JOHN 1980: “It is a diary form of writing. All that ‘I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved’ was me. I used to be cruel to my woman, and physically… any woman. I was a hitter. […]
Lennon/McCartney
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RINGO 1968: “It sounds like Elvis, doesn’t it? No, it doesn’t sound like Elvis… it IS Elvis. Even those bits where he goes very high.” JOHN 1980: “Paul. Good piano lick, but the song never really went anywhere. Maybe I helped him on some of the lyrics.” PAUL 1986: “‘Lady […]
Beatles quotes about “Hello, Goodbye” JOHN 1980: “That’s another McCartney. An attempt to write a single. It wasn’t a great piece. The best bit was at the end, which we all ad-libbed in the studio, where I played the piano. Like ‘Ticket To Ride,’ where we just threw something in […]
JOHN 1972: “Another horror.” JOHN 1980: “Another of my throwaways.” GEORGE 1987: “I think it was Paul and me, or maybe John and me, playing (guitar) in harmony– quite a complicated little line that goes through the middle-eight.” PAUL 1995: “One of my favorites on the Anthology is, ‘And Your […]
JOHN 1980: “That’s me trying a rewrite of ‘This Boy,’ but it didn’t quite work.” PAUL circa-1994: “I was there writing it with John, but it was his inspiration that I helped him finish off. ‘Yes It Is’ is a very fine song of John’s.” About “Yes It Is” Written […]