In the early years of The Beatles, Paul McCartney said the band was incredibly tight-knit. They lived, toured, and wrote music together. While each of them had serious long-term relationships in the early years of the band, McCartney said their band relationships were more important to them. He admitted that this made them chauvinistic.
Paul McCartney said The Beatles were so tight-knit they could be ‘chauvinist’
In 1963, McCartney met Jane Asher, an actor. The couple dated for five years and McCartney lived with her at her parents’ home for a portion of this time. While he said it was a “good relationship,” she was not his primary focus. His bandmates were.
“To tell the truth, the women at that time got sidelined,” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “Now it would be seen as very chauvinist of us. Then it was like: ‘We are four miners who go down the pit.
Paul McCartney said The Beatles were so tight-knit they could be ‘chauvinist’
In 1963, McCartney met Jane Asher, an actor. The couple dated for five years and McCartney lived with her at her parents’ home for a portion of this time. While he said it was a “good relationship,” she was not his primary focus. His bandmates were.
“To tell the truth, the women at that time got sidelined,” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “Now it would be seen as very chauvinist of us. Then it was like: ‘We are four miners who go down the pit.
- 1/25/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1967, Paul McCartney admitted that The Beatles had taken LSD. This, of course, sparked major controversy and brought criticism to the band. Each of McCartney’s bandmates had taken LSD more than him, but they’d avoided speaking about it publicly. They weren’t happy with McCartney for breaking the news to the media.
Paul McCartney irritated the other Beatles by talking about LSD
In 1967, McCartney gave an interview in which he admitted to having taken drugs.
“I remember a couple of men from ITN showed up, and then the newscaster arrived: ‘Is it true you’ve had drugs?’” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “They were at my door — I couldn’t tell them to go away — so I thought, ‘Well, I’m either going to try to bluff this, or I’m going to tell him the truth.’ I made a lightning decision: ‘Sod it. I’ll give them the truth.
Paul McCartney irritated the other Beatles by talking about LSD
In 1967, McCartney gave an interview in which he admitted to having taken drugs.
“I remember a couple of men from ITN showed up, and then the newscaster arrived: ‘Is it true you’ve had drugs?’” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “They were at my door — I couldn’t tell them to go away — so I thought, ‘Well, I’m either going to try to bluff this, or I’m going to tell him the truth.’ I made a lightning decision: ‘Sod it. I’ll give them the truth.
- 1/21/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Before The Beatles, Ringo Starr’s career ambitions had a lot to do with what would look good to girls. After recovering from an illness, Starr took a job on a boat with hopes of earning a position at deep sea. He also hoped the position would win him popularity with women. His attempts at flirting didn’t often go well, though.
Ringo Starr tried to use a fake job to flirt with girls
Starr was sick for much of his childhood. Once he began to recover, he took a job on a local boat, hoping it would launch a career for him.
“Then I worked on the St. Tudno, a pleasure steamer that went from Liverpool to Menai in North Wales,” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “I wanted to go deep sea, and this was an easy way to get my ticket. If you did three months on the local boats,...
Ringo Starr tried to use a fake job to flirt with girls
Starr was sick for much of his childhood. Once he began to recover, he took a job on a local boat, hoping it would launch a career for him.
“Then I worked on the St. Tudno, a pleasure steamer that went from Liverpool to Menai in North Wales,” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “I wanted to go deep sea, and this was an easy way to get my ticket. If you did three months on the local boats,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
One of Paul McCartney’s favorite songs that he wrote for The Beatles was “Yesterday.” It came to him in a dream and became a hit for the band. To this day, it is one of their most enduring and well-known songs. Despite its success, the group felt a bit embarrassed about it. McCartney revealed that his bandmates made fun of him for the song.
Paul McCartney said his bandmates teased him about ‘Yesterday’
“Yesterday” was a successful song for The Beatles, but they didn’t release it as a single. It was slow and yearning and didn’t seem to fit their image as a rock band.
