The reason why George Harrison gave up using LSD
It was a landmark cultural occasion when The Beatles, cleaner than clean icons, started speaking openly about their penchant for the psychedelic drug LSD. The mind-bending drug had only just […]
‘The Beatles: Get Back’: Should Yoko Ono Really Be Exonerated From Splitting up The Beatles?
For decades now, fans have blamed Yoko Ono solely for splitting up The Beatles. Even if you don’t know much about the band, you’ve probably heard that at least once […]
The Beatles Song George Harrison Wrote While ‘Wretchedly Jetlagged’
In the latter half of the 1960s, Georg noe Harrison began writing more songs for The Beatles. While he hadn’t had much interest in songwriting early in the band’s career, […]
The Beatles Song They Had to Work Hard on to Hide the ‘Bad Bits’
In 1995, The Beatles released “Free as a Bird,” their first new song in years. John Lennon originally wrote it in 1977, and his surviving bandmates worked on it years […]
George Harrison Said This Film Was ‘the Biggest Load of Baloney’ He’d Ever Seen
George Harrison appeared in a handful of films and even opened his own production company. He loved movies, but there was one film he simply couldn’t get behind. In the […]
John Lennon Said ‘Nobody’ Fully Understood This Classic Song
John Lennon had the ear of millions of fans, however, he felt “nobody” fully understood one of his songs. In an interview, he explained the message of the track. Here’s […]
John Lennon Traced 2 Beatles Songs Back to Ray Charles’ ‘What’d I Say’
When speaking about the influences on The Beatles‘ music, John Lennon was always ready to pay tribute to the great musicians who came before him. Speaking about the early hit […]
George Harrison and John Lennon Wouldn’t Let Anyone Insult Paul McCartney but Them
When The Beatles broke up, George Harrison and John Lennon were not happy with former bandmate Paul McCartney. Lennon disparaged his solo music and wrote pointed lyrics about McCartney. Harrison […]
Paul McCartney Wrote ‘Hello, Goodbye’ While Trying to Teach Songwriting
Paul McCartney wrote “Hello, Goodbye” in 1967. The song became a non-album single and has endured as one of their better-known hits. At this stage in The Beatles’ career, McCartney […]
Why Paul McCartney Sang the ‘Love Me Do’ Lead Vocal Instead of John Lennon
On the late albums by The Beatles, you could tell who wrote which song by who was singing. If Paul McCartney had the lead vocal, there was a 100% chance […]