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The Beatles were no strangers to in-fighting. The end of their career was rife with spats, eventually leading to the band’s breakup. Though fans might not be aware, that affinity for a row was present throughout the entirety of their career–publicly too. Learn more about an early Beatles show that saw Paul McCartney get into a brawl with a bandmate on stage, below.
Stuart Sutcliffe was the Beatles’ original bassist. Prior to McCartney taking over the duty, Sutcliffe led the rhythm section to success during their Hamburg residencies. Though he would eventually leave the band to focus on other artistic pursuits, it’s a wonder one on-stage fight with McCartney didn’t send him packing earlier.
As the story goes, McCartney committed the cardinal sin of talking about Sutcliffe’s girlfriend. Naturally, the bassist wasn’t too pleased with Macca.
“Paul was saying something about Stu’s girl–he was jealous because she was a great girl, and Stu hit him, on stage,” John Lennon once explained. “And Stu wasn’t a violent guy at all.”
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As The Beatles' primary songwriters, Paul McCartney and John Lennon composed a catalogue of classics, but it wasn't always easy. John and Paul wrote the bulk of the band's hits, with all of their Beatles work jointly-credited to Lennon-McCartney, even if one of them did the majority of the writing on a song.
In the early days, the two sat together and wrote in tandem - beginning at Paul's childhood home on Forthlin Road in Allerton. Once they moved to London, that writing base became the family home of Jane Asher, Paul's then-girlfriend.
About their process, John told Playboy in 1980: “We wrote a lot of stuff together, one on one, eyeball to eyeball. Like in 'I Want to Hold Your Hand', I remember when we got the chord that made the song.
“We were in Jane Asher's house, downstairs in the cellar playing on the piano at the same time. And we had, 'Oh you-u-u/ got that something ...' And Paul hits this chord and I turn to him and say, 'That's it!' I said, 'Do that again!' In those days, we really used to absolutely write like that—both playing into each other's noses.”
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The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has always seemed one of the more affable members of the Fab Four, swinging his head back and forth with a lopsided grin as he kept a steady rhythm for his bandmates. But not even the amiable Starr could hide his disdain for some of his least favorite songs the band ever recorded, and that dislike wasn’t lost on his bandmates, either.
Paul McCartney later said he believed Starr never “got over” the sting of hearing the Beatles track he always not-so-secretly hated. And while there seemed to be no grave animosity between bandmates (regarding this track, in particular, anyway), there certainly seems to be truth to McCartney’s claim.
Before the Beatles made their Ed Sullivan Show debut and sparked a tidal wave of Beatlemania across the globe, the future Fab Four were still cutting their teeth at EMI Studios under the strong influence of producer George Martin. The band was preparing to release their first singles, which would be an arduous task in and of itself. But considering the band had just recently lost drummer Pete Best, they were in an even greater flux. Martin, ever the businessman, hired a session drummer to fill in for Best.
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Fans of The Beatles appear to have found the art exhibit that “started” John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s relationship.
A preview night for Ono’s exhibit in Soho, London, marked the meeting point between the two, with Lennon in attendance after hearing of “a bit of a happening,” according to fans of the band. According to Paul McCartney, the exhibition had been a way of attracting musicians in the UK to contribute to a book Ono was making as a birthday present for avant-garde artist, John Cage. Her exhibition at the INDICA on November 7, 1966, is believed to mark the first time Lennon and Ono ever met.
While Lennon’s recollection of events leaves out the making of Cage’s book, Notations, which features The Words from the Fab Four, he did provide similar circumstances to his and Ono’s first meeting. Lennon is believed to have been a fan of Ono’s work before the pair met, with The Beatles member liking the humour of her exhibit, Apple. The Ceiling Painting/Yes Painting exhibit is said to have pushed Lennon into pursuing Ono as he felt “relieved” by its message.
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One of the most ambiguous and cryptically weird songs of The Beatles is Paul McCartney’s “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?” Released in 1968 on The Beatles’ infamous White Album, the song’s meaning and subtext have consistently stumped listeners and fans of The Beatles ever since its release.
When people listen to the song, they seemingly ask themselves what in the world it is about. Well, given that the song features essentially one repeated phrase, it’s pretty difficult to surmise what Paul McCartney is singing about in the song. However, McCartney divulged where he acquired the inspiration for the song and the meaning behind it, and you would never guess where and what it is.
In Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now, McCartney relayed the whole story of the song’s origin to author, Barry Miles. McCartney started off his anecdote by stating, “I was up on the flat roof meditating” and “I’d seen a troupe of monkeys walking along in the jungle and a male just hopped on to the back of this female and gave her one, as they say in the vernacular.”
