While three of his Beatles bandmates were happily taking LSD, Paul McCartney remained hesitant to try the drug. He worried it would permanently affect him and didn’t want to take the risk. At the same time, though, he felt increasing pressure from his bandmates to take it. They all found the experience life-changing and wanted McCartney on the same wavelength. He explained that he eventually caved to “fear pressure.”
Paul McCartney took LSD long after his bandmates first tried it
John Lennon and George Harrison initially ingested LSD unknowingly, but they quickly grew fond of the drug. They found it easy to convince Ringo Starr to try it, and they soon set to work on McCartney. They didn’t think they could relate to him if he didn’t try it.
“John and I had decided that Paul and Ringo had to have acid because we couldn’t relate to them anymore,...
Paul McCartney took LSD long after his bandmates first tried it
John Lennon and George Harrison initially ingested LSD unknowingly, but they quickly grew fond of the drug. They found it easy to convince Ringo Starr to try it, and they soon set to work on McCartney. They didn’t think they could relate to him if he didn’t try it.
“John and I had decided that Paul and Ringo had to have acid because we couldn’t relate to them anymore,...
- 7/2/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1966, news broke that Bob Dylan had been badly injured in a motorcycle accident, but nobody seemed to know the details. Nearly 60 years later, details about the accident are still muddy. Dylan hasn’t spoken much about it, but others have divided themselves into two camps. Some say the accident left the musician with serious injuries, while others doubt it ever happened. According to Dylan biographer Daniel Mark Epstein, the musician did have an accident, but not in the way people might think.
Bob Dylan | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Bob Dylan hurt himself in a motorcycle accident
In 1966, Dylan retreated from public life after a motorcycle accident. Details about his injuries were few and far between, but, according to Epstein, the accident was nowhere as severe as people thought.
Bob Dylan | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
“There was a motorcycle, and there was a very weary, clumsy poet who wanted to ride on it,...
Bob Dylan | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Bob Dylan hurt himself in a motorcycle accident
In 1966, Dylan retreated from public life after a motorcycle accident. Details about his injuries were few and far between, but, according to Epstein, the accident was nowhere as severe as people thought.
Bob Dylan | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
“There was a motorcycle, and there was a very weary, clumsy poet who wanted to ride on it,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1970, Paul McCartney wrote to a magazine about himself. The Beatles had recently broken up, and while John Lennon had privately announced his departure from the group in 1969, McCartney was the first to go public with the news. Not only did he shoulder much of the blame for breaking up the group, but his former bandmates were not happy with him. He has said that the period of time was a challenge for him. Despite this, he wrote a critical letter about himself to a magazine.
Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams/Redferns Paul McCartney wrote a letter about himself to a magazine
On April 17, 1970, McCartney released his debut solo album, McCartney. He went against the wishes of the rest of The Beatles by releasing it before Let It Be. He also released it in the middle of a media storm, having recently announced he was leaving The Beatles. Just before its release,...
Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams/Redferns Paul McCartney wrote a letter about himself to a magazine
On April 17, 1970, McCartney released his debut solo album, McCartney. He went against the wishes of the rest of The Beatles by releasing it before Let It Be. He also released it in the middle of a media storm, having recently announced he was leaving The Beatles. Just before its release,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney made his living as an artist, but he brought a blue-collar approach to The Beatles. That mentality extended beyond the Fab Four, too. Paul once rolled up his sleeves and cheerfully did a bunch of blue-collar jobs for his friend, Peter Asher. Paul said some Beatles songs came from moments of inspiration while others, such as “I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party,” came from grinding out tunes as part of the job. His work helping Asher proved he had no problem grinding away doing physical labor.
(l-r) Paul McCartney; Peter Asher | Fiona Adams/Redferns; Hulton-Deutsch/Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images Paul McCartney did a series of blue-collar jobs to help Peter Asher launch his business
Paul once said The Beatles were for the working people. The bassist said the stuffy establishment types would never come around to their music. Instead, they penned tunes for the...
(l-r) Paul McCartney; Peter Asher | Fiona Adams/Redferns; Hulton-Deutsch/Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images Paul McCartney did a series of blue-collar jobs to help Peter Asher launch his business
Paul once said The Beatles were for the working people. The bassist said the stuffy establishment types would never come around to their music. Instead, they penned tunes for the...
- 4/28/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Paul McCartney used a “well-known trick” to create The Beatles’ “Michelle.”He said a lot of jazz musicians know this trick.Drake sampled “Michelle” in a track from his album Certified Lover Boy. The Beatles’ Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams/Redferns
Paul McCartney said writing The Beatles‘ “Michelle” was “a great moment” in his life. He said he used a “well-known trick” to create the song. Subsequently, “Michelle” inspired covers by several artists.
Paul McCartney discussed what instrument he was using when The Beatles made ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’
During a 1994 interview with MusicRadar, Paul discussed his feelings about the Rickenbacker bass guitar. “I became fond of that instrument and then I used to use either that or the Höfner, just to vary it a little bit, and ’round about the time of Sgt. Pepper, I was definitely using the Rickenbacker quite a lot,” he said.
Paul McCartney used a “well-known trick” to create The Beatles’ “Michelle.”He said a lot of jazz musicians know this trick.Drake sampled “Michelle” in a track from his album Certified Lover Boy. The Beatles’ Paul McCartney | Fiona Adams/Redferns
Paul McCartney said writing The Beatles‘ “Michelle” was “a great moment” in his life. He said he used a “well-known trick” to create the song. Subsequently, “Michelle” inspired covers by several artists.
Paul McCartney discussed what instrument he was using when The Beatles made ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’
During a 1994 interview with MusicRadar, Paul discussed his feelings about the Rickenbacker bass guitar. “I became fond of that instrument and then I used to use either that or the Höfner, just to vary it a little bit, and ’round about the time of Sgt. Pepper, I was definitely using the Rickenbacker quite a lot,” he said.
- 2/5/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bob Dylan has been a successful and widely praised musician for decades, and a friend said this meant he was sometimes cruel. He explained that even in the nascent days of Dylan’s music career, he was used to people celebrating him. Because people were afraid to contradict or stand up to Dylan, his behavior verged on viciousness.
Bob Dylan | Val Wilmer/Redferns Bob Dylan’s road manager said he could be cruel
Even the people Dylan was closest to said he could be unpleasant to be around. His tour manager, Victor Maymudes, worked with Dylan for years. Over the decades, he said he had to put up with a lot.
“Bob would torture me; on occasion he was very hard on me,” Maymudes wrote in the book Another Side of Bob Dylan: A Personal History on the Road and Off the Tracks. “I drove him over to visit his...
Bob Dylan | Val Wilmer/Redferns Bob Dylan’s road manager said he could be cruel
Even the people Dylan was closest to said he could be unpleasant to be around. His tour manager, Victor Maymudes, worked with Dylan for years. Over the decades, he said he had to put up with a lot.
“Bob would torture me; on occasion he was very hard on me,” Maymudes wrote in the book Another Side of Bob Dylan: A Personal History on the Road and Off the Tracks. “I drove him over to visit his...
- 2/4/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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