When Mick Jagger heard The Beatles were hiring Allen Klein, he sent a note to Paul McCartney. The Rolling Stones were working with the controversial manager, and Jagger wasn’t sure it was a good idea for The Beatles to hire him. When McCartney asked Jagger to speak to the rest of the band about this, though, he backed down.
Mick Jagger tried to warn Paul McCartney against hiring Allen Klein
After Beatles manager Brian Epstein died, the band was on the lookout for new management. The decision came down to one between Klein — who John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr supported — and Lee Eastman, McCartney’s pick. Eastman was McCartney’s father-in-law, which the others didn’t like. McCartney, though, had heard that Klein had landed in hot water over taxes. The note from Jagger was also cause for concern.
“Jagger gave me a note in an envelope...
Mick Jagger tried to warn Paul McCartney against hiring Allen Klein
After Beatles manager Brian Epstein died, the band was on the lookout for new management. The decision came down to one between Klein — who John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr supported — and Lee Eastman, McCartney’s pick. Eastman was McCartney’s father-in-law, which the others didn’t like. McCartney, though, had heard that Klein had landed in hot water over taxes. The note from Jagger was also cause for concern.
“Jagger gave me a note in an envelope...
- 6/25/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles’ final album, Let It Be, came as a shock to Paul McCartney. He was upset with the way some of his songs sounded, and the album as a whole was frustrating to him. Producer Phil Spector had taken control of the record and, in the process, pulled it away from McCartney’s initial vision. McCartney was upset about this, but he had a chance to release his own version of the record several decades later.
Paul McCartney couldn’t believe the changes made to ‘Let It Be’
Let It Be came out in 1970, after The Beatles decided to break up. Tensions among the band members were at an all-time high, and the quality of Let It Be didn’t help things. Allen Klein, the band’s manager, had brought in Spector. Klein, John Lennon, and George Harrison were excited about Spector, but McCartney was less certain. When he heard the album,...
Paul McCartney couldn’t believe the changes made to ‘Let It Be’
Let It Be came out in 1970, after The Beatles decided to break up. Tensions among the band members were at an all-time high, and the quality of Let It Be didn’t help things. Allen Klein, the band’s manager, had brought in Spector. Klein, John Lennon, and George Harrison were excited about Spector, but McCartney was less certain. When he heard the album,...
- 6/24/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After The Beatles broke up, John Lennon and Paul McCartney couldn’t even get through a phone call without fighting. McCartney explained that Lennon’s vitriol was palpable. Even though he’d known his former bandmate for years, he felt frightened. On one phone call, though, McCartney walked away with some creative inspiration.
John Lennon insulted Paul McCartney in a creative way
Even though his bandmates were furious with him after The Beatles’ breakup, McCartney tried to maintain a relationship with them. He said he frequently called Lennon, but the calls didn’t often go well.
“I would ring him when I went to New York and he would say, ‘Yeah, what d’you want?’ ‘I just thought we might meet?’ ‘Yeah, what the f*** d’you want, man?’ I used actually to have some very frightening phone calls,” he said, per the book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now by Barry Miles.
John Lennon insulted Paul McCartney in a creative way
Even though his bandmates were furious with him after The Beatles’ breakup, McCartney tried to maintain a relationship with them. He said he frequently called Lennon, but the calls didn’t often go well.
“I would ring him when I went to New York and he would say, ‘Yeah, what d’you want?’ ‘I just thought we might meet?’ ‘Yeah, what the f*** d’you want, man?’ I used actually to have some very frightening phone calls,” he said, per the book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now by Barry Miles.
- 6/23/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1970, Paul McCartney announced that The Beatles had broken up, much to John Lennon’s irritation. Lennon told his bandmates he was leaving the group in 1969, but he kept the news quiet at the request of manager Allen Klein. McCartney said Lennon felt hurt when he announced the band’s split. He believed Lennon was jealous that he wasn’t able to announce the news himself.
Paul McCartney announced The Beatles break up, much to John Lennon’s disappointment
While promoting his solo album McCartney, the Beatles bassist broke the news that the band had broken up. He included a questionnaire in the version of the album he gave to the press that contained the information. Lennon was the one who initiated the split, but he hadn’t publicly spoken about it at this point. As far as people were concerned, the band was still together.
“Only the press got...
Paul McCartney announced The Beatles break up, much to John Lennon’s disappointment
While promoting his solo album McCartney, the Beatles bassist broke the news that the band had broken up. He included a questionnaire in the version of the album he gave to the press that contained the information. Lennon was the one who initiated the split, but he hadn’t publicly spoken about it at this point. As far as people were concerned, the band was still together.
“Only the press got...
- 6/19/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney was the first member of The Beatles to announce that The Beatles were breaking up officially. However, the choice to split had already been made before he said anything. The band would keep it secret for a while, but McCartney let the cat out of the bag first, shocking the world in the process.
Paul McCartney didn’t want the break up of The Beatles to be a secret
McCartney announced the end of The Beatles on April 10, 1970, in a press statement before the release of his first solo album, McCartney. The announcement was a shock to Beatles fans around the world but not to the band themselves. During a 1969 meeting with Allen Klein, John Lennon had already told the band he’d be leaving.
Instead of keeping the band going with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they decided to call it quits. However, Klein wanted the band to keep it a secret.
Paul McCartney didn’t want the break up of The Beatles to be a secret
McCartney announced the end of The Beatles on April 10, 1970, in a press statement before the release of his first solo album, McCartney. The announcement was a shock to Beatles fans around the world but not to the band themselves. During a 1969 meeting with Allen Klein, John Lennon had already told the band he’d be leaving.
Instead of keeping the band going with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they decided to call it quits. However, Klein wanted the band to keep it a secret.
- 6/19/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Australian short film, “The Eleven O’Clock” provides the lone comedic entry among this year’s nominees at the Oscars for Best Live Action Short Film. This marks the first nomination for director Derin Seale and writer Josh Lawson.
The film opens on psychiatrist, Dr. Terry Phillips (Lawson), sitting in his office when a woman enters. She tells him her name is Linda and she is a temp for the normal receptionist who is out for the morning. He tells her that’s fine and asks her who his 11:00 appointment is with. She replies it’s a new patient who suffers from delusions of grandeur and believes himself to be a psychiatrist. Soon after, a man walks into the office saying he is Dr. Nathan Klein (Damon Herriman), apologizing for his lateness and that he is ready for their appointment.
Dr. Phillips and Dr. Klein go back and...
The film opens on psychiatrist, Dr. Terry Phillips (Lawson), sitting in his office when a woman enters. She tells him her name is Linda and she is a temp for the normal receptionist who is out for the morning. He tells her that’s fine and asks her who his 11:00 appointment is with. She replies it’s a new patient who suffers from delusions of grandeur and believes himself to be a psychiatrist. Soon after, a man walks into the office saying he is Dr. Nathan Klein (Damon Herriman), apologizing for his lateness and that he is ready for their appointment.
Dr. Phillips and Dr. Klein go back and...
- 3/1/2018
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
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