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This past Sunday, February 2, saw The Beatles take home the Best Rock Performance honor at the 2025 Grammy Awards for the song “Now and Then.” This marked the first time that the Fab Four has won a Grammy since 1997. That year, the band was honored with three trophies.
In celebration of The Beatles’ latest Grammy win, a video presentation looking back at the excitement surrounding the release of “Now and Then” in November 2023 has been posted on the group’s official YouTube channel.
As previously reported, “Now and Then” was billed as “the last Beatles song,” and was created using a demo recorded by the late John Lennon around 1977, with new parts added by the surviving Beatles in 1995 and the 2020s. As noted in a description of the track that accompanies the YouTube video, the song’s release “became a cultural moment in history, uniting listeners around the world in a shared music experience as the band released their final single.”
The clip features footage and images depicting the various ways the release of “Now and Then” was promoted in cities around the world.
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A copy of a book written by John Lennon and signed by both him and his first wife has sold at auction for £2,000. The book, originally published in 1964, went under the hammer at the Cotswold Auction Company in Cheltenham.
"It's a little gem, it has drawings, poems and little articles by John," said auctioneer and director of the company, Lindsey Braune. She added it went to a "very keen bidder" on the telephone, based in the UK.
The hardback book is an illustrated collection of humorous and surreal poems, short stories and observations that Lennon wrote down. Around 300,000 copies were printed when the book was first issued.
The copy that was sold was given to the owner's son on his 21st birthday. "There's a few of these books around but they don't come up at auction that often," said Ms Braune.
Items relating to the Beatles are highly sought after by collectors. "There are so many autographs that were purported to be by them, but they were so often actually done by secretaries or roadies as the band had so many to do," Ms Braune said.
"Anything with a real John Lennon signature on it are very rare, and the fact it's the book he wrote is extra special. details
The Beatles picked up another Grammy Award Sunday night, with their final song “Now And Then” winning best rock performance. Neither Paul McCartney nor Ringo Starr were on hand to accept the award in person, but now Ringo has reacted to their latest honor.
“Wow, another Grammy. Well, done everybody,” he shared on Instagram, next to a photo of him giving the peace sign. “I send you peace and love. That’s right the beat goes on. thanks, peace and love Ringo.”
So far McCartney has not commented on the win.
The win was The Beatles’ eighth Grammy Award and their first in 28 years. Their last wins came in 1997 when they won best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals; best music video, short form for “Free As A Bird”; and best music video, long form for The Beatles Anthology.
They were also honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.
While The Beatles did win best rock performance, they lost in the major category, record of the year. That honor went to Kendrick Lamar for “Not Like Us.”
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detailsWhen I checked George Harrison out on the Internet, I kept finding the same words to describe him - underappreciated and overlooked. He was always seemingly eclipsed by his virtuoso Beatle bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Their towering genius at songwriting and musicianship unfortunately put Harrison in the shade. That seems unfair. He was every bit as brilliant and special in his own subtle way as they were in theirs.
Now, almost 24 years after his death in 2001 at the too-young ago of 58, his work bears renewed evaluation. In my opinion, Harrison's stunning 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass qualifies him for greatness in itself. It is an unequaled encapsulation of everything that made him remarkable and unique as an artist.
Looking Back At George Harrison's Amazing Career
Maybe you have seen a program on PBS called Concert for George that was filmed in London on November 29, 2002, one year after Harrison left us.. Some of his musician buddies got together in his memory and played his songs in a rollicking, reverential show. Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, ex-Beatles Paul and Ringo, Billy Preston, Harrison's son, Dhani, and others played and sang their hearts out. If anything, it proved how very gi details
Everybody knows how George Harrison started the ’70s: His seven-times platinum international chart-topping triple album All Things Must Pass reeled off the No. 1 “My Sweet Lord” in the wake of the Beatles‘ split.
Less known, though they should be, are underrated later gems like 1976’s Thirty Three & 1/3 and Harrison’s self-titled 1979 album. They spawned a trio of Top 30 hits (“This Song,” “Crackerbox Palace” and “Blow Away”), but will never be as ubiquitous as the triple-album behemoth that began the decade.
In between, Harrison had some highs (1973’s Living in the Material World and its chart-topping single “Give Me Love,” after a guest-packed charity concert and album) and some lows (1975’s decidedly uneven Extra Texture, a plagiarism scandal). The following list of Top 25 George Harrison ’70s Songs aims to put it all in perspective.
