John Lennon Said He Struggled to Talk to Musicians Because He Was 'Very Shy'
ohn Lennon said he relied on producer George Martin to talk to other musicians. He explained why he had a hard time doing it himself.
Over the course of his career, John Lennon worked with many musicians. The Beatles brought in other musicians to play on their songs, and he collaborated with many artists in his solo career. Despite this, Lennon said he found it difficult to talk about music with other artists. He explained that he relied on producer George Martin to do this for him because he was too shy.
In the early 1960s, The Beatles began working with Martin. He helped transform their music and bring their visions to life.
“George Martin had a very great musical knowledge and background, and he could translate for us and suggest a lot of things,” Lennon said in The Beatles Anthology. “He’d come up with amazing technical things, slowing down the piano and things like that. We’d be saying, ‘We want it to go un, un and ee, ee,’ and he’d say, ‘Well, look, chaps, I thought of this, this afternoon, and last night I was talking to… whoever, and I came up with this.’ And we’d say, ‘Great, great, come on, put it on here.’”
Lennon said that Martin’s musical knowledge also improved their music. He was able to introduce instruments they didn’t know existed into their music.
Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com
