The White Album was the tension album. We were all in the midst of the psychedelic thing, or just coming out of it. In any case, it was weird. Never before has we recorded with beds in the studio and people visiting for hours on end; business meetings and all that. There was a lot […]
Beatles Quotes
I liked the A side, but I never liked that sort of pop opera on the other side. I think it’s just junk because it was just bits of songs thrown together.
By the time we made “Abbey Road”, John and I were openly critical of each other’s music, and I felt John wasn’t much interested in performing anything he hadn’t written himself.
Someone mentioned the Colosseum in Rome, and I think originally Paul might have even suggested a bloody boat in the middle of the ocean. As for me, I was rapidly warming up to the idea of an asylum. (Let It Be)
I’m really glad that most of the songs dealt with love, peace, understanding. There’s hardly any one of them that says: “Go on, kids, tell them all to sod off. Leave your parents.” It’s all very “All you need is love” or John’s “Give peace a chance.” There was a good spirit behind it all, […]
Well I’ve never been to England but i kind of like the Beatles.
The Beatles are not merely awful, I would consider it sacrilegious to say anything less than Godawful.
We were driving the equipment to its limit.
I’m convinced the Beatles are partly responsible for the fall of Communism.
To paraphrase the Thing, the tragic, orange-skinned, rock-like member of a different and altogether more interesting ’60s quartet, the Fantastic Four: Wotta revolting development this is! After watering their musical stock with abysmal solo album after abysmal solo album, weren’t we finally done with these guys? Despite respectful nods – such as the dutiful placement […]
