I am not the person who instigated the split. When asked by interviewer John Wilson about the decision to strike out on his own, McCartney retorted: “Stop right there. McCartney's comments were first reported by The Observer. “The Beatles: Get Back,” set for release in November on Disney+, is certain to revisit the breakup of the legendary band. The interview comes ahead Peter Jackson’s six-hour documentary chronicling the final months of the band.
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But McCartney said Lennon's desire to “break lose'' was the main driver behind the split.Ĭonfusion about the breakup was allowed to fester because their manager asked the band members to keep quiet until he concluded a number of business deals, McCartney said. The band's fans have long debated who was responsible for the breakup, with many blaming McCartney. “I didn’t instigate the split,” McCartney said. 23, McCartney said it was John Lennon who wanted to disband The Beatles. Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s “This Cultural Life’’ that is scheduled to air on Oct. It all just fades away and we’re there to have fun,” he said.LONDON - Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise. I have a moment of fear and then I run on and as soon as I grab that mic, I’m home. He started singing behind the curtain, so relaxed. “My aim is to be Frank Sinatra and just stroll on, like, ‘Hey, how are you doing?’ I saw him once and I wish I could do that. Starr last month told USA TODAY that, after his decades-long career, his “aim is to be Frank Sinatra” while onstage.
The Beatles are known as one of the most influential rock bands of all time, earning 20 Billboard number 1 hits and 34 top 10 hits. He managed the band until his death in 1967. 'Sorry,' not sorry?: Denmark's queen strips four grandchildren of their royal titlesĮpstein signed the Beatles to a management contract in January 1962.
Ringo Starr still has aspirations at 82: 'My aim is to be Frank Sinatra' “Three months from here, John and Paul went to Paris and returned with what became known as ‘the Beatle haircut.’ Days later, Brian Epstein saw the Beatles in the Cavern, offered to become their manager, and set them on course that changed our world,” he added. “So slender has this marathon made them, it’s as if their heads and bodies are strangers, a look emphasised by the unusual clothes – leather trousers and cotton tops,” Lewisohn said. He said at that time Lennon would have been 20 years old, McCartney and Best would have been 19, and Harrison would have been 18. The photos were taken by a fan of the band who is still alive and lives in the suburbs of Liverpool, but who asked not to be named, Tracks confirmed to USA TODAY.īeatles historian Mark Lewisohn said in a statement to USA TODAY that the photos were taken during a lunchtime or evening show after the band played a slate of shows in Hamburg, Germany. The photos were released by Tracks Ltd., a UK-based dealer of music memorabilia. The Beatles released their single “Love Me Do” in October 1962, their first single on the Parlophone label. The band’s drummer at the time was Pete Best, and Ringo Starr joined the band in August 1962. Sorry Ringo fans – he doesn’t appear in the images. The images, taken in July 1961, show John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison performing at the Cavern Club, the famous Liverpool club known as the rock band's birthplace. Two previously unseen photos of the Beatles – or an early version of the band – have been released in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of one of their major singles.
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