In 1967, Brian Epstein rushed into the studio to give The Beatles what he saw as thrilling news. He’d booked them a spot on a television program that would reach televisions around the world. Epstein saw this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; for the first time ever, a satellite would transmit a program worldwide. The Beatles didn’t think this was nearly as monumental as Epstein did. Their lack of interest nearly drove him to tears.
Brian Epstein almost cried at The Beatles’ lack of interest in a career opportunity
While The Beatles were putting the finishing touches on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Epstein rushed into the studio with exciting news. He didn’t often visit them during recording sessions, so everyone in the room eagerly awaited his announcement.
“With a grandiloquent sweep of his hands, he called for silence,” engineer Geoff Emerick wrote in his book Here,...
Brian Epstein almost cried at The Beatles’ lack of interest in a career opportunity
While The Beatles were putting the finishing touches on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Epstein rushed into the studio with exciting news. He didn’t often visit them during recording sessions, so everyone in the room eagerly awaited his announcement.
“With a grandiloquent sweep of his hands, he called for silence,” engineer Geoff Emerick wrote in his book Here,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1966, The Beatles had never canceled a show, but a rainy night and a worried sick Paul McCartney ended their streak. The band arrived in Cincinnati for a concert and found a venue that was woefully unprepared for bad weather. The band faced a difficult decision: risk getting electrocuted onstage or cause a riot by canceling. McCartney found this so stressful that he got sick.
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison | Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Paul McCartney was so worried about a Beatles show that he got sick
The Beatles faced several problems when they arrived in Cincinnati. The first was the open-air venue, leaving them completely exposed to the elements. They also realized that the venue didn’t anticipate them playing electric guitars.
“Cincinnati was an open-air venue, and they had a bandstand in the centre of the ballpark, with a canvas top on it,...
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison | Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Paul McCartney was so worried about a Beatles show that he got sick
The Beatles faced several problems when they arrived in Cincinnati. The first was the open-air venue, leaving them completely exposed to the elements. They also realized that the venue didn’t anticipate them playing electric guitars.
“Cincinnati was an open-air venue, and they had a bandstand in the centre of the ballpark, with a canvas top on it,...
- 6/11/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1966, The Beatles breathed a sigh of relief when they decided to stop touring, but their manager, Brian Epstein, felt directionless. He had helped the band graduate from stages in claustrophobic Liverpool clubs to world tours. Epstein worried about his job when they stopped touring, even though they had no plans to break up.
The Beatles and Brian Epstein | Cummings Archives/Redferns Brian Epstein didn’t have any experience when he started to manage The Beatles
Epstein first discovered The Beatles after a customer inquired about one of their records at his family’s store. They didn’t have it in stock, but Epstein made it his mission to find it, especially after another customer requested it.
“I might have stopped there, but for the rigid rule I’d laid down that no customer should ever be turned away,” he explained, per the book The Beatles: The Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies.
The Beatles and Brian Epstein | Cummings Archives/Redferns Brian Epstein didn’t have any experience when he started to manage The Beatles
Epstein first discovered The Beatles after a customer inquired about one of their records at his family’s store. They didn’t have it in stock, but Epstein made it his mission to find it, especially after another customer requested it.
“I might have stopped there, but for the rigid rule I’d laid down that no customer should ever be turned away,” he explained, per the book The Beatles: The Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies.
- 2/3/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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