I think John was quite defensive when he realized that through most of his “career” with the Quarrymen, he had been playing two-fingered banjo chords on a guitar. The thought was tempered by the fact that nobody had noticed. John once told me, “Only that fookin’ McCartney sussed me out. I love him, but he’s such a good musician I could kill him.” – Tony Bramwell Nowhere Boy (2009) dir. Sam Taylor-Wood
Paul McCartney and George Harrison messing around backstage before their gig at the ABC Cinema in Manchester. The footage is from The Beatles Come To Town. (20 Nov. 1963)
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Question: So tonight you're on stage with your brother.
Noel: Unfortunately, yes.
Question: Unfortunately. You don't like each other very much.
Noel: No.
Question: Is there anything you like about your brother? Anything?
Noel: There's lots of things I like about his personality, but he doesn't like me.
Question: Do you know why?
Noel: Uuuhm...
Question: Have you ever talked to him about it?
Noel: I don't know. You'd have to speak to him. But I know he doesn't like me. He insults me all the time.
Question: But you like him.
Noel: There's certain aspects of him that I like.
Question: What kind of aspects?
Noel: HE WEARS CRAZY SHOES
Question: Ah. Anything else?
Noel: He has crazy hair.
Question: And what's that got to do with his personality?
Noel: They're just things I find attractive in men.
Russel Brand show February 2009
🥲 I love them so much
I walked in there and someone said "Elvis is trying to learn bass“, I said “Well, I’m your boy”.
I stumbled upon this in the mall once (lured over by a large Magical Mystery Tour poster in a clothing store window), and it's probably my favourite article of clothing. A $450 (CAD) band shirt that will most likely be identified as a band shirt by nobody, even without a jacket.
Stevie in 1977.
65 & 67
John Lennon marked almost every page of a biographical pamphlet about The Beatles, called The Beatles From Apple, with corrections and comments in 1971.
In an entry noting Paul and Linda’s wedding, John crossed out the word “wedding” and written “funeral” in it’s place. Normal stuff.
Who never called their best friend’s wedding a funeral when they were mad at each other, right? Awww…
“At the beginning it was very hard, knowing that we were going in there to do this track with him. It was pretty emotional. He wasn’t there. I loved John. We had to imagine he’d just gone for a cup of tea, that he’s gone on holiday but he’s still here. That’s the only way I could get through it.”
Ringo Starr, The Beatles Anthology