The Beatles (176 page)

“
larynx-tearing
”: Lewisohn,
Sessions,
p. 59.

Ringo had already recorded
: “He recorded it but they didn’t think it had worked out very well.” Alf Bicknell in Leigh,
Speaking Words of Wisdom,
p. 38.

“
as simply as possible
”: George Martin in
Beatlefan,
no. 86, p. 15.

“
remarkably controlled
”: Coleman,
Yesterday & Today,
p. 43.

“
woke up one morning
”: Paul McCartney in
Anthology,
p. 175.

“
very nice”/“a nick
”: Coleman,
Yesterday & Today,
p. 6.

“
it was all there
”: Gambaccini,
In His Own Words,
pp. 17–19.

“
It was fairly mystical
”: Coleman,
Yesterday & Today,
p. 7.

“
He hummed it several times
”: Author interview with Lionel Bart, 1/16/98.

“
This one, I was convinced
”: Coleman,
Yesterday & Today,
p. 6.

“
Jane was sleeping
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 204.

“
He said straightaway
”: Coleman,
Yesterday & Today,
p. 18.

“
I objected to it
”: George Martin in Pritchard & Lysaght,
The Beatles,
p. 192.

“
We tried ways of doing it
”: Leigh,
Speaking Words of Wisdom,
p. 39.

“
What about having a string accompaniment
”: George Martin in Pritchard & Lysaght,
The Beatles,
p. 192.

“
Mantovani”/“syrupy stuff
”: Ibid.

“
It sounded a little too gypsy-like
”: Coleman,
Yesterday & Today,
p. 45.

“
No, whatever we do
”: George Martin in
Anthology,
p. 175.

“
We’ve had LSD
”: George Harrison in
Anthology,
p. 177.

This acid… had a distinguished provenance
: Goldman,
Lives of John Lennon,
pp. 195–96.

They got seated and ordered
: Author interview with Gibson Kemp, 8/12/97.

“
Suddenly I felt the most incredible feeling
”: George Harrison in
Anthology,
p. 177.

“
half crazy
”: “I remember Pattie, half playfully but also half crazy, trying to smash a shop window.” Ibid.

“
We didn’t know what was going on
”: Wenner,
Lennon Remembers,
p. 73.

“
We were all screaming
”: Ibid.

Ringo, who was waiting
: Ringo Starr in
Anthology,
p. 178.

“
It was just terrifying
”: Wenner,
Lennon Remembers,
p. 74.

“
a light bulb
”: George Harrison in
Anthology,
p. 179.

party with “some kids
”: Author interview with Nat Weiss, 1/28/98.

“
He loved the danger
”:
“I used to go gambling with Brian.” Author interview with Ken Partridge, 1/18/98.

“
He was a heavy gambler
”: Author interview with Terry Doran, 8/13/97.

Toting Francis Bacon along
: Author interview with Lionel Bart, 1/16/98; also Lionel Bart,
Arena
archives.

“
watched him drop $17,000
”: Author interview with Nat Weiss, 1/28/98.

“
I remember Brian putting his Dunhill
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 131.

“
the guy asked Brian
”: Author interview with Lionel Bart, 1/16/98.

“
great purple bruises
”: Author interview with Alistair Taylor, 1/17/98.

“
You’re not going to believe this
”: Author interview with Ken Partridge, 1/18/98.

“
he came back with some hunk
”: Author interview with Terry Doran, 8/13/97.

“
a fantastic character
”: Author interview with Don Black, 1/18/98.

“
Norman Weiss… rang Brian
”: Author interview with Vic Lewis, 1/20/98.

“
took on”/“were crumbling
”: Author interview with Tony Bramwell, 8/6/97.

“
Instantly, it gave them size
”: Author interview with Don Black, 1/18/98.

“
run the office
”: Geoffrey Ellis, 5/83, AGA.

“
glorified office boy
”: Author interview with Alistair Taylor, 1/17/98.

The Lucy Show
: Author interview with Don Black, 1/18/98.

“
We were only trying to play
”: George Harrison in
Anthology,
p. 143.

