Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out


George Martin playing a A Day In The LIfe


“We have to thank Paul that we made as many records as we did because you know, John and I, cos we lived in the same area, would be hanging out, you know. It’s like a… A beautiful day in the garden in England and the phoned ring and we’d always know it was him. He wants us to work!”

“We have to thank Paul that we made as many records as we did because you know, John and I, cos we lived in the same area, would be hanging out, you know. It’s like a… A beautiful day in the garden in England and the phoned ring and we’d always know it was him. He wants us to work!”


John: Before we sort of “made it”, as they say, money was partly the goal, but it still wasn’t, “Let’s get some money.” But we sort of got… Suddenly had money, and then it wasn’t all that good.

George: By having the money we found that money wasn’t the answer because we had lots of material things that people, sort of, spend their whole life to try and get. And we managed to get them at quite an early age. And it was good really, because we learn that that wasn’t it. We still lacked something. And that “something” is the thing that religion is trying to give to people.


Interviewer: Have they changed because of all this?

Derek: Altered, developed, perhaps, but not.. Not changed too much. They’re not in anyway contaminated by it. Not nearly as seriously contaminated as many of the people who occasionally surround us. They remain very calm and bland and simple. And they don’t know what it’s all about. They simply want to play their music and write it. They’re…They’re very normal. Thank goodness.




Pink Floyd Reunion - Live 8 2005


The Strokes - Taken For A Fool


The Strokes - Heart In A Cage [x]


Billy Preston with The Beatles


Klaus Voormann and Paul McCartyney recording “I’m In Love Again” for Voormann’s “A Sideman’s Journey” project, part of Voormann and Friends, circa 2008 [x]


Paul: Ringo, I’ve done a painting of you. I hope you like it. It’s a remarkable likeness.

Ringo: Oh, that’s wonderful Paul!

Paul: Do you like it?

Ringo: I really like that one.

Paul: Will you buy it?

Ringo: No.

Paul: Ringo, I’ve done an abstract. I’ve done an abstract of you.

Ringo: Look at that.

Paul: I couldn’t get the hair good, though.

Ringo: It’s lovely.

Paul: I’ve done another one since then.

Ringo: You are clever. Is this me?

Paul: No, it’s the married one.


The Strokes - Reptilia