The Beatles (162 page)

“
John wasn’t drinking
”: Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97; also author interviews with Eric Griffiths, 7/16/98; Pete Shotton, 1/19/98; and Nigel Walley, 3/11/98.

David Birch
: David Birch, 3/85, AGA.

“
a simple soul
”: “The vicar was a simple soul… a really nice guy.” Author interview with Pete Shotton, 1/19/98.

“
The singing got raunchier
”: Author interview with Nigel Walley, 3/11/98.

“
It was the first day I did ‘Be-Bop-A-Lula’
”: John Lennon, 1975 interview, in
Anthology,
p. 12.

“
Come Go with Me
”: Norman,
Shout!,
p. 43.

“
I couldn’t take my eyes off him
”: Coleman,
Lennon,
p. 65.

Shortly before they were finished
: “I remember it as clear as day. They were standing below us, stage left… Ivan and Paul.” Author interviews with Eric Griffiths, 7/16/98, and Pete Shotton, 1/19/98.

Afterward, in the Scout hut
: Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97.

“
a bit of a stony atmosphere
”: Len Garry, “The Quarrymen [sic]: Eric, Colin, Rod, John, Pete, and Len,”
Q,
3/95, p. 55.

“
notoriously wary of strangers
”: Ibid.

a white sport coat
: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
pp. 26–27.

“
He played with a cool… touch
”: Author interview with Nigel Walley, 3/11/98.

“
Right off, I could see
”: Author interview with Pete Shotton, 1/19/98.

It impressed John
: Rod Davis, in “The Quarrymen,”
Q,
3/95, p. 55.

“
It was uncanny
”: Author interview with Eric Griffiths, 7/16/98.

“
Afterwards… John and Paul circled each other
”: Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97.

“
I half thought to myself
”: Davies,
Beatles,
p. 33.

“
What did you think of that kid
”: Author interview with Pete Shotton, 1/19/98.

“
The whole point of grammar school
”: Author interview with Rod Davis, 7/22/98.

He was “disappointed
”: Davies,
Beatles,
p. 18.

“
Paul had made a huge impression
”: Author interview with Pete Shotton, 1/19/98.

“
Was it better to have a guy
”: Wenner,
Lennon Remembers,
p. 160.

Ivan Vaughan solved part of the problem
: “Pete Shotton seems to believe that he asked Paul to join the band, but that is not true. I know for a fact that Ivan asked him several days before that, at the institute, before school let out. Then they told Pete, who talked to John.” Author interview with Nigel Walley, 11/30/98.

“
John was very laid-back
”: Author interview with Pete Shotton, 1/19/98.

Scout camp/Butlins
: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 29.

“
Rod took everything too seriously
”: Author interview with Nigel Walley, 11/30/98.

“
He asked me if I could… play drums
”: Author interview with Rod Davis, 7/22/98.

John and Nigel Walley procured
: Author interview with Nigel Walley, 3/11/98.

No nephew of hers
:
Mimi Smith, AGA (undated).

Pobjoy recommended
: Coleman,
Lennon,
p. 68; and Davies,
Beatles,
p. 47.

John had gone there for an interview
: Davies,
Beatles,
p. 47.

Ballard’s exploits
: Author interview with Quentin Hughes, 10/3/97.

“
Arthur could see right through John
”: Author interview with Helen Anderson, 11/4/97.

And yet, on a deeper level
: “The painting teacher liked me, he got me in.” Davies,
Beatles,
p. 47. “Arthur felt there was talent there.” Author interview with Quentin Hughes, 10/3/97.

When Mimi received the… acceptance letter
: Mimi Smith, AGA (undated).

“
I was [going] there
”: Davies,
Beatles,
p. 47.

“
a rather nasty little boy
”: Barbara Baker, 8/84, AGA.

“
So I learned [the chords] upside down
”: John Lennon, 1980 interview, in
Anthology,
p. 12.

“
Paul was a showman
”: Author interview with Pete Shotton, 1/19/98.

