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George Harrison's sitar has been sold at auction for $66,993. The Beatles icon - who died in November 2001, aged 58 - bought the instrument on Oxford Street in London in 1965, and he used it during the recording sessions for 'Norwegian Wood', which featured on the band's 'Rubber Soul' album. The instrument - which was invented in medieval India - ignited Harrison's lifelong passion for Indian music, culture, and Hindu spirituality, while it also sparked a broader interest in sitars among other Western musicians. Harrison visited India for the first time in 1966, where he studied the sitar unde...
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Sir Paul McCartney is "so happy" with Beyonce's cover of 'Blackbird'. The 'Formation' singer has recorded her own version of the Beatles track for her new album 'Cowboy Carter' and the legendary musician has hailed her take on the track as "magnificent" and urged fans to listen to it if they haven't heard it already. He wrote on Instagram: “I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird’. I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place. "I think Beyoncé has done a fab version and would ur...
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Bill Nighy only wears blue or black socks because of Sir Paul McCartney. The 74-year-old actor explained the Beatles legend was an early influence on his style and he would never opt to cover his feet with something in a "crazy psychedelic" pattern, but he believes people by them as a way to break out from their "restrained" wardrobe in a small way. He told Sunday Times Style magazine: “I read [McCartney] never wore anything other than dark blue or black socks and I’ve never worn anything else since. “You look at all those crazy psychedelic ones and you wonder who wears them. I think they’re p...
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Lulu believes the Bee Gees were "equal to" The Beatles when it comes to writing songs. The 'Shout' hitmaker - who was married to late 'Lay It On Me' singer Maurice Gibb from 1969 until 1973 - argued the two groups "stand side by side" in relation to their legacy and lasting impact on music. Speaking on BBC Radio 2's 'The Tracks of My Years', she said: "I think the Bee Gees are equal to The Beatles. They stand side by side. Of course, it was The Beatles that really inspired them but their songs are amazing. And of course I married a Bee Gee. "I was also overawed, if you like, by that talent of ...
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Sir Sam Mendes is set to make four separate films about each member of The Beatles. The 59-year-old filmmaker previously pitched the idea of making four separate movies about Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison to executives in Hollywood, and Tom Rothman and Elizabeth Gabler, of Sony Pictures Entertainment, were both wowed by his ambitious plans Sam - who will direct all four films - told Deadline: "We went out to Los Angeles just before Christmas to pitch the project, and it’s fair to say we were met with universal enthusiasm. "The reason Sony stood out from c...
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John Lennon disliked Muhammad Ali because he made The Beatles "look really stupid", it has been claimed. The band met the boxer on their first trip to the US in February 1964 when they were both on the brink of megastardom, but the meeting reportedly didn't go well as the legendary fighter - who was still known by his birth name Cassius Clay at the time - insulted the group, leaving them unimpressed. Photographer Harry Benson had taken the 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' hitmakers to meet Ali - who died in 2016 aged 74 - when he was preparing for his Sonny Liston fight and they were waiting to appear...
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Ozzy Osbourne is "deeply honoured" to have been nominated for a second spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 75-year-old rocker was already inducted as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006, and he's on the shortlist of potential honourees for this year, meaning if he is voted in, he will become the 27th person to have multiple places, joining the likes of Sir Rod Stewart, all four Beatles, Jeff Beck, Stevie Nicks and Jimmy Page in having two, while Eric Clapton has three, one on his own and others as a member of both the Yardbirds and Cream. Speaking after the nominations were announced, Oz...
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Sir Paul McCartney feared he'd be "finished off" when he was robbed at knifepoint. The 81-year-old musician has recalled the terrifying moment when he and wife Linda were recording Wings' 1973 album 'Band on the Run' in Lagos, Nigeria, and were ambushed with all their “cameras, tape recorders, cassettes in a bag, and Linda’s photographic equipment”. In an interview for his record label, seen first by The Sun newspaper, he said: “We’d been visiting some of our crew at their house and someone said, ‘Do you want a lift home?’ We said, ‘It’s such a beautiful night, we’ll walk.’” Adopting a "desper...
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Sir Paul McCartney's late wife Linda thought he’d died when he collapsed at an African studio. The Beatles legend was working on Wings' iconic 1973 album 'Band On The Run' - which is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a special reissue this year - at an EMI recording studio in Lagos, Nigeria when he went outside for fresh air as he was struggling to breath. Recalling how he immediately fell to the ground, he told Mojo magazine: "I collapsed from too much smoking, but it could have been stress. Who knows? Linda thought I had died. "They rushed me to a doctor and I remember this nightmare of ...
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Sir Paul McCartney would love to sing with Bob Dylan. The 81-year-old icon has revealed that he's keen to work with the 'Blowin' in the Wind' hitmaker - but he doesn't know if he'll ever "get round" to it. During a question and answer session on his official website, McCartney was asked: "Is there anyone else you would like a sing a duet with?" The Beatles legend then replied: "Bob Dylan keeps coming up in my mind, but I don’t know if we’ll ever get round to it." McCartney previously wrote a series of songs for a musical stage version of 'It’s A Wonderful Life', the supernatural drama film, an...
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