Paul McCartney and the rest of The Beatles grew tremendously as musicians while performing in Hamburg. While they all acknowledged that the experience shaped them into better performers, it wasn’t always easy. McCartney said that his father could hardly believe his appearance when he returned home to Liverpool. His time in Hamburg had reduced him to a skeleton.
Paul McCartney admitted The Beatles were not in good shape when they left Germany
Though Hamburg was a valuable learning experience for The Beatles, it was also an exhausting one. They slept in cramped, uncomfortable quarters and played onstage for hours each night. John Lennon admitted he used to get so tired he would fall asleep onstage.
“My voice began to hurt with the pain of singing. But we learnt from the Germans that you could stay awake by eating slimming pills so we did that,” Lennon said in The Beatles Anthology.
Paul McCartney admitted The Beatles were not in good shape when they left Germany
Though Hamburg was a valuable learning experience for The Beatles, it was also an exhausting one. They slept in cramped, uncomfortable quarters and played onstage for hours each night. John Lennon admitted he used to get so tired he would fall asleep onstage.
“My voice began to hurt with the pain of singing. But we learnt from the Germans that you could stay awake by eating slimming pills so we did that,” Lennon said in The Beatles Anthology.
- 1/2/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon left Hamburg, Germany, without the other Beatles. The government had deported George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Pete Best, and Stuart Sutcliffe remained in Germany with his girlfriend. Lennon did not enjoy his time alone in the city and liked his trip back to England even less. He shared why he felt terrified on the journey.
John Lennon made his way back from Hamburg without the other Beatles
After Harrison, McCartney, and Best left Hamburg, Lennon remained for a brief time.
“They were all deported and I was left in Hamburg, playing alone with another group of musicians,” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “It was quite a shattering experience to be in a foreign country, pretty young, left there all on my own. We’d spent our money as we went along. I didn’t have any to spare and being stuck in Hamburg with no food money...
John Lennon made his way back from Hamburg without the other Beatles
After Harrison, McCartney, and Best left Hamburg, Lennon remained for a brief time.
“They were all deported and I was left in Hamburg, playing alone with another group of musicians,” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “It was quite a shattering experience to be in a foreign country, pretty young, left there all on my own. We’d spent our money as we went along. I didn’t have any to spare and being stuck in Hamburg with no food money...
- 12/26/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After three members of The Beatles were deported from Germany, John Lennon made his way home, despondent and fed up with music. He felt that he needed to take a step back from performing. When he returned to Liverpool, he didn’t contact his bandmates. Instead, he spent time wondering if he actually wanted to be a musician.
John Lennon wasn’t sure he should continue his music career after The Beatles were in Hamburg
When most of his band left Germany, Lennon remained in the country. He continued to perform, but he found it depressing.
“They were all deported and I was left in Hamburg, playing alone with another group of musicians,” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “It was quite a shattering experience to be in a foreign country, pretty young, left there all on my own. We’d spent our money as we went along. I didn...
John Lennon wasn’t sure he should continue his music career after The Beatles were in Hamburg
When most of his band left Germany, Lennon remained in the country. He continued to perform, but he found it depressing.
“They were all deported and I was left in Hamburg, playing alone with another group of musicians,” he said in The Beatles Anthology. “It was quite a shattering experience to be in a foreign country, pretty young, left there all on my own. We’d spent our money as we went along. I didn...
- 12/19/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles have released their final song as a band, “Now And Then,” with the late John Lennon’s voice.
Over the summer, Paul McCartney announced the new track, which feature lyrics written and sung by Lennon before he died in 1980.
The creation of this song started in 1994 when Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, gave McCartney two cassettes that Lennon recorded at home in the 70s. McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison played around with the recordings, but because of background noise from traffic and television, the tape was unusable. McCartney still held onto hope that one day, they would be able to figure out how to eliminate the background noise and focus on Lennon’s singing, which brings us to today.
Using AI technology, McCartney and Starr were able to extract just Lennon’s vocals and incorporate them into the track. McCartney detailed how they used the technology that...
Over the summer, Paul McCartney announced the new track, which feature lyrics written and sung by Lennon before he died in 1980.
The creation of this song started in 1994 when Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, gave McCartney two cassettes that Lennon recorded at home in the 70s. McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison played around with the recordings, but because of background noise from traffic and television, the tape was unusable. McCartney still held onto hope that one day, they would be able to figure out how to eliminate the background noise and focus on Lennon’s singing, which brings us to today.
Using AI technology, McCartney and Starr were able to extract just Lennon’s vocals and incorporate them into the track. McCartney detailed how they used the technology that...
- 11/5/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
This December, Dark Horse Comics invites readers to the "icy, dark winters of wild Alaska where the temperatures can drop to seventy below zero, and somewhere in the frozen wilderness, unearthly horrors are emerging." Screen and comics writer Mark Verheiden and writer/actor Aaron Douglas join forces with artist Cliff Richards and colorist Guy Major to face the "haunting legends of Alaska and tell the bloodcurdling tale of Borealis." We are excited to share with Daily Dead readers exclusive details, official cover art, and quotes from the creative team!
