For information about how to use this forum please check out forum help and policies.
Quote
Cristiano Radtke
At home with Paul McCartney: His most candid interview yet
Photo: Mary McCartney
By Dylan Jones
4 August 2020
In the collective pause of pandemic, introspection finds fresh expression. And for Paul McCartney, who would have headlined Glastonbury this summer, 60 years on the world stage offers much on which to reflect. In this exclusive interview, with incredible images taken from lockdown by daughter Mary, we found him wistful, candid and contented as he recalled all the notes of a miraculous life. How four lads from Liverpool came together to change a great deal more than music. What it felt like to be blamed for the band’s demise. How behind fame, adulation and wealth exists a normality he jealously protects. And why the work of a lifetime is still far, far from finished...
[www.gq-magazine.co.uk]
Quote
Irix
John Lennon’s Killer Mark David Chapman denied parole for 11th time. The 65-year-old will spend at least another two years in prison until he is eligible for release again. -- [www.RollingStone.com] , [www.TheGuardian.com] .
Quote
Hairball
The Beatles Announce ‘Get Back’ Book to Accompany New Peter Jackson-Directed Documentary in August 2021
GET BACK
The Beatles’ First Official Book Since the Bestselling The Beatles Anthology
London / New York – September 16, 2020 - Callaway Arts & Entertainment and Apple Corps Ltd. are pleased to announce plans for the global publication on August 31, 2021 of THE BEATLES: GET BACK, the first official standalone book to be released by The Beatles since international bestseller The Beatles Anthology.
Beautifully designed and produced, the 240-page hardcover tells the story of The Beatles’ creation of their 1970 album, Let It Be, in their own words.
Presenting transcribed conversations drawn from over 120 recorded hours of the band’s studio sessions with hundreds of previously unpublished images, including photos by Ethan A. Russell and Linda McCartney, THE BEATLES: GET BACK also includes a foreword written by Peter Jackson and an introduction by Hanif Kureishi. The book’s texts are edited by John Harris from original conversations between John, Paul, George and Ringo spanning three weeks of recording, culminating in The Beatles’ historic final rooftop concert.
Quote
MisterDDDD
Great story, Toru, thanks for sharing.
LENNON80. A Pop-up TV channel in the UK & Ireland – to celebrate John Lennon’s 80th birthday.
Quote
CaptainCorella
Happy 80th Birthday John.
Quote
Sighunt
The Album John Lennon Signed For Killer Mark David Chapman Is Going Up For Auction
Bidding starts at $400,000
[www.spin.com]
I just find this very disturbing and creepy as hell. Why advertise and promote this? It makes me sick as a Beatles fan. Excuse my naivete and prudishness.