“
To us, they were all dilettantes
”: Author interview with Bill Harry, 8/1/97.

stuck out “like a sore thumb
”: Author interview with Jonathan Hague, 5/21/98.

baby-blue Edwardian jacket
: Author interviews with Ann Mason, 10/8/97, and Bill Harry, 8/1/97.

103–104 “
There was total and utter freedom
”: Author interview with Helen Anderson, 11/4/97.

“
intimidating air”/“so over the top
”: Author interview with Ann Mason, 10/8/97.

“
I imitated Teddy boys
”: John Lennon, 1973 interview, in
Anthology,
p. 13.

“
He was quite a sight
”: Author interview with Ann Mason, 10/8/97.

“
Ah—
he’s
the unconventional one
”: Author interview with Bill Harry, 8/1/97.

“
marvelous art portfolio
”: Author interview with Helen Anderson, 11/4/97.

he had no Scouse accent
: Author interview with Bill Harry, 8/1/97.

“
More often than not
”: Bill Harry interview with Pauline Sutcliffe (audio), undated.

“
Stuart was obsessed with Kierkegaard
”: Author interview with Bill Harry, 8/3/97.

If anyone was more conspicuous than John
: Author interview with Ann Mason, 10/8/97.

“
stand the system on its head
”: Author interview with Helen Anderson, 11/4/97.

“
do as you please” policy
: Ibid.

“
John was absolutely untalented
”: Author interview with Jonathan Hague, 5/21/98.

here
John’s cartoons: Author interview with Bill Harry, 8/2/97.

“
besotted” with Cézanne
: Rod Murray, 12/84, AGA.

“
He was painting like the American painters
”: Ibid.

“
very aggressive… with dark, moody colors
”: Author interview with Helen Anderson, 11/4/97.

“
I remember John being dragged out of class
”: Author interview with Jonathan Hague, 5/21/98.

New Clubmoor Hall
: Lewisohn,
Chronicle,
p. 15.

“
a posh neighborhood
”: Author interview with Nigel Walley, 11/30/98.

“
They started talking about white jackets
”: Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97.

“
practicing relentlessly
”: Author interview with Charles Roberts, 7/25/98.

“
At first we were embarrassed
”: Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97.

“
You could have your ass kicked
”: Author interview with Mike Rice, 7/27/98.

“
The bus station was literally
”: Author interview with Eric Griffiths, 7/16/98.

Out from under Mimi’s watchful eye
: “We’d go up to John’s room and we’d sit on the bed and play records.” Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 46.

“
We spent hours just listening
”: Shepherd,
True Story of the Beatles,
p. 16.

“
very diverse little record collection
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 81.

“
have [had] quite as an identifiable voice
”:
John Lennon in WNEW-FM radio interview, 2/13/75.

“
They were on the same indefinite path
”: Author interview with Eric Griffiths, 7/16/98.

“
The band quickly
became
John and Paul
”: Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97.

“
the only claim he had
”: Author interview with Howie Casey, 11/27/97.

“
a particularly attractive character
”: Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 46.

“
After a while, they’d finish each other’s sentences
”: Author interview with Eric Griffiths, 7/16/98.

“
The rest of us hadn’t a clue
”: Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97.

“
John and Paul were inseparable
”: Author interview with Charles Roberts, 7/25/98.

“
He had a way of just banging out
”: Author interview with Eric Griffiths, 7/16/98.

“
We could barely switch chords
”: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/10/98.

“
blended in with the scenery
”: Author interview with Tony Bramwell, 8/6/97.

115–16 “
a quieter, more taciturn
”: Iain Taylor in Pritchard & Lysaght,
The Beatles,
p. 26.

“
They’d yell at each other
”: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/11/98.

a “blood
”: Ibid.

“
a refugee from a Tarzan
”: Ibid.

“
being dictated to”/“schizophrenic jerk[s]
”: Davies,
Beatles,
p. 38.

“
From about the age of thirteen
”: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/10/98.

