday, November 8, to discuss his new quasi-memoir, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present—touching on everything from his relationship with John Lennon, his thoughts on a new Beatles museum in Liverpool, his distaste for passport photos and more, the night was another gem of new reflections from the now-79-year-old former-Beatle.
“In those days you were allowed to look groovy in passport photos,” the “Let It Be” writer said as he unveiled a never-before-seen photo of himself from the late ‘50s. “But now you’ve got to look into the camera and not smile—because it’s a totalitarian state!”
At another point in the evening, McCartney humorously reflected on the health of the only other living Beatle, Sir Ringo Starr, with a comment that would’ve lit the Paul Is Dead community ablaze with speculation back in its psychedelic heyday.
“John and I went to grammar schools—Ringo, unfortunately, didn’t, but only because he was seriously ill when he was a kid,” McCartney said. “His mother was told he wouldn’t live—but Ringo will outlive u details
1. Was “Let It Be” Created to Mark the Beatles’ Breakup?
Arrived in stores in May 8 1970. “Let It Be” was the thirteenth and final album released by the British band. At the time, John Lennon and Paul McCartney were not part of the Beatles. However, this disc is not obsessed with the end, as it is It wasn’t the last thing that was recorded. Recording for this album began in January 1969, before the band recorded “Abbey Road”—the twelfth studio album that was to be released on September 26, 1969.
However, the “Let It Be” disc includes some files The band’s last momentsWith no signs of a rupture between the singers. One of them is the Beatles’ last public performance: On January 30, 1969, the band performed a Small concert on the rooftop of Apple Recording Studios, in Savile Row, London, which appears in the accompanying behind-the-scenes documentary “Let It Be”. Three of the seven songs recorded at this concert are part of the last album. The police had to ask the Beatles to stop the show due to the riots in the streets.
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Sir Paul McCartney hates the misconception that he broke up The Beatles.
McCartney says he has “only finally just got over” claims that he split up the band – which also featured John Lennon, Sir Ringo Starr and George Harrison – in 1969.
During a talk with poet Paul Muldoon – who he has collaborated on ‘The Lyrics, 1956 to the present’ book with – at the Royal Festival Hall in London, McCartney was asked what the biggest misconception was about being Paul McCartney.
He replied: “That I had broken The Beatles up … so I lived with that because once a headline is out there it sticks. That was a big one that I’ve only finally just got over.”
Paul also revealed his regret that he never told John Lennon he loved him and said it was “miraculous” that The Beatles had found each other.
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