PAUL circa-1994: “We were in an experimental mode, and so I said, ‘Can I just make something up?’ I started off with the guitar and did a multitracking experiment in the control room… It was very home-made– it wasn’t a big production at all. I just made up this short […]
1968
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JOHN 1980: “Oh, that was written about a guy in Maharishi’s meditation camp who took a short break to go shoot a few poor tigers, and then come back to commune with God. There used to be a character called Jungle Jim, and I combined him with Buffalo Bill. It’s […]
PAUL 1968: “I was sitting on the roof in India with a guitar– John and I were sitting ’round playing guitar, and we were with Donovan. And we were just sitting around enjoying ourselves, and I started playing the chords of ‘Rocky Raccoon,’ you know, just messing around. And, oh, […]
JOHN 1980: “‘I’m So Tired’ was me, in India again. I couldn’t sleep, I’m meditating all day and couldn’t sleep at night. The story is that. One of my favorite tracks. I just like the sound of it, and I sing it well.” PAUL circa-1994: “It has that very special […]
PAUL 1968: “We’re not just completely rock & roll. We’re not just completely one kind of group. ‘Cuz like, when we played in Hamburg, we didn’t just do rock all evening ‘cuz we had to have these sort of fat old businessmen coming in and saying… (jokingly) or THIN old […]
JOHN 1968: “We’ve just done two tracks, both unfinished. The second one is Ringo’s first song that we’re working on this very moment. He composed it himself in a fit of lithargy.” About “Don’t Pass Me By” “Don’t Pass Me By” is featured on The Beatles’ 1968 double album, commonly […]
Published on 1968Author: HarrisonTrack 27 on “The Beatles – White Album“ GEORGE 1977: “‘Savoy Truffle’ on The White Album was written for Eric (Clapton). He’s got this real sweet tooth and he’d just had his mouth worked on. His dentist said he was through with candy. So as a tribute […]