Extra Texture even gets a little love. So do a number of deeper cuts that never found their way onto radio playlists or jukeboxes with other Top 40 solo hits like “What Is Life,” “Dark Horse” and “You.” Of course, the 23-song All Th details
The Beatles have won their eighth competitive Grammy award thanks to a little help from artificial intelligence. The 2023 track “Now and Then” — which Billboard reports is the first song knowingly created with AI assistance to earn a Grammy nomination — was awarded Best Rock Performance on Sunday, beating out competition from Green Day, Pearl Jam, The Black Keys, Idles, and St. Vincent.
The track was pieced together using a demo that John Lennon recorded in the late 1970s, with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison later providing their own contributions in the mid-‘90s, with the aim of including the final song in The Beatles Anthology project. “Now and Then” wasn’t released, however, due to technical limitations at the time preventing Lennon’s vocals and piano from being separated from the original lo-fi demo.
McCartney and Starr later managed to complete the song in 2021 with help from filmmaker Peter Jackson and his sound team, who developed machine-learning technology (a type of AI that uses algorithms to learn from data) capable of isolating and cleaning up different components of Lennon’s recording. This greatly differs from generative details
Japanese-New Zealand actress Anna Sawai is reportedly being considered to portray Yoko Ono in Sam Mendes’ highly anticipated four-part Beatles biopic project. The news has sparked excitement and discussion among fans, given Sawai’s rising prominence in Hollywood and the significance of Yoko Ono in John Lennon’s life and the Beatles’ history.
Director Sam Mendes, best known for 1917 and Skyfall, is embarking on an unprecedented cinematic journey by telling The Beatles’ story through four separate but interconnected films—one dedicated to each band member. This innovative storytelling approach is a first for a major motion picture, providing an in-depth and multifaceted view of the band’s legendary rise, relationships, conflicts, and ultimate breakup.
The films have received full cooperation from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison, ensuring an authentic and authorized portrayal of the iconic group. With major casting decisions underway, the addition of Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono could add a new layer of depth to the narrative, particularly regarding John Lennon’s later years.
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Left-handed guitarists have never had it easy, especially in the early years of the instrument's U.S. popularity. Reportedly, Jimi Hendrix’s father forced him to play right-handed when he was a youngster out of belief that left-handedness was a sign of the devil. Jimi accommodated his dad when he was around and then flipped the guitar for left-handed playing when he was gone.
Paul McCartney had it somewhat easier. A southpaw, his dad didn't force him to play right handed, but like other lefty guitarists he had to tweak his Zenith acoustic guitar by switching the string order and making homemade fixes to the nut. Even so, over time he managed to learn how to play guitar right-handed given that much of the time he was among right-handed guitarists with no suitable instrument in sight.
“I can play right-handed guitar a bit, just enough for at parties,” he confirmed to Guitar Player in 1990. “Hopefully, by that point everyone is drunk when I pick it up, because otherwise they're going to catch me. But I could do that."
He explained that it would have made little sense to ask if he could re-string someone's guitar. "And at a party, you only want to play it for 15 or 30 minutes or so, a details
Fans of The Beatles never imagined they'd see the day when the group released their final song, let alone earn a couple of Grammy nominations for it.
However, while it's incredible that the over 60-year-old band is seeing a resurgence of love and recognition for their last tune, Now and Then, some fans can't help but notice that not all of its band members are being honored technically.
Deceased Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison are not listed on the band's Grammy nomination for Now and Then, despite being featured on the track.
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The Beatles' Now and Then, is up for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance, but only the two living Beatles — Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr — are nominated for those awards.
Lennon, who died in 1980, and Harrison, who died in 2001, are not eligible due to Grammy rules for “new recordings” and cannot earn an award for “material that has been recorded within five years of the release date.”
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The record of the year category for the 2025 Grammys is full of zesty pop hits from young female acts such as Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter.
There’s also Kendrick Lamar’s operatically vicious “Not Like Us” and some poignant, expansive work from Beyoncé (“Texas Hold ’Em”) and Billie Eilish (“Birds of a Feather”).
Then there’s the Beatles’ “Now and Then”. The quartet is back on the Grammy leaderboard a full six decades after winning their first statuette.
“Now and Then”, salvaged from a famously muddy demo from John Lennon, was made possible with the AI-driven, instrument-isolating mix technology first showcased in the documentary series The Beatles: Get Back.
Not even the deaths of Lennon and George Harrison could stand in the way of the most tantalising prospect in rock – a new and final Beatles single, featuring all four members together.
The Recording Academy lauded the single with record and rock performance nominations. The music industry saw the achievements of “Now and Then” as a major feat of production technology and songcraft.
