Long-Lost Beatles Interview With Paul McCartney & John Lennon Uncovered
An interview with The Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney has been discovered and broadcast for the first time since it was recorded in 1964. The interview was on a canister of film found by a film enthusiast in a damp garage in South London.
According to Reuters, film enthusiast Richard Jeffs found the interview amongst a pile of 64 film canisters, one of which contains a clip of Cilla Black. Jeffs hasn’t yet viewed the rest so there could be all sorts of gems from the Brit Music Scene included in there.
The nine and a half minute interview was recorded on April 30, 1964 by Scottish television, and after being broadcast on the day, was thought to have been lost. The interview was today played on BBC Radio 4 in full, and includes John Lennon and Paul McCartney discussing how the band started.
The pair also discuss the song writing process, which is something that they didn’t often talk about. They said:
“Well, you know, it depends. Sometimes we write them on old pianos, anything that’s lying around.”
“Normally we sit down and try and bash one out. But then again, there’s no formula, because he (Lennon) can come up with one day completely finished. We still say we both wrote it, though.”
Jeffs was first told that the clip would be worth millions of pounds, but revealed that as no-one is willing to play the clip on television, it is almost worthless, despite being an important interview for British music historians. He said:
“Most of the interviews from this time were them at airports being rushed from one place to the other, and this is a relaxed nine-and-a-half minute interview with them in a studio where they are very happy.”
What I find amazing is that people are still interested in The Beatles, and what two of the members, one of whom is now dead, had to say over 40 years ago. It must be because as a song writing duo, they have yet to be beaten, and left the world with some of the best pop records ever. And if you listen to a Beatles album today, it still sounds as fresh as the day it was pressed.
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