The Beatles were a group of four, but they required many more people behind the scenes to support them. Many, like their longtime producer George Martin, proved to be excellent connections for the band, helping them improve their music. Others were not as beneficial for the band. According to Ron Kass, the former president of Apple Records, the band trusted many people they should not have.
Those who knew The Beatles said they were not good judges of character
For much of The Beatles’ time as a band, they relied on their manager, Brian Epstein. He had concerns about their judgment when it came to other people.
“And as Brian once said, the boys were very bad judges of character,” press officer Derek Taylor said in the book All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines.
The Beatles | John Downing/Getty Images
After Epstein’s death,...
Those who knew The Beatles said they were not good judges of character
For much of The Beatles’ time as a band, they relied on their manager, Brian Epstein. He had concerns about their judgment when it came to other people.
“And as Brian once said, the boys were very bad judges of character,” press officer Derek Taylor said in the book All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines.
The Beatles | John Downing/Getty Images
After Epstein’s death,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney began writing songs in the late 1950s and hasn’t stopped since. It’s why he’s written more than 1,000 songs in his career, though the real total is probably higher. He has dozens of No. 1 hits to his name with and without The Beatles, but Paul set an unbreakable record when he wrote “Live and Let Die.”
Paul McCartney | Bettmann/Contributor Paul McCartney set an unbreakable record with an Oscar nomination for “Live and Let Die”
There was one Beatles song Paul never wanted released (“The Long and Winding Road”), but the plan for “Live and Let Die,” his 1973 song with Wings, was always to have it go global.
The theme song to the James Bond movie of the same name came to life in 1972. Then-Apple Records head, Ron Kass, knew someone connected with the Bond franchise. Kass called Paul and asked if he wanted to do a Bond theme song.
Paul McCartney | Bettmann/Contributor Paul McCartney set an unbreakable record with an Oscar nomination for “Live and Let Die”
There was one Beatles song Paul never wanted released (“The Long and Winding Road”), but the plan for “Live and Let Die,” his 1973 song with Wings, was always to have it go global.
The theme song to the James Bond movie of the same name came to life in 1972. Then-Apple Records head, Ron Kass, knew someone connected with the Bond franchise. Kass called Paul and asked if he wanted to do a Bond theme song.
- 5/27/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the 1980s and early 1990s, hard rock bands like Guns N’ Roses ruled the charts. Bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones weren’t too fashionable anymore. The kids wanted loud, fast, hard rock with pyrotechnics and massive stage productions. When Axl Rose and his band covered Paul McCartney‘s “Live and Let Die,” the former Beatle couldn’t have been further in fans’ brains.
Few of Guns N’ Roses’ younger fans could recall that Paul had written the song for the James Bond film of the same name in 1973. When Paul’s children tried telling their friends at school that their father had written the song, no one believed them.
Paul McCartney and his children | Ronald Dumont/Getty Images Paul McCartney’s ‘Live and Let Die’ was ‘a bit of an accolade’
In his book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote it’s nice when someone else commissions a song.
Few of Guns N’ Roses’ younger fans could recall that Paul had written the song for the James Bond film of the same name in 1973. When Paul’s children tried telling their friends at school that their father had written the song, no one believed them.
Paul McCartney and his children | Ronald Dumont/Getty Images Paul McCartney’s ‘Live and Let Die’ was ‘a bit of an accolade’
In his book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote it’s nice when someone else commissions a song.
- 4/1/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney said writing “Live and Let Die” for the 1973 Bond film of the same name was “a bit of an accolade” for him. He managed to mesh a bit of himself and the essence of James Bond into the tune effortlessly.
Paul McCartney | Jack Kay/Getty Images
Paul McCartney said writing ‘Live and Let Die’ was ‘a bit of an accolade’
In his book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that most of the time, a musician commissions a song for themselves, but in some cases, somebody else commissions one, and “that’s a nice thing.” That’s also when the craft comes in.
Then-Apple Records head, Ron Kass, knew someone connected with the Bond franchise. One day in 1972, Rass called Paul and asked him if he’d like to do a Bond theme song. Paul tried not to seem too enthusiastic when he said he’d probably be interested.
Paul McCartney | Jack Kay/Getty Images
Paul McCartney said writing ‘Live and Let Die’ was ‘a bit of an accolade’
In his book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that most of the time, a musician commissions a song for themselves, but in some cases, somebody else commissions one, and “that’s a nice thing.” That’s also when the craft comes in.
Then-Apple Records head, Ron Kass, knew someone connected with the Bond franchise. One day in 1972, Rass called Paul and asked him if he’d like to do a Bond theme song. Paul tried not to seem too enthusiastic when he said he’d probably be interested.
- 3/15/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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