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When news broke of Marianne Faithfull's death on Thursday (January 30), those close to the beloved singer took to social media to pay tribute. Paul McCartney mourned the death of his "life-long friend" in an Instagram post. What sad news that Marianne Faithfull has passed away," he captioned an old photo of himself and Faithfull. "She came into my life in the Sixties and was a beautiful, sweet 17 year old who radiated innocent joy. Then through the years I was lucky enough to run into her and to become a life-long friend."
"It’s very sad to think that I won’t be meeting her again but my memories of our encounters over the years will always bring me joy," McCartney reflected. "May god bless you Marianne and guide you in the next steps of your journey."
Mick Jagger, who dated Faithfull from 1966-1970, also shared an emotional tribute. "I am so saddened to hear of the death of Marianne Faithfull. She was so much part of my life for so long," he captioned an Instagram post showcasing photos of himself and Faithfull. "She was a wonderful friend, a beautiful singer and a great actress. She will always be remembered."
Faithfull was one of the most popular female artists in the British Invasion and i details
You don’t amass worldwide fame and not fall victim to a little conjecture. The Beatles certainly were on the bad end of a few rumors. Check out three of the strangest, below. 3 of the Strangest Rumors About the Beatles....
1. Paul is Dead
We have to start this list at the natural point: Paul is Dead. It’s one of the most famous rumors about the Fab Four–and possibly the most unbelievable. As the story goes, Paul McCartney died and was replaced by a convincing double. Theorists have pointed to the album cover for Abbey Road–in which the band members’ clothing is reminiscent of a burial–and backwards messages to support their claims. McCartney has denied this rumor, of course. But, then again, can you expect a body double to just come out and tell us the truth…Guess we can’t completely file this one under debunked.
2. John Lennon and the Devil
Countless rock stars have been accused of having a commune with the Devil. That idea was also leveled at John Lennon once upon a time. Those that believe this rumor think Lennon bargained his soul with Satan to garner fame on an unprecedented level. As a result of this, he suffered his t details
During the 1970s, John Lennon’s final decade, the former Beatles star lived in the US and focused on his solo career.
Now, for the first time, his only full-length concert after leaving the Fab Four has seen its film footage restored.
Announced today by Dogwoof: “One to One: John and Yoko delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of Lennon's only full-length, post-Beatles concert.
“With mind-blowing remastered audio overseen by their son, Sean Ono Lennon, the film is both compelling and bittersweet, challenging pre-existing notions of the iconic couple.
“On August 30, 1972, in New York City, John Lennon played his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles, the One to One benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, a rollicking, dazzling performance from him and Yoko Ono.”
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Babygirl star Harris Dickinson responds to rumors he will play John Lennon in the four planned Beatles biopic movies. The Fab Four are finally getting the musical biopic treatment, as Sam Mendes and Sony are developing a quartet of Beatles movies, each centered on a different member of the chart-topping group. Barry Keoghan has already been confirmed as Ringo Starr, but the other three Beatles are yet to be officially cast, as the rumor mill keeps churning out potential names.
Lennon is arguably the prize Beatles catch from an acting standpoint, and last summer it was rumored that Babygirl’s Dickinson would be the one to nab that particular role, but the star is staying mum about whether the rumor has any substance. Dickinson just addressed his name being connected to Mendes’ four-film biopic, and gave only a brief response (via THR):
“OK, my comment is that I think it would be a brilliant opportunity to play John Lennon, and to work with Sam and everyone else mentioned. Yeah, I don’t know. It would be splendid.”
Banshees of Inisherin star Keoghan was confirmed last year to be cast as Starr after the Beatles drummer let the secret out of the bag. The other three main roles r details
With the Super Bowl just around the corner, Paul McCartney, who headlined the halftime show in 2005, has shared his thoughts on what he calls American football, and it turns out he’s a fan.
In a new Q&A on his website, the rocker was asked how he first got into watching the sport, and it seems his wife Linda is responsible.
“Well, being married to Linda meant I was in America quite a bit. We spent a lot of time there with her family and American Football was always on the television,” he explains. “I would watch it with everyone but not really know what was going on!”
McCartney says he didn’t understand the game until Linda clued him in to keep his eye on the quarterback, telling him, “All the action comes from him.”
“So, once I had that clue, I found it much easier to follow,” he says.
“I watched a lot of it and grew to really like it, because it’s quite a complicated and strategic game – and obviously very athletic,” Sir Paul says, joking, “In Britain we used to laugh at it, saying, ‘They wear all those pads and protective gear. We don’t, we’ve got rugby, a proper sport!"&rdqu details
The Beatles could finally win Record of the Year at the Grammys for "Now and Then," breaking a ... [+] historic losing streak that's continued for decades.