“I wouldn’t have put it out as a solo ‘Paul McCartney’ record. We never entertained those ideas,” McCartney said in The Beatles Anthology. “It was sometimes tempting; people would flatter us: ‘Oh, you know you should get out front,’ or, ‘You...
Paul McCartney said his bandmates teased him about ‘Yesterday’
“Yesterday” was a successful song for The Beatles, but they didn’t release it as a single. It was slow and yearning and didn’t seem to fit their image as a rock band.
“I wouldn’t have put it out as a solo ‘Paul McCartney’ record. We never entertained those ideas,” McCartney said in The Beatles Anthology. “It was sometimes tempting; people would flatter us: ‘Oh, you know you should get out front,’ or, ‘You...
- 12/10/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Each of The Beatles became interested in music at a young age. They obsessed over artists like Elvis Presley and began dedicating themselves to learning to play instruments. Both George Harrison and Ringo Starr became interested in playing music while in the hospital. They shared how their lengthy stays made them want to learn to play an instrument.
George Harrison decided he wanted a guitar while in the hospital
When Harrison was a preteen, he fell ill with kidney problems.
“I’d just left Dovedale Junior School and gone to the big school, the Liverpool Institute, when I went into hospital. I got sick when I was twelve or thirteen with kidney trouble,”,” he said in The Beatles Anthology, adding, “I always used to get tonsillitis; childhood illnesses. I had a really sore throat, and this one year the infection spread and gave me nephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys.
George Harrison decided he wanted a guitar while in the hospital
When Harrison was a preteen, he fell ill with kidney problems.
“I’d just left Dovedale Junior School and gone to the big school, the Liverpool Institute, when I went into hospital. I got sick when I was twelve or thirteen with kidney trouble,”,” he said in The Beatles Anthology, adding, “I always used to get tonsillitis; childhood illnesses. I had a really sore throat, and this one year the infection spread and gave me nephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys.
- 12/10/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After the chaos of early Beatles concerts, Paul McCartney would head to his girlfriend Iris Caldwell’s house to unwind. Surprisingly, though, he didn’t seek Caldwell’s company to help him relax. Instead, he went to her mother and made a surprisingly intimate request of her. Caldwell said her mother was always happy to oblige.
Paul McCartney asked his girlfriend’s mother for a surprising favor after concerts
In the early 1960s, The Beatles played sweaty shows in cramped, airless basements. After the performances, they needed time to relax. McCartney would go to Caldwell’s house to see her and her parents.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Pete Best | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Getty Images
“Paul and John [Lennon] used to love my parents,” Caldwell said, per the book Paul McCartney: The Life by Philip Norman. “My dad was the most totally good man I’ve ever known. Each week,...
Paul McCartney asked his girlfriend’s mother for a surprising favor after concerts
In the early 1960s, The Beatles played sweaty shows in cramped, airless basements. After the performances, they needed time to relax. McCartney would go to Caldwell’s house to see her and her parents.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Pete Best | Mark and Colleen Hayward/Getty Images
“Paul and John [Lennon] used to love my parents,” Caldwell said, per the book Paul McCartney: The Life by Philip Norman. “My dad was the most totally good man I’ve ever known. Each week,...
- 11/11/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
One is nearly certain to find The Beatles on the list of bands who worked well despite interpersonal dysfunction. When the band broke up, the former bandmates made their feelings toward one another clear. They spoke about each other negatively in the press, dealt with a very public lawsuit, and wrote pointed songs about one another. It’s easy to look at The Beatles and assume that, outside of their early years as a band, they did not like each other. The truth is far more complicated than that, though.
The Beatles | Fiona Adams/Redferns The Beatles were better friends than people might think
Soon after The Beatles broke up, Michael Lindsay-Hogg released the documentary Let It Be. For many viewers, the documentary captured the band on the precipice of a split; they bicker, condescend, and seem generally unhappy to be around each other.
This has been the prevailing narrative...
