Here is a quote I think of every time I see these pictures. "The rumor since has been that I edged [Stuart Sutcliffe] out of the band, because we certainly did have our difficulties. For me, it was mainly because I didn't think he was a very good musician, which he wasn't, and he admitted it. So, for me, that caused problems, because being a—I mean, you could say being a perfectionist, but actually asking the bass player to play in the same key as us isn't really looking for perfection. It's quite a mild request." — Sir Paul McCartney, The Lyrics podcast, "Michelle," April 10, 2024.
The fans call Paul the handsome one, and he knows it. The others in the group call Paul "The Star." He does most of the singing and most of the wiggling, trying to swing his hips after the fashion of Elvis Presley, one of his boyhood idols. In the British equivalent of high school, Paul was mostly in the upper ranks scholastically, unlike the other Beatles. "He was like, you know, a goody-goody in school," remembers one of Paul's boyhood friends. He also, as another former classmate remembers him, was a "tubby little kid" who avoided girlish rejections by avoiding girls. ... Paul, who plays bass guitar, wears the same tight pants that are part of the uniform of the Beatles, although he often distinguishes himself by a vest. "Paul," says one member of the troupe, "is the only one of the boys who's had it go to his head." Sometimes, talking with the other Beatles, he finds himself using accents much more high-toned than the working-class slang of Liverpool, where he grew up. When he does, John Lennon mockingly mimics him.
- Al Aronowitz, ‘The Beatles: Music's Gold Bugs’, Saturday Evening Post, (March 1964)
get in loser we’re going to dissociate
This specific genre of photos of them
(from Unseen Archives) John looks like he's sneezing, George is off to his first day of school, and Paul's hailing a cab
So guys… I was looking up musicians speaking in German and I found this!
Omg his Scouse accent in German sounds so cute honestly… here’s a translation of what he’s saying! (Done by me!)
Hello dear BRAVO friends! George Harrison speaking here. We Beatles were very excited and thankful that you guys have nominated us as the most popular beat band! We are very proud of our BRAVO Otto and that we have so many friends in Germany. Especially because we have so many great and fond memories about Good Old Germany. John, Paul, and Ringo asked me to let you know their names as well. Thank you very very much. From my whole heart thank you! And we wish all of our fans here the best, and especially all the BRAVO readers!
Your George Harrison
(Context: BRAVO is the oldest and most famous German youth magazine, and the BRAVO Otto is its award!)
george
i wouldnt be so mad about the rpftourney if i believed that many people cared about jesus/judas but i know they don’t. i bet most of them haven’t even seen jesus christ superstar. they’re just voting for it bc their sense of humor hasn’t changed since 2014 and they think it’s sooo funny that there’s rpf about jesus. well jesus wouldn’t think rpf is funny he would think it’s beautiful and awesome. and he would vote mclennon