The title track of the final Beatles album, Let It Be, is perhaps the closest the Fab Four ever came to religious music. John Lennon might have been famously anti-religious, despite George Harrison making […]
George Harrison was known as the Quiet Beatle, but he was once tossed out of a meeting for his very harsh words. In 1969, Beatles publisher Dick James sold his company, Northern […]
In 1968, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr took the friends, girlfriends, and wives of The Beatles to India. They had previously heard Maharishi Mahesh Yogi speak about Transcendental […]
Paul McCartney said a song from The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is “madness.” He decided that Sgt. Pepper song should include an orchestra. Subsequently, he clashed with The Beatles’ producer over this decision. Paul […]
The Beatles‘ The White Album is one of the most famous records of all time. Despite this, few seem to remember that The White Album includes the best birthday song ever. John Lennon wasn’t satisfied […]
Paul McCartney and John Lennon worked together closely for years. When The Beatles broke up, though, their friendship deteriorated. Lennon and McCartney fought often over business affairs and they could hardly have a conversation without […]
In 1966, The Beatles stopped touring, a decision which one friend said was a mistake for the band. For several years, they had been the subject of constant and oppressive attention and they […]
In 1963, Beatles manager Brian Epstein sought a publisher for the songs written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. He decided on Northern Songs, and the […]
In 1967, The Beatles and producer George Martin gathered in the studio to record the song “A Day in the Life.” They were far from the only people in the […]
As a member of the band that changed the world of music indefinitely, you would assume that George Harrison had carte blanche to do whatever he wanted after leaving the […]
