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David Frost will long be remembered as the broadcaster who went head to head with former US president Richard Nixon in a series of interviews following the Watergate scandal.
But a trove of previously lost recordings of Frost’s interviews, with some of the greatest entertainers of the last 70 years, will now be brought back to life for a new radio series.
His son, Wilfred Frost – who followed in his father’s footsteps as a journalist – has spent the last five years searching and digitising his archives.
“There’s tapes that were lost for a generation,” he told The Telegraph.
He said he felt a “duty” to “celebrate” his father’s legacy and has produced a nine-part series, which will air on BBC Radio 4. A television show is also expected to follow next year.
To gather the lost recordings, he had to strike a deal with the US broadcaster CBS for the rights to some interview tapes that had been stored in its archives in Pennsylvania.
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“The thing was I turned up and, like today, it was a very hot day,” he said.
“I happened to be wearing sandals so I just kicked them off, because it was just so hot, and went across barefoot. There was no special meaning behind it – it was really hot.”
The Let It Be singer recently returned to the scene of the photo as he recorded his new album Egypt Station at the legendary London studio, and shared a video of himself crossing the road on Instagram, much to the delight of die-hard fans.
One fan described him as “the king”, while another wrote: “Paul Icon walking across Abbey Road this time wearing sandals, stops to give crowd a hello as only Paul McCartney can do.” (sic)
During the raw question and answer session, the Liverpool-born star also revealed how the people and humour of his hometown in made him the man he is today and revealed his favourite memory of growing up in the Northern city.
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George Harrison considered retiring at a relatively young age. He was only 33 when he contemplated it during a 1976 interview. George guessed he’d throw in the towel around the age of 37. Thankfully, his prediction didn’t quite come true.
During a 1976 interview, the BBC pointed out that George’s newest album, Thirty Three & 1/3, was his current age. They asked the former Beatle, who was only 27 when the band broke up, if he ever thought of stopping.
“Yeah, I did,” George said. “I suppose back in the 60s I gave myself to about 36. So, still got a couple of years, but I think I’ll probably be around 37 or 38 at the moment that I feel and suppose I could stop.
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The Beatles bassist Paul McCartney joined an interview with PaulMcCartney.com and revealed that he didn’t have any moment of synaesthesia while listening to the band’s works. McCartney recalled when he experienced it as a child by sharing details about these moments.
Synaesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon that enables people to experience unrelated sensations while stimulating one sensory modality. The most known version of this sensation is hearing a sound and feeling its taste without eating anything. However, it’s a different and personal experience for people, and it has lots of types; sometimes, they can see colors in words or think that sounds and notes have colors for them.
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The Beatles member, Ringo Starr, is an American football fan — even if he switched up his favorite team throughout the years. His “big team” remains the Dallas Cowboys. This former Beatle shared that he almost bought a house in Texas because he supported the team.
In between writing his book and performing as a solo artist, Ringo Starr watches American football teams. That even includes the collegiate team Alabama, with Ringo Starr tweeting a picture of himself in a Roll Tide t-shirt.
This drummer also mentioned his support for specific NFL teams. In February 2022, Starr posted a picture with his family dressed in their Rams attire, captioning it, “We are the champions go. Rams go. Peace and love.” The tweet, complete with some peace and love-themed emojis, earned over 20,000 likes.
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As he waits to head back out on tour with his All Starr Band in September, Ringo Starr has posted a video update at his in which he shares some news about an upcoming release he has planned.
In the clip, the former Beatles drummer starts by sending out his usual “peace and love” message to fans, explaining that he’s hanging out on a beautiful day.
Then, after noting that the tour will be picking up again in September after a bunch of June dates were postponed, he declares, “I have another EP out in September. It’s called EP 3. And so, September’s gonna be pretty busy, thank you.”
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Eric Clapton had to be very persuasive when asking his long-time friend and collaborator, George Harrison, to join him on his 1991 Japanese tour.
George was not the biggest fan of touring. As a Beatle, he was dragged around the world multiple times through the height of Beatlemania. Touring destroyed George’s nerves. He often felt mentally and physically unsafe, paranoid, and nervous. Thankfully, the band stopped touring in 1966.
Bravely, though, George embarked on his first and only solo American tour in 1974. That was no better. So, George didn’t have a good track record for performing. Clapton’s argument had to be strong.
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Musician, singer, and songwriter John Lennon had a net worth of $200million (£165.7million) dollars at the time of his unfortunate death in 1980, according to Celebrity Net Worth.com. Today, the singer would be worth $620million (£513.7million) after adjusting for inflation. John’s wife Yoko Ono is believed to have a net worth of $700million (£579.9million).
John was one of the most-renowned musicians of our time and was celebrated for his incredible lyrics.
It’s not surprising then that the talented musician owned a plethora of homes when he was alive.
The couple purchased El Solano in Palm Beach, Florida in 1980, shortly before John’s death.
The stunning home is set on 1.3 acres of land and included 14,000-square-foot Spanish-style main house, a three-car garage, two swimming pools, and a beachfront cabana.
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John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance” wasn’t “giving any gospel.” John felt the future is created in the minds of individuals.
Yoko Ono said the future is created within the collective mind of humanity.
The classic rock songs of the 1960s often dealt with themes of war and peace. John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance” typified this trend. Subsequently, John said the song had a message but it wasn’t “gospel.”
John revealed his view of the future. “We ain’t giving any gospel here — just saying how about this version for a change?” he said. “We think we have the right to have a say in the future. And we think the future is made in your mind.”
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As the Fab Four rode the wave of their global stardom, cracks began to show.
The passion the lads had for creating music was clear, and John, Paul, George and Ringo all felt at home in the studio in their early days. However one aspect would always prove an issue among the band - touring.
The band halted all tours in 1966, with Paul citing the main reason being they could not hear themselves performing on stage. However, this was just one aspect of the decision.
Whereas nowadays a band or artist would need to tour to make a fortune, in the 1960s, the Beatles were able to rake in a fortune from record sales alone. The quartet used their time away from the stage to focus on studio work.
In 1975, Lennon explained his stance on returning to touring, he said: "I think it would be a drag, I am sure I enjoyed parts of it, but not much of it. My decision was already made on touring a long time ago.”
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