#tony barrow

[muzaktomyears]

(...) Epstein flew into a rage and asked where the airline proposed to put us [in Anchorage, Alaska] while we waited for the typhoon to blow itself away. He was not completely reassured by the captain's personally delivered promise that arrangements were in hand to put up our entire party in a downtown Anchorage hotel, probably the Westwood, one of the best in the area and well-known to airline crews. (...) Seeing that Brian was still angry, he returned later to say that he had fixed for John, Paul, George and Ringo to share the hotel's bridal suite and several equally well-appointed adjoining rooms. This caused much amusement among the four boys who instantly began proposing marriage to one another.

John, Paul, George, Ringo & Me: The Real Beatles Story, Tony Barrow (2005)

#lmao of course they did #tony barrow #books

[javelinbk]

Paul McCartney gets manhandled while talking to Tony Barrow, while Ringo Starr chats to Dusty Springfield, during rehearsals for The Beatles' first appearance on Ready, Steady, Go, 4th October 1963. Part 3 (part 1, part 2, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10)

#shove that man #paul mcartney #tony barrow #ringo starr #dusty springfield #the beatles #ready steady go #javelin’s gifs

[dateinthelife]

24 December 1963

This may not be the first review of the Beatles' acting, but it's the first I know about:

The Beatles were never much for rehearsing. That never really mattered as far as songs were concerned, but the fact that they were so bad at doing the sketches was an added extra for the show – it was organised chaos but it was very funny chaos.

Tony Barrow

#today in the life #the beatles #the Beatles Christmas show #Tony Barrow #24 December #1963

[eppysboys]

lmao

#paul #brian epstein #brian #eppy and paul #quotes #tony barrow

[sounwise]

In 1965 [the Byrds] toured England and Paul invited us to his club, the Scotch of St James’s [sic]. He sent a limo to pick us up. He said he had been listening to our music. We were blown away. He took us for a ride through London in his Aston Martin, at great speed. He was really hip, he and John were so tight it was like one person at times. Unlike the Byrds, [where] Crosby would just leave you out to dry, the Beatles all defended each other to the hilt. If you criticised, say, George then they would all respond.

[—Roger McGuinn, in Paul McCartney: Now & Then, Tony Barrow and Robin Bextor]

[John and Paul] sort of had their own way of communicating. Hardly anything was spoken, they just knew what the other wanted or was getting at and they had the most amazing talent. […] Paul was an awesome musical presence. He was, like, ten feet tall with music and it was everything: folk, rock, musical hall, choral, it was all there. He was like a different animal with Lennon. When they were together they became something else, more than just the two of them together. That communication was incredible. It was like two high-speed computers just fizzing between each other.

[—Steve Miller, in Paul McCartney: Now & Then, Tony Barrow and Robin Bextor]

#1965 #1969 #john and paul #the beatles #roger mcguinn #steve miller #paul mccartney: now & then #tony barrow #robin bextor

[mostarkey]

Sources

Most of what is known about Maureen Starkey comes from the writings of others. Below is a collection of links to some books which contain a fair amount of information about her, written by people who actually knew her. All links lead to the Internet Archive, a free and safe to use online library.

1. Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved by Chris O'Dell

Chris O'Dell is an American woman who worked at Apple in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later went on to be George Harrison's personal assistant (and the inspiration for his song "Miss O'Dell"), and a tour manager for acts like Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, CSNY, Linda Ronstadt, and others. She has been called the "first" female tour manager, and was certainly among the first. She was a close friend with the Starkeys, and knew Mo from the end of the Beatles' career until Mo's death in 1994. Chris O'Dell also lent her voice to the "Hey Jude" chorus and was the Apple employee entrusted with the top-secret task of transporting Frank Sinatra's special recording of "The Lady is a Champ" for Maureen's 22nd birthday in 1968.

2. A Twist of Lennon and John by Cynthia Lennon

Cynthia Lennon, first wife of John Lennon, was the Beatle woman who knew Maureen Starkey the best. Though these sources (especially Twist) are not among the most reliable, due to Cynthia's occasional omissions and truth-bending (seemingly for her own protection), much of the information about Mo seems to be accurate since it can be corroborated by other sources. Cyn offers a fascinating account of her friend Maureen, and gives insight into the kind of person she was.

3. Magical Mystery Tours: My Life with the Beatles by Tony Bramwell

Tony Bramwell, like O'Dell, was an Apple employee; unlike O'Dell, however, Bramwell knew the Beatles from the beginning, just like Maureen, who he calls "Mitch." Tony remembers Mitch fondly as his friend from his teenage years, telling stories of watching the races from upper-story bedroom windows with her and his girlfriend, who was her best friend, and listening to her speak about her early concerns about her relationship with Ringo Starr, who they call "Richie." He also adds to the narrative the fact that Sinatra's "The Lady is a Champ," recorded as a gift for Maureen's 22nd birthday, was actually the very first Apple Records pressing, not "Hey Jude," as has been popularly reported in many Beatles biographies up until the publication of his book.