The Beatles | Fiona Adams/Redferns The Beatles were better friends than people might think
Soon after The Beatles broke up, Michael Lindsay-Hogg released the documentary Let It Be. For many viewers, the documentary captured the band on the precipice of a split; they bicker, condescend, and seem generally unhappy to be around each other.
This has been the prevailing narrative...
- 5/15/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When the Beatles officially broke up in 1970, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were changed for good. They’d all been part of the most famous band in the world. Now what? Lennon had creative plans with Yoko Ono. But what about the rest of the fab four? McCartney once admitted that he felt lost after the band parted ways. He wasn’t sure if he wanted to continue with music at all.
Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams/Redferns ‘The Main question I had was whether to keep going after The Beatles’
In March 2023, McCartney answered a question on his website from a fan about the biggest risk he’s taken in his career. One of the biggest risks McCartney took, he answered, was continuing on with music after The Beatles.
“The main question I had was whether to keep going after The Beatles,” he wrote, “because it...
Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams/Redferns ‘The Main question I had was whether to keep going after The Beatles’
In March 2023, McCartney answered a question on his website from a fan about the biggest risk he’s taken in his career. One of the biggest risks McCartney took, he answered, was continuing on with music after The Beatles.
“The main question I had was whether to keep going after The Beatles,” he wrote, “because it...
- 5/6/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The music that Bob Dylan and Robert Plant have put out in their lifetimes differs greatly. Still, Plant has listed two different Dylan songs as key influences for him. He may not have followed in Dylan’s footsteps as a writer, but he said that the message of one of Dylan’s songs opened his eyes to the world around him. Here’s the song that had such a profound impact on the Led Zeppelin singer.
Robert Plant and Bob Dylan | Michael Putland/Getty Images; Fiona Adams/Redferns The American musician once insulted Led Zeppelin to their manager
Both Plant and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page have praised Dylan over the years. Dylan, on the other hand, was once outright rude about the band.
“Hello, Bob. I’m Peter Grant, I manage Led Zeppelin,” Led Zeppelin’s manager told the musician in the 1970s, per Vulture.
Led Zeppelin was at...
Robert Plant and Bob Dylan | Michael Putland/Getty Images; Fiona Adams/Redferns The American musician once insulted Led Zeppelin to their manager
Both Plant and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page have praised Dylan over the years. Dylan, on the other hand, was once outright rude about the band.
“Hello, Bob. I’m Peter Grant, I manage Led Zeppelin,” Led Zeppelin’s manager told the musician in the 1970s, per Vulture.
Led Zeppelin was at...
- 4/12/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles had an extensive catalog of songs, and some of them are quite confusing. Fans of the band pored over their lyrics and attempted to pull meaning from their music. Sometimes, they were able to find the meanings behind the songs. Other times, though, it was completely impossible. The band wrote at least three songs with the intention of confusing listeners.
The Beatles | Fiona Adams/Redferns ‘I Am the Walrus’
John Lennon wrote the song “I Am the Walrus” with the help of a childhood friend, Pete Shotton. He asked Shotton if he could remember a nursery rhyme they used to sing as children. Shotton responded with, “Yellow matter custard, green slop pie, all mixed together with a dead dog’s eye. Slap it on a butty, 10ft thick, then wash it all down with a cup of cold sick,” (per The Times).
After working part of this rhyme into the song,...
The Beatles | Fiona Adams/Redferns ‘I Am the Walrus’
John Lennon wrote the song “I Am the Walrus” with the help of a childhood friend, Pete Shotton. He asked Shotton if he could remember a nursery rhyme they used to sing as children. Shotton responded with, “Yellow matter custard, green slop pie, all mixed together with a dead dog’s eye. Slap it on a butty, 10ft thick, then wash it all down with a cup of cold sick,” (per The Times).
After working part of this rhyme into the song,...
- 4/9/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon was the most controversial Beatle, but Paul McCartney also had moments when the public turned against him. These days, most people view him in a positive, near-reverent light, but he’s courted controversy. Here are three times McCartney found himself in hot water with the public.
Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams/Redferns Paul McCartney announced the end of The Beatles
In 1969, Lennon announced he was leaving The Beatles, but the group kept this news quiet.
“There was all sorts of weirdness going on where record contracts were being negotiated, and our not-so-good manager at the time, this guy called Allen Klein, he was saying, ‘Don’t tell anyone because I’m in the middle of a negotiation,'” McCartney said in an interview with Apple Music. “I was saying, ‘You’ve gotta tell ’em.’ You can’t pretend the group’s still together. We’re gonna get a new...
Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams/Redferns Paul McCartney announced the end of The Beatles
In 1969, Lennon announced he was leaving The Beatles, but the group kept this news quiet.
“There was all sorts of weirdness going on where record contracts were being negotiated, and our not-so-good manager at the time, this guy called Allen Klein, he was saying, ‘Don’t tell anyone because I’m in the middle of a negotiation,'” McCartney said in an interview with Apple Music. “I was saying, ‘You’ve gotta tell ’em.’ You can’t pretend the group’s still together. We’re gonna get a new...
- 4/8/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney never hid his bossy side while with The Beatles. He dominated the making of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The film-album project Magical Mystery Tour was his baby, as were the Get Back / Let it Be sessions. He said he was scared of being The Beatles’ boss, but Paul’s pushy side emerged years before the Fab Four formed, and we can understand why he was that way.
Beatles bassist Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams/Redferns Paul McCartney displayed his bossy side before The Beatles formed
When Paul met John Lennon, he found they had more in common than just the shared tragedy of their mother’’ deaths. They both loved the same music — the first wave of early rock ‘n’ roll coming from the United States.
John invited Paul to join his band, the Quarrymen, as a guitar player. And Paul soon put his bossy side on display,...
Beatles bassist Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams/Redferns Paul McCartney displayed his bossy side before The Beatles formed
When Paul met John Lennon, he found they had more in common than just the shared tragedy of their mother’’ deaths. They both loved the same music — the first wave of early rock ‘n’ roll coming from the United States.
John invited Paul to join his band, the Quarrymen, as a guitar player. And Paul soon put his bossy side on display,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Before they were the Fab Four, there were five Beatles. The Beatles’ former bandmates, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best, never saw the level of success the band enjoyed, only playing with them in the group’s earliest days. While they left for different reasons — Sutcliffe wanted a career change, and Best was fired — neither was treated particularly well by their former bandmates. Here are three ways that The Beatles treated their former bandmates poorly.
The Beatles | Fiona Adams/Redferns 1. The Beatles made their former bandmate the butt of every joke
John Lennon was good friends with Sutcliffe, who played with The Beatles as a guitarist. Still, he often mistreated his friend.
“[Lennon] was a bit aggressive at first. If he found he could browbeat you then you were under his thumb,” a friend, Billy Harry, told The Guardian. “He used to treat Stuart [Sutcliffe] really badly at times, humiliate him in front of people.
The Beatles | Fiona Adams/Redferns 1. The Beatles made their former bandmate the butt of every joke
John Lennon was good friends with Sutcliffe, who played with The Beatles as a guitarist. Still, he often mistreated his friend.
“[Lennon] was a bit aggressive at first. If he found he could browbeat you then you were under his thumb,” a friend, Billy Harry, told The Guardian. “He used to treat Stuart [Sutcliffe] really badly at times, humiliate him in front of people.
- 3/12/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles recorded rock ‘n’ roll hits like “Twist & Shout,” “psychedelic” songs like “Strawberry Fields Forever” and ballads like “Yesterday.” One “Fab Four” member acknowledged their experimentation in other sounds and genres, sharing his thoughts in a 1966 interview.
What genre is the Beatles? Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon of The Beatles jumping on wall, used on the ‘Twist & Shout’ EP cover | Fiona Adams/Redferns via Getty Images
As noted by Musician Wave, most listeners classify the Beatles as a rock ‘n’ roll group, especially with early hits like “Twist & Shout” and “Love Me Do.” The website argues this genre would be too narrow for the group, as they also explored blues, pop rock, and folk.