“
the shrine at Lourdes
”: Author interview with Nat Weiss, 1/28/98.

“
Crippled people were constantly
”: Ringo Starr in
Anthology,
p. 142.

571–72 “
he had a habit of putting
”: Paul McCartney in
Anthology,
p. 142.

“
These lads have become
”: “Beatles Blamed,”
NME,
7/30/65.

“
I used to be
”: Ibid.

“
definitely not tour Britain
”: “Beatles Plan to Take Long Holiday,”
NME,
8/6/65.

“
100 minutes”/“unfunny
”: “ ‘HELP!’—But It’s Just in Fun,”
NME,
7/30/65.

“
We need less exposure
”: “John Lennon Slams the Critics,”
NME,
8/6/65.

“
the Beatles had inspired
”: “The Beatles Will Make the Scene Here Again, but the Scene Has Changed,”
New York Times,
8/11/65, p. 40.

“
Things were changing
”: Paul McCartney in
Anthology,
p. 193.

Little did they know
: “Prisoners on Floor 33,”
NME,
8/20/65.

“
happy hysteria
”: “British Long-Hairs in City to Begin 3rd Tour of U.S.,”
New York Times,
8/14/65.

“
farcical affairs
”: Lewisohn,
The Beatles Live!,
p. 185 (caption).

Governor’s Suite
: “They were in the Governor’s Suite.” Author interview with Nat Weiss, 1/28/98.

“
unfit to sing in public
”:
NME,
8/20/65.

“
sensed that something strange
”: Spector,
Be My Baby,
p. 78.

575–76 “
It was alarming how hard-shelled
”: Author interview with Larry Kane, 12/24/97.

Chris Hutchins remembers sitting
:
NME,
8/20/65.

“
Four hours of constant rehearsals
”: Author interview with Chris Hutchins, 8/6/97.

“
one of the most amazing cities
”: Larry Kane interview, “The Beatles at Shea Stadium,” 8/13/65.

“
For the boys
”: Author interview with Tony Barrow, 10/31/97.

“
It was terrifying at first
”: George Harrison in Badman,
Off the Record,
p. 169.

“
I was caught up
”: Geoffrey Ellis, 5/83, AGA.

“
It [was] organized
”: Bob Whitaker in Badman,
Off the Record,
p. 168.

Ed Sullivan, who was filming
: Author interview with Larry Kane, 12/24/97.

“
It seemed like millions
”: Paul McCartney in
Anthology,
p. 186.

“
Their immature lungs produced
”: “Shrieks of 55,000 Accompany Beatles,”
New York Times,
8/16/65.

“
a dozen jets taking off
”: Chris Hutchins in
NME,
8/20/65.

“
It’s frightening
”: Ibid.

577–78 “
the pulsation of the electric guitars
”:
New York Times,
8/16/65.

“
not a minute more
”:
Author interview with Nat Weiss, 1/28/98.

“
It was ridiculous!
”: John Lennon, 1965 interview, in Badman,
Off the Record,
p. 169.

During two numbers
: “I wasn’t sure what key I was in in two numbers.”
NME,
8/20/65.

“
You can see it in the film
”: John Lennon, 1970 interview, in Badman,
Off the Record,
p. 170.

“
shattered all existing
”:
Variety,
8/18/65.

“
$100 a second
”: “The Singers at Shea—$100 a Second,”
New York Journal-American,
8/15/65, p. 4.

“
It happens every time
”: “I Watched Them Facing Death!”
NME,
8/27/65
.

“
Flames were shooting out
”: Author interview with Larry Kane, 12/24/97.

“
sat silently, with fixed
”:
NME,
8/27/65.

Ringo, “pale-faced
”: Ibid.

“
Beatles, women, and children
”: Ibid.

“
we couldn’t relate to them
”: George Harrison in
Anthology,
p. 190.

But Ringo was game
: “We were all on acid.” Roger McGuinn in Badman,
Off the Record,
p. 175.

“
We were all ripped
”: Author interview with Peter Fonda, 7/14/99.

