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Sir Paul McCartney: Ringo Starr for President!

Sir Paul McCartney thinks Sir Ringo Starr would make a "great" president and has given his backing to a long-running campaign.

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“Allthe labels said, ‘You’re dated.’ If weweren’t doing so well, it would have beencrushing, but we were playing tosold-out crowds”: How forgotten ’80s heroes Zebra earned their stripes as the people’s power-trio

Led by singer/guitarist Randy Jackson, Zebra kept the spirit of Zeppelin, Hendrix and Cream alive. These days, family man Jackson is busy shaping up the group’s first album in two decades

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“He showed me the Rickenbacker he used with the Beatles at Shea Stadium. It still had the song list taped to the side”: Released weeks before his murder, John Lennon’s final album paired him with some of the era’s finest session guitarists

Hesitant to step back into the spotlight but powered by renewed creative energy, the former Beatle joined forces with Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken, and – though their collaborations weren't released for a number of years – Cheap Trick

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“Deserves status as one of rock ’n’ roll’s most iconic electric guitars solely from its association with three of the four Beatles”: From the Beatles to the Stones, Johnny Marr and Radiohead, why everyone loves the Epiphone Casino

It was the sound of the British Invasion, of Lennon’s Revolution, and it brings us jangle and bite in equal measure. We pay tribute to the E230TD/TDV’s golden years

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Beatles legend Ringo Starr reveals he 'always wanted' a different singing voice

Ringo Starr "always wanted" a different singing voice but thinks that the real success of the Beatles came from the songwriting.

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For Elton John, 'Never Too Late' isn't just a documentary and song — it is a life mantra

Capturing Sir Elton John’s 50-year career is a herculean task

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Julian Lennon’s heartache exposes the plight of the musical nepo baby

COMMENT: The son of John Lennon was upset after late-night hosts declined to invite him onto their shows to plug his latest album. Roisin O’Connor says he should be grateful that music is arguably the only entertainment industry where success demands real talent

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“I’m not part of the inner circle - I never have been”: Julian Lennon says that he's always been "very much on the outside" as far as The Beatles are concerned

“It’s news to me half the time," he says of the band's latest projects

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Julian Lennon says he was ‘heartbroken’ by the reaction to his last album

Musician and photographer said he’d hoped to appear on late-night TV but ‘sadly nobody would have me on’

The Independent UK

Julian Lennon: ‘I’m not part of the Beatles inner circle – I never have been’

The musician and photographer on escaping the shadow of his father, writing a memoir with a difference, and why his days of wallowing are over

The Guardian - UK

"He’s basically a juvenile delinquent who’s out of control." Bass legend Tony Levin reveals which studio session was the most significant of his storied career

Bassist Tony Levin has played with John Lennon, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie and more, but one studio session was more significant than the others

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson gives up guitar

Aaron Taylor-Johnson has given up playing guitar despite spending months learning the instrument to portray John Lennon in big screen biopic 'Nowhere Boy'.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson: ‘I couldn’t understand why Tom Ford wanted me to play a serial-killer rapist’

The actor answers your questions on his exercise regime, what he thinks of the AI John Lennon and which roles have changed him

The Guardian - UK

"John was annoyed because I didn’t say that he had written one line of this song, Taxman… I also didn’t say how I wrote two lines to Come Together or three lines to Eleanor Rigby”: George Harrison and the questions around his Beatles credits

Best of 2024: "I think in the balance I would have had more things to be niggled with him about than he would have with me"

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"I remember it to this day, you know, exactly where I was when he said it": Paul McCartney's favourite song he's ever written is possibly the only one John Lennon ever complimented him on directly

Best of 2024: "It really gave me a lot of confidence in that song, and in my writing"

The Independent UK

Sean Lennon trades childish insults online after being attacked for defending of Elon Musk

The only child of the Beatles legend and Yoko Ono came under fire after remarking online about the levels of influence that the tech billionaire is wielding on US politics in recent weeks

The Independent UK

Richard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’, dies at 82

Perry, who also produced records for Rod Stewart and Ringo Starr, died at a Los Angeles hospital

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like having an affair’: Blackadder, the Beatles, Gavin & Stacey … the chemistry of successful writing duos

The long-awaited return of Ruth Jones and James Corden’s hit BBC sitcom represents the latest in a long line of successful creative duos. An author who writes with her husband examines why partnerships work so well

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The Guardian - UK

Paul McCartney review – a dizzying, bittersweet, life-encompassing journey through time

An eras tour of a different kind finds the 82-year-old former Beatle on tremendous form, packing a three-hour show with hits, flashbacks and real emotion

The Guardian - UK

Paul McCartney reunites with Ringo Starr at London concert

Former Beatles bandmates perform together at O2 Arena in final show of McCartney’s Got Back tour

Guitar World

“We’ve been looking for it for 50 years, and I got it back”: Paul McCartney’s long-lost Höfner returns to the stage for the first time in 50 years, as he enlists Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr for an epic tour finale

Macca’s original Höfner violin bass had been missing for half a century, but recently marked its return to the stage in style

The Independent UK

Oasis fans surprised by Liam Gallagher’s favourite Christmas song

Oasis frontman and his older brother Noel once almost came to blows in a row over ‘the best’ festive tune

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Beatles legends Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr 'Got Back' together to perform for first time in 5 years

Sir Paul McCartney brought out Sir Ringo Starr to perform two Beatles classic at The O2.

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George Clooney, Martin Freeman, and Judy Dench attend Paul McCartney's final tour with Ringo Starr at O2 Arena

Sir Paul was also joined by The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood for the song Get Back

The Independent UK

John Lennon’s son reveals skin cancer operation and tells people to get checked

The musician, who is the son of former Beatles member John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia, underwent surgery to remove cancerous tissue.

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