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Paul McCartney wrote this song. It was inspired by his mother, Mary, who died when he was 14. Many people thought “Mother Mary” was a biblical reference when they heard it.   McCartney had a dream one night when he was paranoid and anxious. He saw his mom who had …

The South Westphalian University town of Siegen, presented in 1999, a special art event: Paul McCartney in the Studio with Paul McCARTNEY paintings is the world premiere of a painterly Oeuvre. Paul McCartney (born. In 1942, in Liverpool), from his youth in a passionate draughtsman, not only as a musician …

The King of PoopMichael Jackson, who begins his This is It concert run at the O2 arena in London apparently thinks he is bigger than the Beatles and Elvis. I am told that the alleged King of (kiddie) Poop will perform one song (I wasn’t told which one) that will …

The rather solid split between “early Beatles” and “later Beatles” is understood by more ore less all of us, even those with the scantest understanding of their artistic evolution. It’s kind of a transition between more classic rock and roll with clever if non-intellectual lyrics, and the cosmic philosopher-king era …

1- The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions , by Mark Lewisohn. Indisputably the #1 Beatles book, particularly for listeners primarily interested in their music. It covers all of their 1962-70 EMI recording sessions in great detail, with a lot of stories that clear up how many of their songs were recorded. And …

I like ‘Across the Universe,’ too. … It’s one of the best lyrics I’ve written. In fact, it could be the best, I don’t know. It’s one of the best; it’s good poetry, or whatever you call it, without chewin’ it, it stands. See, the ones I like are the …

If it was up to me, I’d get more oil tanker drivers drunk. I don’t value music much. I like the Beatles Kurt Cobain   While researching his excellent documentary, Montage of Heck, Brett Morgen unearthed a hefty amount of previously unheard Kurt Cobain material. The music, which includes demos and rarities, …

  On August 27, 1965, Elvis Presley met The Beatles at his California home. One essential night, the Colonel orchestrated Elvis to meet four well known individuals. In any case, I trust it was the Beatles why should avid meet Elvis, not the a different way. Truth be told, when …

Faultfinders don’t generally get things right, notwithstanding when they comprehensively concur with each other. The historical backdrop of expressions of the human experience in the twentieth century is covered with works which were panned, released or subject to tepid contemporary surveys which have gone ahead to be hailed as gems. …

ABOUT THIS INTERVIEW:The first few seasons of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show no longer exist in the NBC vaults. Unfortunately, many videotapes were ‘reused’ by NBC in the fifties and sixties, including Carson’s earliest seasons. Therefore this 1968 Lennon/McCartney appearance is truely a lost interview. What does still exist is due …