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Paul McCartney on the time he and John Lennon nearly accepted an offer for the Beatles to appear on Saturday Night Live
By Christopher Scapelliti published
How a $230 million bid to reunite the group led to a comically low bid that Lennon and McCartney nearly took

Producer Mark Ronson on why Paul McCartney deserves a fresh look for his work in the Beatles and as a solo artist
By Phil Weller published
The man behind Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga records explains why McCartney stands apart from the Beatles for his musical innovation

David Bowie on how he almost got former Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney back together in 1974
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Bowie and the ex-Beat;es discussed forming a trio at a time when Lennon was hungering to collaborate on music for the first time in years

George Harrison reveals the Beatles' early struggles in a newly discovered interview
By Phil Weller published
From the group's failed auditions to the black eye he earned defending Ringo Starr, Harrison charts the band’s early years and Anthology-era reunion

John Lennon said the Beatles wrote better music after the band broke up. Here's why
By Phil Weller published
An interview from 1972 finds him praising his former bandmates and how they’ve “flowered” as solo artists

Studio legend Glyn Johns on Paul McCartney's shocking request to work on what became the Beatles' final album
By Phil Weller published
The album’s roots live on as 'Let It Be,' but Johns says the rest of the band didn’t get McCartney’s “really interesting” idea

Paul McCartney on the ghost of John Lennon and “strange goings-on” that marked the recording of the Beatles’ ‘Anthology’ hits
By Phil Weller published
It was the first time the trio had entered the studio without John Lennon, who McCartney claims made his presence known from beyond the grave

Paul McCartney's cryptic Instagram post has fans hoping for a new collection of Beatles outtakes and rarities
By Phil Weller published
Three multimedia Anthology projects were released in the mid ’90s, and a fourth may be following in their wake

Paul McCartney's 1973 TV special is a fascinating moment from his post-Beatles career
By Phil Weller published
While John Lennon and George Harrison established themselves away from the Beatles’ shadow, McCartney struggled to find his feet in a new era

How an unreleased John Lennon demo saw three-quarters of the Beatles write a song together, 40 years after Lennon's death
By Phil Weller published
Starr was shocked to hear what Lennon said in the original demo tape, and saw it as a sign to get the Beatles back together in a roundabout way
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