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John Lennon used to be insecure about wearing glasses, according to Sir Paul McCartney. The 81-year-old music legend shot to fame alongside the late John - who was shot dead at the age of 40 in 1980 - as part of rock group The Beatles in the 1960s but revealed that his bandmate used to have "horn-rimmed glasses" that made him look like boy wizard Harry Potter and would only ever keep them on for fellow musician Buddy Holly. Speaking on Radio 2, he said: "John had these horn-rimmed glasses at the time and if ever there would be a girl coming round John would whip his glasses off and put them in...
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A Grammy Award given to the late John Lennon is expected to fetch up to $500,000 at auction. The Beatles legend - who was shot dead in 1980 - and his bandmates, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr and the late George Harrison, were given the Grammy Trustee statuettes in 1972 in recognition to their "significant contributions to the field of recording", but the 'Imagine' singer didn't want his trophy, and it is now up for sale. Gotta Have Rock and Roll, a music memorabilia-based auction house, told TMZ that John told the president of the Grammys: "I'm not a Beatle anymore, you can keep it." A d...
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Sir Paul McCartney "doesn't want to let go" of his late Beatles bandmates. The 81-year-old music legend is one of the surviving members of the legendary 1960s rock group along with Ringo Starr but following the death of John Lennon - who was fatally shot in 1980 - and George Harrison's 2001 passing at the age of 51 after a battle with cancer, admitted that they will forever remain in his heart. He told The Sunday Times: "When we started we thought that, maybe, we’d have ten years — that was the maximum span for a rock’n’roll group. I like the idea of not letting go of each other. "You know, wh...
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Sir Paul McCartney has admitted the rest of The Beatles didn't "particularly like" John Lennon bringing Yoko Ono to the recording studio but they were not "confrontational" enough to argue against it. The 81-year-old musician has reflected on some of the group's final recording sessions before they split in 1970 and he admitted his late bandmate's insistence on going everywhere with his wife further fuelled tensions within the band because they resented the "interference" to the way they usually worked. Speaking on his 'Life In Lyrics' podcast, Paul - who was also joined in the band by Sir Rin...
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Sir Brian May "regrets" not working with John Lennon. The 75-year-old is best known as the lead guitarist of rock band Queen but would have loved to have worked with fellow music legend John Lennon - who before being shot dead at the age of 40 in 1980 had achieved worldwide fame alongside Ringo Starr, Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison as part of The Beatles - and believes the two of them would have got along well. He told The Guardian: "I very seldom turn down a collaboration. A regret is that I didn’t get the chance to work with John Lennon. The Beatles didn’t always agree, they were alw...
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Ringo Starr still feels like he's 27. The Beatles drummer will turn 83 on Friday (07.07.23) but he insisting "nothing" makes him "feel old" and he just does his best to stay busy. He told People magazine: "Nothing makes me feel old. In my head, I'm 27. Wisdom's a heavy word. [Getting older] is what happens, and you try and keep yourself busy... "I never felt really down. I mean, I have my moments, of course. But my spirits are high. That's all I can say, really." Ringo recalled his shock when he was 23 and struck up a conversation with the musicians performing with Helen Shapiro - the singer t...
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Dolly Parton is “so excited” to be putting out her long-promised rock album. The country star, 77, vowed to make a rocky record after she was last year inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and has now released a statement and full track listing for the release, due out 17 November. She said: “I’m so excited to finally present my first Rock and Roll album ‘Rockstar’. “I am very honoured and privileged to have worked with some of the greatest iconic singers and musicians of all time and to be able to sing all the iconic songs throughout the album was a joy beyond measure. “I hope everyb...
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Sir Elton John thinks Jerry Lee Lewis was a "groundbreaking" musician. The controversial star died of natural causes at the age of 87 at his home in DeSoto County, Mississippi, and Elton has taken to social media to pay a glowing tribute to the 'Great Balls of Fire' hitmaker. Elton wrote on Instagram: "Without Jerry Lee Lewis, I wouldn’t have become who I am today. He was groundbreaking and exciting, and he pulverized the piano. A brilliant singer too. Thank you for your trailblazing inspiration and all the rock ‘n’ roll memories. @jerryleelewisthekiller #RIP (sic)" Ronnie Wood of the Rolling ...
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Freida Pinto is feeling "stressed" over Halloween. The 38-year-old actress - who has been married to photographer Cory Tran since 2020 and has 23-month-old Rumi-Ray with him - is on edge over the upcoming spooky season because it will be the first one her son remembers and she is planning to dress him up as Beatles legend Ringo Starr. She told E! News: "I'm stressed. Rumi was too little to remember the last one. For his costume, he's got this natural '60s hair, so we're thinking Beatles. We're going Ringo Starr, rock 'n roll." The 'Slumdog Millionaire' star was at the 16th annual Golden Heart ...
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Ringo Starr was forced to cancel a show on Saturday night (01.10.22) after the drummer fell ill. The Beatles icon, 82, pulled out of the gig at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Michigan, hours before he was due on stage after realising he could not perform due to an illness which impacted his voice. A spokesperson for the group insisted Ringo does not have Covid, but did not say what was affecting him. It is yet to be confirmed if Ringo and the band’s show scheduled for Sunday night in Prior Lake, Minnesota, will proceed. Organisers are hoping to reschedule the New Buffalo show but promot...
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