As the group matured, they explored new instruments, sounds, and recording techniques. They were one of the first groups to use backward vocals and guitar tracks. They featured...
What genre is the Beatles? Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon of The Beatles jumping on wall, used on the ‘Twist & Shout’ EP cover | Fiona Adams/Redferns via Getty Images
As noted by Musician Wave, most listeners classify the Beatles as a rock ‘n’ roll group, especially with early hits like “Twist & Shout” and “Love Me Do.” The website argues this genre would be too narrow for the group, as they also explored blues, pop rock, and folk.
As the group matured, they explored new instruments, sounds, and recording techniques. They were one of the first groups to use backward vocals and guitar tracks. They featured...
- 2/28/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Each member of The Beatles amassed an incredible amount of wealth in their lifetimes, and their children also have more than a few dollars to their names. Being the children of the Beatles has provided them with a significant amount of wealth, but each has also set out on their own career path. Here are the Beatles children with the highest net worths.
The Beatles | Fiona Adams/Redferns 5. James McCartney and Zak Starkey
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey and Paul McCartney’s son James McCartney both have a net worth of around $20 million.
James McCartney and Zak Starkey | David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images
Starkey, like his father, works as a drummer. He began playing as a child and has drummed professionally since the 1980s. He has worked with The Spencer Davies Group, Oasis, The Who, and his father’s All-Starr Band.
Like Starkey,...
The Beatles | Fiona Adams/Redferns 5. James McCartney and Zak Starkey
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey and Paul McCartney’s son James McCartney both have a net worth of around $20 million.
James McCartney and Zak Starkey | David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images
Starkey, like his father, works as a drummer. He began playing as a child and has drummed professionally since the 1980s. He has worked with The Spencer Davies Group, Oasis, The Who, and his father’s All-Starr Band.
Like Starkey,...
- 2/26/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles had many songs that referenced drugs, often stirring up controversy with the BBC and radio censorship. The BBC didn’t catch every reference and often misinterpreted lyrics for being about drugs when they weren’t. A few of the band’s songs were banned for other reasons, but these songs got in trouble for supposedly alluding to drugs.
The Beatles | Fiona Adams/Redferns Here are 3 Beatles songs banned for allegedly referencing drugs ‘Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds’
Even today, many associate “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” with psychedelic drugs. The title appears to be an acronym for LSD. The song doesn’t directly reference drugs, but the BBC believed the title was enough evidence to ban it from the radio. In an interview on The Dick Cavett Show, John Lennon explained that the song wasn’t about drugs and was based on a drawing by his son,...
The Beatles | Fiona Adams/Redferns Here are 3 Beatles songs banned for allegedly referencing drugs ‘Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds’
Even today, many associate “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” with psychedelic drugs. The title appears to be an acronym for LSD. The song doesn’t directly reference drugs, but the BBC believed the title was enough evidence to ban it from the radio. In an interview on The Dick Cavett Show, John Lennon explained that the song wasn’t about drugs and was based on a drawing by his son,...
- 2/26/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” battled a song produced by Paul McCartney on the charts.The latter song was performed by a singer who was not a member of The Beatles.The tune in question was based on a Russian song. Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams / Contributor
Paul McCartney gave a song to another 1960s singer. Subsequently, The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” stopped the song from hitting No. 1. The incident might not have happened without the advice of the supermodel Twiggy.
Twiggy told The Beatles’ Paul McCartney to watch a certain Welsh singer perform on television
In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, the “Band on the Run” singer said Twiggy told him to watch a singer named Mary Hopkin on television. “So I tuned in next week to see her and she did have a very nice, very soft, well-controlled Welsh voice,” he said. “And she looked very pretty,...
