John Lennon Wrote The Beatles' 'Do You Want to Know a Secret?' in a 'Secret' Apartment
The Beatles' "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" was even more secretive than you thought! John Lennon said he penned the song in a "secret little apartment" in Liverpool.
The Beatles‘ “Do You Want to Know a Secret?” was even more secretive than you thought! John Lennon said he penned the song in a “secret little apartment” owned by an important figure in rock ‘n’ roll history. Paul McCartney’s memories of the song contradict John’s.
The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono features a 1980 interview. In it, John discussed The Beatles’ “Do You Want to Know a Secret?” That ballad was one of the rare Beatles hits with lead vocals from George Harrison.
“Well, I can’t say I wrote it for George,” John said. “I was in the first apartment I’d ever had that wasn’t shared by fourteen other students — gals and guys at art school. I’d just married Cyn, and [The Beatles’ manager] Brian Epstein gave us his secret little apartment that he kept in Liverpool for his sexual liaisons separate from his home life. And he let Cyn and I have that apartment.”
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com