Music in some form
: Louise Harrison in Pritchard & Lysaght,
The Beatles,
p. 17.

“
shocked” a visitor
: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/10/98.

splendid rosewood gramophone
: Pritchard & Lysaght,
The Beatles,
p. 17.

“
loads and loads of records
”: Davies,
Beatles,
p. 18.

Ted Heath and Hoagy Carmichael
: Giuliano,
Dark Horse,
pp. 16–17.

“
just seemed made for me
”: Davies,
Beatles,
p. 42.

Sitting in the front mezzanine
: Irene Harrison in G. Harrison & D. Taylor,
I, Me, Mine,
p. 26.

Later, fanzine writers
: Harry,
Ultimate Beatles Encyclopedia,
p. 204.

“
By the end of the afternoon
”: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/10/98.

“
a crappy old piece
”: Ibid.

the unlikely price of £3 10s.
:
Anthology
(video), part 1.

“
put it away in the cupboard
”: Davies,
Beatles,
p. 42.

“
a bloke who lived round the corner
”: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/10/98.

“
nicked off an American group
”: Ibid.

decorated with gnomes
: George Harrison in Giuliano,
Dark Horse,
p. 19.

British Legion gig
: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/11/98.

“
Although George delivered meat
”: Author interview with Tony Bramwell, 8/6/97.

here
Stealing records at Lewis’s: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/11/98.

“
He knew how to color
”: Author interview with Colin Manley, 10/2/97.

Smokers Corner
: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/10/98.

“
I’d met Paul on the bus
”: George Harrison in
Anthology,
p. 27.

Paul mentioned to his protégé
: Lewisohn,
Chronicle,
p. 16.

He had traveled alone
: Author interview with Eric Griffiths, 7/16/98.

The so-called official version
: Davies,
Beatles,
p. 44.

“
Charlie McBain wouldn’t have permitted
”: Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97.

Caldwell raised enough money
: Author interview with Iris Caldwell Fenton, 9/30/97.

Marjorie Thompson’s mother
: Author interview with Johnny Byrne, 10/7/97.

“
It was a dump
”:
Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97.

Ultraviolet skeletons
: Author interview with Iris Caldwell Fenton, 9/30/97.

a wall fan pumped
: Gottfridsson,
From Cavern to Star-Club,
p. 58.

first kisses
: Author interview with Iris Caldwell Fenton, 9/30/97.

Hofner Senator
: Gottfridsson,
From Cavern to Star-Club,
p. 58.

“
He was a very tiny teddy boy
”: Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97.

“
The lads were very impressed
”: Author interview with Eric Griffiths, 7/16/98.

“
George was just too young
”: Davies,
Beatles,
pp. 44–45.

“
I don’t know what I felt
”: George Harrison in
Anthology,
p. 29.

“
George idolized John
”: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/10/98.

Griff “took it badly
”: Author interview with Eric Griffiths, 7/16/98.

“
I said to him, ‘Don’t feel so bad’
”: Author interview with Colin Hanton, 10/6/97.

Len Garry
: Garry,
John, Paul & Me,
p. 191.

“
like cracking code
”: Author interview with Arthur Kelly, 1/10/98.

“
nothing but a Wham-O
”:
Who Put the Bomp,
1971.

here
Kelly, McBain, et al.: Author interview with Bill Harry, 8/1/97.

Most wore matching suits
: Author interview with Howie Casey, 10/27/97.

“
John refused to behave
”: Author interview with Nigel Walley, 10/30/98.

“
student joint
”: Author interview with Adrian Barber, 10/4/97.

These bands, which became the vanguard
: Author interview with Bill Harry, 8/1/97.

“
I Lost My Little Girl
”: “I must have played it to John when we met.” Miles,
Paul McCartney,
p. 34.

John was… “floored
”: Author interview with Pete Shotton, 1/19/98.

“
You can’t be that hungry twice
”: Sheff,
Playboy Interviews,
p. 120.

“
Don’t copy the swimming teacher
”: Riley,
Tell Me Why,
p. 17.