The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” battled a song produced by Paul McCartney on the charts.The latter song was performed by a singer who was not a member of The Beatles.The tune in question was based on a Russian song. Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams / Contributor
Paul McCartney gave a song to another 1960s singer. Subsequently, The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” stopped the song from hitting No. 1. The incident might not have happened without the advice of the supermodel Twiggy.
Twiggy told The Beatles’ Paul McCartney to watch a certain Welsh singer perform on television
In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, the “Band on the Run” singer said Twiggy told him to watch a singer named Mary Hopkin on television. “So I tuned in next week to see her and she did have a very nice, very soft, well-controlled Welsh voice,” he said. “And she looked very pretty,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The 1960s were marked by “Beatlemania,” with this British band even dominating the United States’ radio waves. In one interview, the Beatles commented on their success overseas — and why you can’t compare Britain’s radio stations with America’s.
The Beatles had radio hits ‘Can’t Buy Me Love,’ ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand,’ and other originals The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon | Fiona Adams/Redferns via Getty Images
The British came to America, with the Beatles taking over the 1960s’ radio waves. In conjunction with their album Please Please Me, this rock band released their single “Love Me Do.” In the years that followed, they earned praise for songs like “Let It Be,” “Hey Jude,” and “Something.”
According to Beatles Radio, this band occupied the first five slots of the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1964 — No. 1 was “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Twist and Shout” at No.
The Beatles had radio hits ‘Can’t Buy Me Love,’ ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand,’ and other originals The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon | Fiona Adams/Redferns via Getty Images
The British came to America, with the Beatles taking over the 1960s’ radio waves. In conjunction with their album Please Please Me, this rock band released their single “Love Me Do.” In the years that followed, they earned praise for songs like “Let It Be,” “Hey Jude,” and “Something.”
According to Beatles Radio, this band occupied the first five slots of the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1964 — No. 1 was “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Twist and Shout” at No.
- 1/29/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Part of the reason The Beatles were so beloved by their fans, outside of their music, was that they came across as funny and charming. They joked around in interviews and onstage, their personalities only serving to fuel Beatlemania even more. While the band’s manager, Brian Epstein, said he never had to invent positive characteristics for the group, just emphasize their existing ones, John Lennon didn’t entirely agree. He noted that much of the band’s humor in interviews was part of the image they had invented with the press.
The Beatles | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Brian Epstein said he didn’t want to invent any characteristics for the band
When The Beatles began reaching massive levels of fame in 1963, stories about them ran practically daily. Epstein wanted to push stories that highlighted the four member’s actual positive attributes. He didn’t want to invent anything for the media.
The Beatles | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Brian Epstein said he didn’t want to invent any characteristics for the band
When The Beatles began reaching massive levels of fame in 1963, stories about them ran practically daily. Epstein wanted to push stories that highlighted the four member’s actual positive attributes. He didn’t want to invent anything for the media.
- 1/26/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan has been a successful musician for decades. He rose to fame in the early 1960s and has won multiple Grammys and even a Nobel Prize. His songwriting talent helped him on his rise to fame, but he said he has had to maintain a specific type of personality too. In order to be successful, Dylan said he had to be reclusive and unfriendly.
Bob Dylan | Harry Scott/Redferns The ‘Hurricane’ singer has a reputation as an unapproachable celebrity
Dylan has always valued his privacy, something his concert promoter, Bill Graham, noted. As a result, he instructed tour staff to avoid talking to Dylan.
“Before we went out, I got the whole tour staff together in San Francisco and I said, ‘You know, this is Bob Dylan,'” Graham explained in his book Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out. “‘I don’t think he’s the...
Bob Dylan | Harry Scott/Redferns The ‘Hurricane’ singer has a reputation as an unapproachable celebrity
Dylan has always valued his privacy, something his concert promoter, Bill Graham, noted. As a result, he instructed tour staff to avoid talking to Dylan.
“Before we went out, I got the whole tour staff together in San Francisco and I said, ‘You know, this is Bob Dylan,'” Graham explained in his book Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out. “‘I don’t think he’s the...
- 1/24/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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