For the first time in almost 30 years, The Beatles are nominated for a Grammy. Two of them, actually. Throughout that time, projects attached to the rockers have been up for, and even won trophies, but the group itself wasn’t actually in the running for a prize. Now, the Fab Four may be headed for another win, and the musicians have another chance to fix a black spot on an otherwise sterling legacy.
The Beatles hold the record for the most nominations among groups in the Record of the Year category. That field is considered, perhaps only countered by Album of the Year, as the top honor at music’s biggest night. The pop and rock legends have competed for the honor five times now, including this ceremony, but so far, the band has always been beaten.
Throughout the years, The Beatles landed in the Record of the Year vertical with all of the following hits: “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (lost to "The Girl from Ipanema" by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto), “Yesterday” (lost to "A Taste of Honey" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuan details
A lock of hair cut from the head of an unwitting Paul McCartney outside a BBC studio is for sale at a British collectibles company.
Paul Fraser Collectibles are listing the dark-brown hank of Beatle hair that fan Martha snipped outside a recording, probably for the BBC show Saturday Club, in 1965 or 1966. Martha’s confession recalls a time when fans could get relatively close to the Liverpool band and other stars of an exploding British beat scene.
Paul McCartney’s hair is for sale alongside his signature. Image courtesy Paul Fraser Collectibles.
With most of the band in her autograph book, Martha and a friend went one step further to show their admiration for the Fab Four.
“At school we made plans to cut a piece of Paul’s hair (back then it was a ‘normal’ thing to do) and went prepared with scissors. When the Beatles left the studio we mobbed them with a crowd of other fans and just grabbed Paul’s hair and cut! “Sounds a dreadful thing now,” she says. They even wrote via the band’s fan club offering an apology but never heard back.
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Despite having starred in a Pizza Hut commercial back in 1995, Ringo Starr has admitted he's never before been able to enjoy a piece of pizza. Famed Beatles drummer and one-time Pizza Hut spokesperson Ringo Starr has admitted he’s never eaten pizza before.
The veteran musician made the somewhat surprising confession while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote his 21st studio album, Look Up. As part of his chat, Kimmel asked Starr to set some rumors about himself straight. First on the list was the claim that Starr had never eaten pizza. “I’ve never had a pizza,” Starr confirmed, as the audience expressed their shock at the news. “Or a curry.”
“I’m allergic to several items,” Starr continued. “With pizza, you don’t know what you’re putting in it half the time. Or the curry. So I’m strict with myself since it makes me ill immediately.”
“I used to think you had the greatest life, and now I realize mine is better,” Kimmel joked in response. Added Starr: “Yours is better because you’ve had a pizza.”
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George Harrison’s legendary diary entry from the day he left The Beatles has seen the guitarist dubbed an “icon”.
Studio session tensions bubbled over for Harrison during the Get Back rehearsals, prompting him to briefly quit the band. Ringo Starr had previously departed the band towards the end of The White Album recording but rejoined a short while later. Starr had felt he “wasn’t playing great” and that he was “an outsider” but after a holiday to Sardinia, he rejoined the band. Harrison’s departure from the Get Back sessions lasted five days and has since been immortalised in a diary entry.
January 10, 1969 saw Harrison write in his diary he had “left The Beatles”. The full entry reads: “Got up, went to Twickenham. Rehearsed until lunchtime – left The Beatles – went home.” One fan dubbed Harrison an “icon” for his diary entry and departing from The Beatles while another said it was a “dark day” for fans of the Fab Four. Harrison’s rather stoic attitude to The Beatles has been celebrated by fans in a Reddit thread, who shared similar stories about the Something and All Things Must Pass songwr details
The Beatles ended their historic run as a band on Jan. 30, 1969. On that date in history, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr gathered on the rooftop of the Apple Corps. headquarters for their last-ever live performance. Billy Preston, often dubbed the “Fifth Beatle,” played electric piano during the set.
Five stories atop central London, the band played their final show for a project originally titled Get Back. The Beatles hoped that the project, as the title suggested, would help them return to their roots.
However, the resulting film and album, which were later renamed Let It Be, became the band’s final project together when they were released in May 1970. Rolling Stone reported that the rooftop concert wasn’t always planned for that location. A cruise ship, the Sahara desert, the Giza pyramids, and a 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheater were first considered. Ultimately, the rooftop was chosen, though whether Lennon or Starr suggested it first is widely debated.
The Day of The Beatles’ Rooftop Concert
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