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When gods of mythology meet, you expect some sort of cosmic collision to take place that shakes the pillars of the Earth. When gods of rock n' roll meet however, the tale isn't always so stoic and majestic. The story of how the legendary Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler met iconic Beatles frontman Paul McCartney reminds us that those monuments of music that we have looked up to for decades are really just normal people after all.
Picture your hero — the person you idolize the most in this world. Where would be the ideal place to cross paths with them? Who else would be present? How would the conversation go? Now imagine on the flip side the most awkward circumstances you can summon. For Steven Tyler and Paul McCartney, their first encounter was less awkward than it was goofy and charming, and it happened while the two were standing next to one another in a restroom (via Showbiz Cheat Sheet).
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According to bass guitar player/vocalist Paul McCartney, the first version of “Don’t Let Me Down” featured some lyrics that “aren’t that good.” The Beatles reworked this hit song, as seen during the Disney+ original documentary series The Beatles: Get Back.
The Beatles are award-winning, legendary songwriters, creating hits “Here Comes the Sun,” “Twist and Shout,” “In My Life,” and “I Want To Hold Your Hand.” Even years after their split, The Beatles appeared on a documentary special released exclusively on Disney+.
The Beatles: Get Back offered never before seen footage of John Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr as they rehearsed for their live rooftop performance at the Apple Corps headquarters in central London. That performance included songs “Get Back,” “Dig a Pony,” and “Don’t Let Me Down,” all of which were new songs at the time.
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The Beatles are award-winning songwriters, even collaborating on new songs during Disney+’s The Beatles: Get Back. Some members were more punctual than others, with Paul McCartney even joking that he would kick another Beatle out of the band for being so late.
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Some listeners know them for songs like “In My Life,” “Strawberry Fields Forever,” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
Disney+ released their original documentary series The Beatles: Get Back, debuting never-before-seen footage of John Lennon, McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr as they rehearsed for one of their final live performances.
That was their rooftop concert at the Apple Corps headquarters at London’s 3 Savile Row, where Ringo Starr made it a point to always be on time for their rehearsal.
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Things weren’t easy for The Beatles, as seen during The Beatles: Get Back. Specifically, when they were tasked with managing themselves, this band struggled to find “discipline,” according to Paul McCartney.
Before they were the world’s biggest band, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and McCartney had humble beginnings. These artists had business owner Brian Epstein as their band manager, guiding them in the right direction.
As The Beatles grew in popularity, Epstein remained The Beatles’ manager until he died in 1967 of an accidental drug overdose. Still, footage surfaced of this manager, offering insight into his experience.
“I was immediately struck by their music, their beat, and their sense of humor, actually onstage,” Epstein said during one video clip from The Beatles: Get Back. “And it was there that, really, it all started.”
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George Harrison didn’t care what anyone thought of his music. It was great when fans liked it. However, George made music because he wanted to, not because fans or record companies demanded it. When George went in to record All Things Must Pass, he wanted to prove to himself that he could make a successful album.
George wanted it to be perfect and had it all mapped out before stepping foot in a recording studio. Although, it didn’t exactly turn out as perfect as George imagined. Later, George confessed he wasn’t too happy with the reverb producer, Phil Spector added.
Over the lockdown, George’s widow, Olivia, their only son, Dhani, and Grammy award-winning producer, Paul Hicks worked on remastering All Things Must Pass for its 50th-anniversary edition. One of the hardest things about the project was respecting the originals while toning down Spector’s reverb, which he used in most productions.
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The Monkees‘ songs are often compared to The Beatles’ songs. Notably, the two bands had to battle for chart supremacy simultaneously. For example, one of The Beatles’ songs knocked The Monkees’ final No. 1 single off of its pedestal. John Lennon revealed he wasn’t a big fan of The Beatles song in question.
In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul discussed the meaning of The Beatles’ “Hello, Goodbye.” “‘Hello, Goodbye’ was one of my songs,” he said. “There are Geminian influences here I think the twins. It’s such a deep theme in the universe, duality.” For context, Paul referred to the Gemini, twins from the Western Zodiac.
Paul elaborated on “Hello, Goodbye,” “Man woman, black white, ebony ivory, high low, right wrong, up down, hello goodbye — that it was a very easy song to write,” he recalled. “It’s just a song of duality, with me advocating the more positive. You say goodbye, I say hello. You say stop, I say go. I was advocating the more positive side of the duality, and I still do to this day.”
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At the 2022 Grammy Awards, George Harrison‘s wife, Olivia, their son, Dhani, and Darren Evans took home a Grammy for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package for their work on All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition.
Olivia said George would have gotten a kick out of his family receiving the honor.
The All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition took a lot of planning. Dhani served as the executive producer of the project. He worked tirelessly with Paul Hicks to enhance the triple album and tons of never-before-heard tunes and demos “by way of a higher-resolution transfer that wasn’t technically possible at the time of previous reissues,” Rolling Stone wrote.
“You want to be respectful of the original,” Hicks said. “Dhani and I hate the expression ‘de-Spectorizing.’ That’s not the point of this project.” Producer Phil Spector added reverb on the album that George himself hated.
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The Beatles have had many biopics made about them, but now their manager, Brian Epstein, is finally receiving one of his own. Many people have been dubbed the fifth Beatle, but no other is deserving of the title than Epstein.
He was the first person who looked at The Beatles and saw something no one else saw. He cleaned up their act, put them in suits, and got them a recording contract and on British television. Epstein had virtually no experience, yet he worked tirelessly to make The Beatles pop stars. He died at age 32 in 1967.
The upcoming Midas Man will show Epstein’s side of the story many are familiar with. Here’s who will play him and the boys.
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Sir Paul McCartney is one of the biggest names in music. Perhaps the biggest. And that’s been the case for, well, the past 50-plus years. It’s an incredible feat.
McCartney, who, of course, co-fronted the Beatles with John Lennon is still putting out art and is still captivating audiences with his writing, celebrity, and opinions.
And while we know so much of his work, from “Yesterday” to the new Beatles documentary, Get Back, we may not know what the songwriter thinks about life, love, and the pursuit of happiness outside his well-known lyrics.
Here, we will dive into the 24 best Paul McCartney quotes. So, without further ado, let’s do just that.
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BMG has entered into one of those global publishing agreements with the George Harrison estate which will see the music firm administer the catalogue of the late Beatle’s publishing company Harrisongs, which includes songs he wrote with The Beatles and Traveling Wilburys as well as music from his solo career.
The deal around Harrison’s songs catalogue builds on BMG’s existing partnership with Dark Horse Records, the label Harrison founded in 1974 to release his own music and recordings by other artists, and which is now run by his son Dhani and artist manager David Zonshine.
Commenting on the new deal, Dhani Harrison says: “I’m delighted to announce that my father’s song catalogue will be joining BMG/Dark Horse Records. We have had a longstanding and successful partnership with BMG over the years and we look forward to continuing to expand our relationship well into the future”.
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