John Lennon signs an autograph for Mark Chapman – his murderer, 1980
According to Chapman he actually had the gun in his pocket when this photo was taken, but he chickened out. He hung around in front of the Dakota getting his […]
The ‘Abbey Road’ Song John Lennon Thought Ringo Played Terribly on
The Beatles weren’t virtuoso musicians, and they were usually the first to admit it. When John Lennon spoke to Playboy’s David Sheff in 1980, he put it this way: “Not […]
The Classic Beatles Song That Eric Clapton Played the Guitar Solo on
By 1968, George Harrison and Eric Clapton had become great friends. On the White Album released that year, listeners heard a track titled “Savoy Truffle.” That tune, which references all […]
The Classic Beatles Record John Lennon Called ‘the Acid Album’
When they arrived America and made their historic appearance on Ed Sullivan, The Beatles were quite young. Ringo, the elder of the group, checked in at 23 years old. Meanwhile, […]
Why George Harrison Wouldn’t Join a Band With Paul McCartney Post-Beatles
After The Beatles broke officially broke up in April 1970, it didn’t seem like a reunion was in the cards anytime soon. In 1971, Paul McCartney and John Lennon took […]
The Funky Beatles Song John Lennon Wanted as a Single Instead of ‘Lady Madonna’
By early 1968, The Beatles had already made most of their explorations into psychedelic music. Though Yellow Submarine was still to come, “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Blue Jay Way,” and “I […]
The songwriter who inspired Paul McCartney most of all: “He was our idol”
It’s hard to think of a songwriter as prolific and influential as Paul McCartney. Penning some of the most iconic songs of the 1960s and beyond, McCartney’s lyricism has written […]
Why The Beatles’ 1966 Tour Turned Out to Be Their Last
While every Beatles show after 1963 was something of a circus, nothing compared to the band’s ’66 tour. By then, the Fab Four were so popular they were traveling around […]
How George Harrison Got Revenge on Paul McCartney While Recording ‘Abbey Road’
While the feud between John Lennon and Paul McCartney preoccupied Beatles fans over the years, no one should undersell the animosity that developed between Paul and George Harrison. By 1969, […]
The Beatles song George Harrison called “one of the most beautiful things we’ve ever done”
By the end of his time with The Beatles, George Harrison had started to grow restless. The official story pins the songwriter as one of the hit-making machine’s most frustrated […]