Though Stuart Sutcliffe was only briefly a Beatle, he made a lasting impact on John Lennon. The two met in school and quickly became close friends. This may have come […]
George Harrison had found his feet by 1969 and had begun to shine through the shadow the songwriting partnership of Lennon-McCartney had cast over The Beatles. After meeting with Bob […]
John Lennon left Hamburg, Germany, without the other Beatles. The government had deported George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Pete Best, and Stuart Sutcliffe remained in Germany with his girlfriend. Lennon […]
Following the death of their manager, The Beatles hired Allen Klein, a move that Mick Jagger warned John Lennon against. Klein had worked with The Rolling Stones as well, and […]
After three members of The Beatles were deported from Germany, John Lennon made his way home, despondent and fed up with music. He felt that he needed to take a […]
Paul McCartney worked with Beatles manager Brian Epstein for years. Epstein helped lift The Beatles from relative obscurity to global fame. Still, McCartney felt his manager made some mistakes along […]
Ringo Starr was aware that fans read a lot into The Beatles’ songs. In response, he described his band as just a bunch of buskers. John Lennon made similar comments […]
Of all the festive songs, ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ by Paul McCartney is one of the most polarising. Over the course of his career, Macca has been noted as a vastly influential […]
Few songs signify the end of a band like The Beatles’ classic ‘I, Me, Mine’. Not only is the track a moment that shows off George Harrison’s ever-growing songwriting prowess […]
Nobody knew how to add lyrical layers to a classic rock song quite like The Beatles. John Lennon’s “Woman” isn’t just about women, it’s also about John’s view of success. […]