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Welcome to Beatlespeak!! This section could also be called "From the Mouths of Beatles", but I thought maybe a little play on words, so Beatlespeak is what I came up with. This section deals with audio clips from John, Paul, George, and Ringo as well as other audio clips pertaining to The Beatles. These audio quotes and quips are in the .wav format. So sit back and enjoy, 'cause you never know what may come from the mouths of Beatles!!

John Lennon

• John's excerpt from fan club Christmas disc
• On writing songs with Paul
• On learning the guitar from his mom Julia
• On rumours in the press (1964)
• Five year hiatus led to flood of songs in 1980
• Sgt. Pepper reallly wasn't a so-called "concept" album
• On making Revolution #9 collage
• Reading I Sat Belonely
• John (with Ringo) explaining the word "cheeky" to Americans (1964)
• Comparing Help! to A Hard Day's Night (1965)
• Discussing people jumping on Beatles bandwagon
• Comparing the Beatles to a marriage
• Creative needs broke up band
• John reading his poem Alex Speaking.
• Why he & Yoko protested for peace humorously
  
  

  Paul McCartney

  • The Beatles break-up turned out to be a good thing.
  • On touring in 1966
  • Explains the "shoulder" reference in Hey Jude
  • On being teamed up with George Martin
  • Favorite cuts from Abbey Road
  • On writing songs with John
  • On quitting the Beatles, 1971
  • Nervous about performing Yesterday on Ed Sullivan Show, 1965
  • On their first reception in U.S. 1964
  • On changing Eight Arms To Hold You to Help!
  • Wished When I'm Sixty- Four could've come true
  
  
  

  George Harrison

  • George's thoughts on the Beatles longevity (1963)
  • On becoming famous in 1963
  • Explains why he began writing
  • George's slide guitar part on Drive My Car
  • Why he likes Ringo's song Octopus's Garden
  • On George's My Sweet Lord / He's So Fine lawsuit
  • On writing When We Was Fab
  • On naming the group The Beatles
  • Creativity of Sgt. Pepper came from trying to top Revolver.
  • George Martin apologizes for ignoring him
  • The White Album should have been a single LP
  • Didn't realize they'd be popular in the U.S (Feb.'64)
  • On disagreements between John and Paul, 1971
  • His favorite singer
  
  
  

  Ringo Starr

  • Discussing making Free As A Bird without John
  • On leaving during White Album sessions
  • Being notified about the MBE award.
  • Why Ringo and the other Beatles left the British Embassy party in D.C. early (1964)
  • Why Ringo drums, according to "A Hard Day's Night"
  • On composing Don't Pass Me By (1965)
  • Honeymoon with wife Maureen was ruined by fans
  • Radio spot of Ringo (with John) plugging Ringo's Goodnight Vienna album.
  • On Brian Epstein becoming their manager
  • Interview with Murray the K on his popularity in the U.S.
  • On Yellow Submarine being chosen as a single
  • Ringo didn't envision touring beyond his twenties (1965)
  • Where he proposed to first wife Maureen 1965
  • Working on Anthology T.V. special 1995
  
  
  

  Beatles (General)

  • Ed Sullivan introduces the Beatles (1964)
  • Beatles Christmas greeting (radio spot), 1967
  • Beatles 1965 Christmas radio greeting
  • Old Fred describing Pepperland's dilemma to Ringo
  • Lord Mayor of Pepperland: "you could pass for the orignals"
  • (John and Paul) describing tracks on Sgt. Pepper May, 1967
  • Music from Beatles cartoon 1966
  • George Martin on backwards vocals for Rain
  • George Martin discussing Rubber Soul
  • George Martin's role on the Sgt. Pepper LP
  • Brian Epstein explains John's quote about Christ
  • George Martin (1998): Suprised Beatles didn't break up during White Album sessions
  • Station ID with Ed Rudy (John speaking)
  • Pete Best claiming he was ousted due to jealousy
  • George Martin on group's audition for Parlophone Records
  • Back in England after 1st U.S. visit (1964)
  • George Martin: John and Paul's songwriting
  
  
  Audio clips are courtesy of Archer and Valerie.
  
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