4. John, Paul, George, Ringo & Me: The Real Beatles Story by Tony Barrow

Tony Barrow was the Beatles' press officer from 1962 until 1968, in charge of maintaining the Beatles' media presence. In his book, he gives deeper background to many of the things previously reported about the Beatles, supplementing with his own background knowledge as someone who knew and worked with them. In particular, in regards to Maureen, he explains many of the things reported about her relationship with Ringo Starr, particularly about their hasty marriage, explaining that no one was surprised by their sudden marriage, and that the fact that she was pregnant at the time of the ceremony was not terribly uncommon in those days, though it wasn't something that could be openly discussed due to post-war English values.

5. The Beatles, Lennon, and Me: The Intimate Insider's Book, or John Lennon: In My Life, by Pete Shotton

These are essentially the same book; one is just a reprint. This book a joint biography and memoir, written by Peter "Pete" Shotton, who was lifelong friends with John Lennon. While this book does not give a lot of information about Maureen's life, or the things she said and did, it does offer a bit of deeper information about the role of the Beatles' women in their inner circle, and the women's relationships to one another and their men. It also paints a picture of Ringo and Mo as an almost inseparable duo, and corroborates the seemingly contradictory personas they maintained as both a traditional Northern couple and extravagant partiers.

6. The Beatles: The Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies

Hunter Davies was the Beatles' official biographer. Though this book does primarily focus on the band, there is also a substantial amount of information about their home lives, their families, and their marriages. Davies sheds light on Mo's artistic side and the kinds of things she liked to do in her leisure times.

#maureen starkey #the beatles #books #links #chris o'dell #cynthia lennon #tony bramwell #tony barrow #pete shotton #hunter davies

[harrisonarchive]

George Harrison, April 1969; photo by The Beatles Book monthly.

“George is easy-going but determined, a superb guitarist who cares much more about the techniques of the music he makes than the other Beatles and has studied his subject with deep care. […] George can be the most polite, kind-natured and considerate of The Beatles. Yet he can be cruel in his bluntness too when he thinks the time is right. […] Summing him up, I’d say he’s a bit too honest for today’s plastic world.” - Tony Barrow (under his pen name Frederick James), The Beatles Book, March 1969

“He’s certainly the least show-businessy of them but he’s also the Memory Man when it comes to harking back to those image-building loud-stomping days in Hamburg or Liverpool. And he’s surely the most dedicated instrumentalist of the four. […] [At an early recording session] ‘Like to ask you about how it all started’… and right away Paul pointed to a lounging George and said: ‘Oh, ah — HE’S your man.’ George talked slowly, taking pains to make sure that every fact offered was accurate. He recalled names and places and dates — putting them in chronological order. He was literally the fount of all knowledge on Beatle matters. And, as the course of info, he became the one I latched on to. For his generous patience I’m still very grateful. […] What also impressed me at this stage was his dedication, love almost, for his guitar. One could see Paul or John virtually sling their guitars away after a show, but George treated his with the utmost reverence… almost as if it was a part of him. He’d re-tune it, polish it, rehearse on it. […] Generally speaking, the quiet, thoughtful, slow-to-anger Beatle, George Harrison, values his friends even if he is slower than most to make friends, and a man with a worthwhile ability to switch off his Beatle-image and retire into his Harrison-image. It’s not too easy to maintain that ability when you are such an important international figure. But I think of him still as the HELPFUL Beatle.” - Billy Shepherd, ibid (x)

#George Harrison #quote #quotes about George #The Beatles #1960s #1969 #Tony Barrow #Billy Shepherd #Paul McCartney #et al #George and fame #fits queue like a glove

[get-back-homeward]

The Beatles’ Summer 1963 Schedule

#i’m tired just looking at it #nems #tony barrow #1963 #ephemera #timeline #to do #this only includes playing gigs bc the mersey sound isnt on here #unless it was fitted later #a lot happened from june to august 1963

[phoneybeatlemania]

Hi. I asked this question a couple of days ago but maybe it didn’t go through for some reason. Has it ever been verified if Paul said”fuck me, did someone speak?”to Yoko after she had made one of her”helpful”musical suggestions? It was during the White Album sessions I think; it it did indeed happen.

Hiya @missu4everjohnny,

I did receive your first ask btw, but I had covid last week so I was too sick to answer it!

So I think this story originated in Tony Barrows book—and here's the extract:

A series of childish actions and reactions by John and Paul created a bad atmosphere in their recording sessions. Both men openly broke the Fab Four’s rule that womenfolk should be barred from the studio along with all other non-essential visitors.

[...]

The first time Yoko spoke out at full volume during a recording session it was to convey some relatively trivial word of advice to John about whatever he was singing at the moment. The other Beatles looked around, straight-faced, startled, stunned. There was a moment’s dead silence that was broken by Paul: “Fuck me! Did somebody speak? Who the fuck was that?” Of course he knew full well who had spoken. The others joined in: “Did you say something, George? Your lips didn’t move!” “Have we got a new producer in?”

