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When I first met Erica in January of 2007 It was on the very thing that you are reading this blog post on; The Internet. We met on a Beatl... -
I first read this book when I received it as a Christmas present a few years ago. I was curious as to how it would be different to th... -
Quite simply one of the best biographies of any rock musician I have ever read. There has been a lot of crap written about John (one ... -
Paul makes sure he knows the scene and what's going on at a rehearsal for the Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, 1964.
The first time I saw Paul perform "Fool on the Hill" in April 1990 in Tempe, AZ, he said "I'd like to dedicate this to John, George, and Ringo.". The way he said this made me think the fool he sings about in the song was him because, after Brian Epstein died, he was always coming up with project ideas to keep the band going often to the annoyance of John and George in particular. And, of course, there were his differences with them over Allen Klein and his lawsuit after they broke up. He didn't write it with that intention because he wrote it before Epstein died, but that's what I think of when I hear the song now.
ReplyDeleteWow! Yeah! I never thought about it like that! Great story! We're always looking for people to chat about this kind of stuff on the Podcast! Thanks for listening, Vinny! :)
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