“
The Beatles actually enjoyed
”: Author interview with Tony Barrow, 10/31/97.

“
great feeling
”: “I got in the swimming pool and it was a great feeling.” George Harrison in
Anthology,
p. 190.

“
He said, ‘You know, man’
”: Author interview with Peter Fonda, 7/14/99.

“
a bit wasted
”: “Peter Fonda seemed to us to be a bit wasted.” Paul McCartney in
Anthology,
p. 190.

“
they could not be responsible
”:
NME,
8/27/65.

“
Keen to preserve their artists’ prestige
”: “Elvis and Beatles!” ibid.

“
laughing… all in hysterics
”: George Harrison in
Anthology,
p. 191.

partly from nerves
: “It was very exciting and we were all nervous as hell,” John Lennon, 1976 interview, in
Anthology,
p. 191.

“
It was hero worship
”: Paul McCartney in ibid.

“
If you guys are just gonna
”: Hutchins and Thompson,
Elvis Meets the Beatles,
p. 86.

“
the other Cilla
”: Ibid.

“
We all plugged in
”: John Lennon, 1976 interview, in
Anthology,
p. 191.

“
It was a load of rubbish
”:
NME,
9/3/65.

a bit too “wild
”: John Lennon, 1965 interview, in
Anthology,
p. 187.

Before the show, Wendy Hanson
: Wendy Hanson, 11/27/83, AGA.

“
the dreadful crush of fans
”: “Paul was worried by the dreadful crush of fans.” Author interview with Tony Barrow, 10/31/97.

“
Calm down!” Paul screamed
:
Time,
9/10/65.

Paul even stopped the show
: “Grand Finale,”
Newsweek,
9/10/65.

“
At one point I glanced down
”: Author interview with Tony Barrow, 10/31/97.

“
We survived
”:
Newsweek,
9/10/65.

uninspired covers
:
NME,
10/29/65.

“
a little smasher
”:
Time,
9/10/65.

“
I won’t let Zak
”: Lewisohn,
25 Years in the Life,
p. 67.

EMI insisted on the date
: “John and Paul… had to force themselves to come up with more than a dozen new songs.” Lewisohn,
Sessions,
p. 63.

The only song ready was “Wait
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 278.

“
being bored
”: “Paul McCartney as Songwriter,”
Herald Tribune,
12/26/65, p. 26.

“
You can’t be singing 15-year-old songs
”: “Bards of Pop,”
Newsweek,
3/24/66, p. 103.

“
We were expanding
”:
Ringo Starr in
Anthology,
p. 194.

“
We were suddenly hearing
”: George Harrison in ibid.

They were all still influenced
: “The sort of people we were listening to then were on Stax and Motown, black, American, mainly.” Paul McCartney in ibid., p. 198.

“
a very bitter little story
”: “Tales of Abbey Road,”
Beatlefan,
no. 86, p. 16.

John claimed he based the narrative
: “It was about an affair I was having.” Sheff,
Playboy Interviews,
pp. 150–51.

“
[John] had this first stanza
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 270.

“
one of the stickiest
”: Paul McCartney in
Anthology,
p. 194.

“
the lyrics were disastrous
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 269.

“
crap”/“too soft
”:
Newsweek,
3/24/66.

“
like the line from ‘Respect’
”: George Harrison in
Anthology,
p. 194.

“
spent five hours that morning
”: Sheff,
Playboy Interviews,
p. 163.

“
I thought of myself
”: John Lennon, 1967 interview, in
Anthology,
p. 196.

“
I think… it was about the state
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 272.

“
that
girl—the one
”: John Lennon, 1970 interview, in
Anthology,
p. 196.

“
I had a complete set
”: Sheff,
Playboy Interviews,
p. 151.

But by the time he was finished
: “I wrote it all down, and it was so boring.” Coleman,
Lennon,
p. 299.

“
filling out the rest
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 277.

“
two speeding trains
”: Author interview with John Dunbar, 1/13/98.

“
feel comfortable
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 264.

“
Jane’s star was rising
”: Author interview with Tony Barrow, 10/31/97.

“
being disillusioned
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 276.