Paul McCartney said he based the verses in The Beatles‘ “Helter Skelter” on a song in Alice in Wonderland. There are other aspects of the song that aren’t childlike.
The Beatles’ Paul McCartney | Tony Evans/Timelapse Library Ltd./Getty Images Paul McCartney wrote The Beatles’ ‘Helter Skelter’ after Pete Townshend said he wrote ‘the loudest, dirtiest, rockiest’ song ever
Musicians always inspire each other, not just with their music. Sometimes, all someone has to do is say something that could inspire a hit song. Jimmy Page wrote Led Zeppelin’s “The Rain Song” after hearing George Harrison criticize the band’s lack of ballads. John Lennon wrote “She Said She Said” after hearing Peter Fonda talk about death.
Paul wrote “Helter Skelter” after hearing The Who’s Pete Townshend say he’d written the “loudest, dirtiest, rockiest” song. The singer-songwriter loved that description, so he went into the recording...
The Beatles’ Paul McCartney | Tony Evans/Timelapse Library Ltd./Getty Images Paul McCartney wrote The Beatles’ ‘Helter Skelter’ after Pete Townshend said he wrote ‘the loudest, dirtiest, rockiest’ song ever
Musicians always inspire each other, not just with their music. Sometimes, all someone has to do is say something that could inspire a hit song. Jimmy Page wrote Led Zeppelin’s “The Rain Song” after hearing George Harrison criticize the band’s lack of ballads. John Lennon wrote “She Said She Said” after hearing Peter Fonda talk about death.
Paul wrote “Helter Skelter” after hearing The Who’s Pete Townshend say he’d written the “loudest, dirtiest, rockiest” song. The singer-songwriter loved that description, so he went into the recording...
- 2/10/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney used his extensive knowledge of literature, specifically William Shakespeare, to help him write the last lyric of The Beatles‘ “The End.” He wanted the final lyrics of the song to be poetic. Something memorable had to sign The Beatles off just as Shakespeare’s lines closed out his epic plays.
Paul McCartney | Tony Evans/Timelapse Library Ltd./Getty Images The Beatle loves literature because of his English teacher
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul speaks about every song he’s ever written. Those songs might not have come as easily or creatively if not for Paul’s literary heroes. In his book, Paul speaks of Dylan Thomas, Oscar Wilde, Allen Ginsberg, French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry, Eugene O’Neill, and Henrik Ibsen.
The book’s editor, Paul Muldoon, wrote in his introduction that Paul’s “capacity for textual analysis” comes from having a curious mind. “A young...
Paul McCartney | Tony Evans/Timelapse Library Ltd./Getty Images The Beatle loves literature because of his English teacher
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul speaks about every song he’s ever written. Those songs might not have come as easily or creatively if not for Paul’s literary heroes. In his book, Paul speaks of Dylan Thomas, Oscar Wilde, Allen Ginsberg, French symbolist writer Alfred Jarry, Eugene O’Neill, and Henrik Ibsen.
The book’s editor, Paul Muldoon, wrote in his introduction that Paul’s “capacity for textual analysis” comes from having a curious mind. “A young...
- 1/25/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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