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The Beatles debuted All You Need Is Love live to an audience of 400 million. Is it any wonder George fluffed his solo?
By Scott Rowley Published
The biggest mystery: Why didn't he fix it later?

Did the Beatles cause guitar quality to nosedive in the 1970s? This session player thinks so
By Phil Weller Published
The corporate buyouts of America’s biggest brands have been blamed for a decline in quality – but what if they only exacerbated the issues facing the industry at that time?

Paul McCartney dusts off historic Beatles hit for Taylor Swift’s wedding
By Phil Weller Published
62 years after he last played it, Paul McCartney dug out a significant song for Taylor Swift's wedding

Sean Lennon says his dad deserves more credit for shaping heavy music
By Phil Weller Published
The son of John Lennon traces his love of dark, dissonant music to Fantasia and the Beatles' “I Want You (She's So Heavy),” which he calls one of rock's most groundbreaking riffs

Paul McCartney on John Lennon’s accidental acid trip during a nighttime recording session
By Phil Weller Published
McCartney says the band was happy to see if Lennon’s altered state created studio magic. On this night, it nearly ended in catastrophe

Byrd’s founder Roger McGuinn on the origins of John Lennon’s trippiest track
By Andrew Daly Published
The guitarist reveals the deep friendship between the Byrds and the Beatles at the dawn of the 1960s’ psychedelic era

George Harrison wanted the Beatles to record this song in 1963. It became one of the biggest hits of his solo career
By Phil Weller Published
After discovering the track during a visit to America, Harrison carried it with him for nearly a quarter-century before revisiting it on ‘Cloud Nine’

Brian Ray on the only time Paul McCartney and John Lennon got writer's block
By Jackson Maxwell Published
“You have to remember,” Macca's longtime guitarist told us, “the Beatles did a record every six months”
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