In 1962, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison decided they wanted to fire drummer Pete Best. They unceremoniously replaced him with Ringo Starr and, in many ways, forgot about Best. Years later, though, Best received some recognition when tracks he drummed on appeared on Anthology 1. While McCartney reportedly called Best to make amends, the one-time Beatles drummer said this never happened.
Pete Best said he hasn’t spoken to Paul McCartney in years
After The Beatles fired Best, they dropped all contact with him. Best briefly continued his music career before finding work elsewhere. He didn’t see money from the recordings he did with The Beatles until they released Anthology 1 in 1995. Best drummed on multiple songs on the album. According to writer Phillip Norman, McCartney called Best to let him know he would be receiving royalties.
“The first he knew about it was a phone call from the one...
Pete Best said he hasn’t spoken to Paul McCartney in years
After The Beatles fired Best, they dropped all contact with him. Best briefly continued his music career before finding work elsewhere. He didn’t see money from the recordings he did with The Beatles until they released Anthology 1 in 1995. Best drummed on multiple songs on the album. According to writer Phillip Norman, McCartney called Best to let him know he would be receiving royalties.
“The first he knew about it was a phone call from the one...
- 7/10/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney and John Lennon met as teenagers and quickly grew close. They discovered they had a solid musical connection and were both serious about their craft. Not everyone in McCartney’s life viewed Lennon this way, though. He recalled one of his girlfriends who — understandably — felt a bit put off by the fact that Lennon joined them on a date. McCartney had to defend Lennon and his rudeness to her.
Paul McCartney said John Lennon rubbed some people the wrong way
When McCartney was a teenager, he began dating an art school student.
“I remember I had a girlfriend called Celia,” he said, per the book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now by Barry Miles. “I must have been sixteen or seventeen, about the same age as her. She was the first art-college girl I’d ever been out with, a bit more sophisticated. And we went out one...
Paul McCartney said John Lennon rubbed some people the wrong way
When McCartney was a teenager, he began dating an art school student.
“I remember I had a girlfriend called Celia,” he said, per the book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now by Barry Miles. “I must have been sixteen or seventeen, about the same age as her. She was the first art-college girl I’d ever been out with, a bit more sophisticated. And we went out one...
- 6/20/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon and Keith Richards were friends, but this didn’t stop Lennon from sharing his brutally honest opinion. Lennon was rarely one to pull punches. He told even his closest friends when he thought their music was terrible, and the Rolling Stones guitarist was no exception. Lennon pointed to a guitar solo he found particularly bad. Surprisingly, Richards hardly took this as an insult.
Eric Clapton, John Lennon, and Keith Richards | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Redferns John Lennon told Keith Richards he played a terrible solo on a song
Richards, like many other people in Lennon’s life, took note of his bluntness. Still, he could only remember the former Beatle being blatantly rude to him once.
“John could be quite direct,” Richards wrote in his memoir Life. “The only rude thing I remember him saying to me was about my solo in the middle of ‘It’s All Over Now.
Eric Clapton, John Lennon, and Keith Richards | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Redferns John Lennon told Keith Richards he played a terrible solo on a song
Richards, like many other people in Lennon’s life, took note of his bluntness. Still, he could only remember the former Beatle being blatantly rude to him once.
“John could be quite direct,” Richards wrote in his memoir Life. “The only rude thing I remember him saying to me was about my solo in the middle of ‘It’s All Over Now.
- 6/7/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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