Remember When: The Beatles Played at Shea Stadium
A crowd of about 55,600 people filled New York’s Shea Stadium to watch The Beatles perform on a stage set up in the middle of the baseball infield. There were […]
Paul McCartney Was Proud John Lennon Didn’t ‘Deck’ Someone Who Was Rude to Yoko Ono
Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono did not get along, a fact that John Lennon knew well. He resented the way McCartney and George Harrison treated Ono and they grew frustrated […]
John Lennon Made George Harrison Laugh so Hard During a Beatles Concert That He Couldn’t Play
During one of The Beatles’ most stressful concerts, John Lennon managed to make George Harrison laugh onstage. He began behaving in such an outrageous fashion that all of his bandmates […]
Ringo Starr’s first drumming hero
Despite comments to the contrary, The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is one of the most accomplished acts to have ever picked up a pair of drumsticks. Yet he’s never been […]
The artist Paul McCartney called “the closest” to John Lennon
There will never be another songwriting duo who will impact the industry like John Lennon and Paul McCartney. For all of the great music that they may have made during […]
Ringo Starr Said It Was a ‘Real Relief’ When The Beatles Failed to Get a No. 1 Single
Not long after Ringo Starr joined The Beatles, the band began to enjoy a seemingly endless string of No. 1 singles. They were so popular that it seemed unlikely that […]
The Beatles song where John Lennon thought he was “God”
John Lennon never learnt his lesson. The Beatles used to get in a lot of trouble when it came to Lennon’s problem with God, at once either declaring to be […]
Ringo Starr Worried Queen Elizabeth Would Say ‘Off With Their Heads!’ After This Comment by Paul McCartney
In 1965, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr received MBEs from Queen Elizabeth II. The Beatles went to Buckingham Palace to receive the honor and awaited their […]
The Beatles Were Not Happy That Paul McCartney Publicly Admitted They Used LSD
In 1967, Paul McCartney admitted that The Beatles had taken LSD. This, of course, sparked major controversy and brought criticism to the band. Each of McCartney’s bandmates had taken LSD […]
Ringo Starr Almost Died Just to Get the Perfect Shot in The Beatles’ Movie ‘Help!’
It seemed like Ringo Starr would do anything for The Beatles. He put up with Paul McCartney’s drumming instructions for years. He rushed to Yoko Ono’s side when John Lennon […]