“I owe my career to them”: Ozzy Osbourne’s three favourite songs by The Beatles
As the 1960s took their final bow and The Beatles waved adios, a new age dawned for rock ‘n’ roll. The brief yet emphatic psychedelic rock era subsided into an […]
Paul Weller explains why The Beatles “broke up at the right time”
While millions of hearts shattered across the globe when The Beatles decided to part ways, Paul Weller believes, with the benefit of hindsight, they split at precisely the “right time”. […]
The Thing: The Beatles’ Disgusting Honorary Member You’ve Likely Never Heard Of (And Probably Wished You Hadn’t)
The Beatles might’ve been superstars, but offstage, they were average (and gross) human beings like anyone else—an unavoidable, all-natural quality exemplified in stomach-twisting detail by their disgusting honorary Beatles member, […]
What does “a four of fish and finger pies” mean in The Beatles song ‘Penny Lane’?
In the last months of 1966, The Beatles were in the midst of writing and recording songs for their next LP, which was evolving into a concept album about the […]
The classic track John Lennon and Paul McCartney hesitated releasing: “It isn’t Beatles”
In terms of most Beatles recordings, John Lennon and Paul McCartney tended to be the de facto leaders of everything. Even when watching the documentary Get Back, you can hear […]
Ringo Starr on the greatest song John Lennon wrote for him: “I miss the guy”
Ringo Starr never claimed to be the most talented member of The Beatles. Compared to every other member of the Fab Four, Starr was usually just happy to be behind […]
John Lennon on the Paul McCartney songs created by the “shock of Yoko Ono”
It was the tail-end of the 1960s and the end of an era as The Beatles veered towards their own inevitable end. The band were reluctantly gathered in a studio, […]
Which Beatles singles failed to reach number one in the charts?
The Beatles managed to conquer the pop charts like no one before or since them. In fact, all these years later, the Fab Four still hold the record for the […]
George Harrison’s love of Tom Petty: “He’s not full of shit”
Anyone who’s been in the music business for over a decade will probably get more than a little bit jaded. There will always be those in it for the long […]
Paul McCartney becomes Britain’s first billionaire musician
Throughout his career with The Beatles, Wings and as a solo artist, Paul McCartney has broken many records, and now he adds another to his extensive list. For a man […]