Official Synopsis: "Welcome to remote Qinu, Alaska, home to four thousand isolated residents and a world of bad memories for Alaska State Trooper Silaluk Osha, aka Sil. A series of horrific murders has pulled her back to Qinu after thirteen years to face her dark past and discover her own frightening connections to mysterious and deadly legends."
Mark Verheiden, Aaron Douglas,...
Official Synopsis: "Welcome to remote Qinu, Alaska, home to four thousand isolated residents and a world of bad memories for Alaska State Trooper Silaluk Osha, aka Sil. A series of horrific murders has pulled her back to Qinu after thirteen years to face her dark past and discover her own frightening connections to mysterious and deadly legends."
Mark Verheiden, Aaron Douglas,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
If These Walls Could Sing documents Abbey Road Studios, its impact on The Beatles and all the legendary music that followed that was born inside those four walls.
Paul McCartney‘s daughter Mary McCartney, who serves as the director on the film, recently took time to sit for a conversation with uInterview founder Erik Meers to discuss how the the studio played a part on The Beatles’ transformation.
“That’s the thing! It was so interesting because in a way, [producer] George Martin‘s like, ‘They weren’t very good,’ but they were a live band who had just been sort of out gigging and they weren’t used to recording,” McCartney said. “George Martin was looking for a lead act, like Cliff Richards, in the beginning, like which one’s Cliff and which ones are the shadows. He hadn’t sort of realized that the four of them came together as a package.
Paul McCartney‘s daughter Mary McCartney, who serves as the director on the film, recently took time to sit for a conversation with uInterview founder Erik Meers to discuss how the the studio played a part on The Beatles’ transformation.
“That’s the thing! It was so interesting because in a way, [producer] George Martin‘s like, ‘They weren’t very good,’ but they were a live band who had just been sort of out gigging and they weren’t used to recording,” McCartney said. “George Martin was looking for a lead act, like Cliff Richards, in the beginning, like which one’s Cliff and which ones are the shadows. He hadn’t sort of realized that the four of them came together as a package.
- 12/22/2022
- by Rose Carter
- Uinterview
"Isom" #1 from newly minted Rippaverse Comics is available August 2022, written by Eric July with pencil and ink by Cliff Richards and color work by Gabe Eltaeb:
"...'Avery Silman' was once an entry-level hero known as 'Isom' in the city of Florespark, Texas shortly after gaining his special abilities. A certain event had him hang up his suit, and now he stays on the outskirts of the city, living as a rancher. Avery’s sister, 'Altona', gives him a call and wants him to visit an old friend by the name of 'Darren Fontaino'.
"Another family friend that was interning with Altona has gone missing and she last heard that she was dealing with Darren. But Darren has much changed since he was hanging out with Avery when they were young. He’s a cold-blooded shot-caller and one of the most feared men in the city. This visit turns into...
"...'Avery Silman' was once an entry-level hero known as 'Isom' in the city of Florespark, Texas shortly after gaining his special abilities. A certain event had him hang up his suit, and now he stays on the outskirts of the city, living as a rancher. Avery’s sister, 'Altona', gives him a call and wants him to visit an old friend by the name of 'Darren Fontaino'.
"Another family friend that was interning with Altona has gone missing and she last heard that she was dealing with Darren. But Darren has much changed since he was hanging out with Avery when they were young. He’s a cold-blooded shot-caller and one of the most feared men in the city. This visit turns into...
- 8/4/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Isom" #1 from newly minted Rippaverse Comics is available August 2022, written by Eric July with pencil and ink by Cliff Richards and color work by Gabe Eltaeb:
"...'Avery Silman' was once an entry-level hero known as 'Isom' in the city of Florespark, Texas shortly after gaining his special abilities. A certain event had him hang up his suit, and now he stays on the outskirts of the city, living as a rancher. Avery’s sister, 'Altona', gives him a call and wants him to visit an old friend by the name of 'Darren Fontaino'.
"Another family friend that was interning with Altona has gone missing and she last heard that she was dealing with Darren. But Darren has much changed since he was hanging out with Avery when they were young. He’s a cold-blooded shot-caller and one of the most feared men in the city. This visit turns into...
"...'Avery Silman' was once an entry-level hero known as 'Isom' in the city of Florespark, Texas shortly after gaining his special abilities. A certain event had him hang up his suit, and now he stays on the outskirts of the city, living as a rancher. Avery’s sister, 'Altona', gives him a call and wants him to visit an old friend by the name of 'Darren Fontaino'.
"Another family friend that was interning with Altona has gone missing and she last heard that she was dealing with Darren. But Darren has much changed since he was hanging out with Avery when they were young. He’s a cold-blooded shot-caller and one of the most feared men in the city. This visit turns into...
- 7/21/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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