— Tony Barrow, John, Paul, George, Ringo and Me: The Real Beatles Story (2006) via @amoralto

So we have a source for this, but Im not sure if its corroborated by any other accounts. So we have verification that a source exists, but as far as I'm aware, we can't say with full-certainty that this did happen.

#I also haven't read barrows book yet and don't know much about him #so I can't really tell you if he's particularly reliable #but hope this helped! #tony barrow #john and yoko #beatles books #quotes #sources #paul mccartney #pauls psyche #beatles breakup #the breakup #asks #@missu4everjohnny

[muzaktomyears]

With both men and women, close friends and mere acquaintances, George had this interesting habit of moving in at extremely close quarters when he was opening even the most casual of small-talk conversations. He would stand face-to-face, eye-to-eye, often no more than a few centimetres from the other person, and he would talk ever so quietly which gave onlookers the distinct impression that he was sharing some secret information of great significance that required total confidentiality. He was more likely to be talking about his newest guitar or the next car he'd like to buy.

John, Paul, George, Ringo & Me: The Real Beatles Story, Tony Barrow (2005)

#george harrison #tony barrow #books

[javelinbk]

John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Brian Epstein and Tony Barrow during rehearsals for The Beatles' first appearance on Ready, Steady, Go, 4th October 1963. Part 5 (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10)

#definitely not looking at john with his hands behind his back no sirree #john lennon #paul mccartney #brian epstein #tony barrow #the beatles #john and paul #ready steady go #javelin’s gifs

[undying-love]

"They were intensely close. And Paul would do almost anything for John".

George Martin, With a little help from my friends : The making of Sgt. Pepper (1994)

#mclennon #“Intensely close” #Tony Barrow also said they had an “intensely close” relationship #💔 #george martin

[eppysboys]

#Brian Epstein #The Beatles #Tony Barrow #andrew loog oldham #Bob Spitz #Brian #Quotes #everyone talks about Brian making their image too soft and uwu boyband #meanwhile: #'Tell them about John's vision. Tell the people Tony. Tell them.' #he was as bizarre as they were god bless #zilabee #do you think Brian believed the man on the flaming pie was real? #👀much to discuss

[autemis]

more rejected sketches

#one piece #lawsan #sanji #trafalgar law #law x sanji #my art #one piece sanji #monkey d luffy #tony tony chopper #oc #digital sketchbook #barrow #omega piece #omega!sanji #omega!luffy

[sounwise]

Pete Best on his first impressions of Paul and the band dynamic in Hamburg:

Paul struck me at the time as being very confident, very humorous. And this was before I’d seen him performing. It was just the way he handled himself—he’d do anything for a little bit of a laugh. If there was a laugh going on he wanted to be part of it, it was like, “don’t take the attention away from me because I’m still a part of it, anything which is going on I want to be in it.” Humour was a big forte with them in those days, especially John and himself. But it was always, I wouldn’t say a battle, but it was interesting for me sitting at the back when they were performing—which goes a little bit away from my first impression of them—but actually to see them play off one another. You know, if John did something and it got the crowd laughing then Paul would automatically respond, you know, to get something, to get the crowd back to him again. And it went on like that but it was, from where I sat, it was great because the crowd was entertained all the time. […] It was always a two-man show between John and Paul. On some nights Paul would come out on top, and on other nights John would come out on top. What we would do, we would be quite interested to see, like, you know, who was going to win the cup tonight. The funny thing was it wasn’t something which finished on stage, it wasn’t like here we are—six, seven hours an night acting—then, when we came off stage we became different people. It sort of spilled over, it became our lifestyle, you know, our life pattern. The crazy antics would happen on the street, you know, you would have Paul walking up and down the Reeperbahn with a silver toupee on his head, you know, wanting to draw attention to himself. And you’d have John walking down doing the goose step. We were catapulting over one another, rolling, somersaulting on the street. It was like the stage show went on, we’d finished playing the music, but the Beatles were still on show. I think that was why the people of Hamburg took to us.

[—from Paul McCartney: Now & Then, Tony Barrow and Robin Bextor]

#pete best #john and paul #hamburg #the beatles #1960 #paul mccartney: now & then #tony barrow #robin bextor

[superservants]

Iron Butler Musings

I'm not good at writing so humour me trying to get a point across.

So thinking about this pairing (Tony Stark/Thomas Barrow)

I'm musing on the dynamic of both of them needing to have a very separate professional persona in order to exist in the world to both protect themselves and those around them no matter what is happening to them

And the Journey they have to go on to breakdown those personas and allow themselves to show their more natural selves

And how they might start to spot aspects of each others personalities through the persona and work to see more of it

#I just think it's really nice and cool #especially to see two people so intertwined in their personas to break through them together #and see that those personas are not always necessary #or at least don't need to be as strict #Iron Butler #tony stark/thomas barrow #tony stark #thomas barrow #downton abbey #iron man #the avengers