QuickCheck: Did the Beatles know how to read or write music?
THE Beatles, who rose to prominence in the 1960s captured the entire world with their brand of music.
By far, The Beatles have influenced generations through their music and connected people from across the globe through their massive hits.
But were all four members of The Beatles able to read or write sheet music? Ever wondered if they weren’t able to do so?
Is this true?
THE Beatles, who rose to prominence in the 1960s captured the entire world with their brand of music.
By far, The Beatles have influenced generations through their music and connected people from across the globe through their massive hits.
But were all four members of The Beatles able to read or write sheet music? Ever wondered if they weren’t able to do so?
Is this true?
Verdict:
TRUE
The Beatles, who are John Lennon (the late), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, could not read music.
In a 1980 interview with Playboy magazine, John Lennon was quoted saying: "None of us could read music, none of us could write it.
"But as pure musicians, as inspired humans to make the noise, they (Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr) are as good as anybody," said Lennon.
McCartney on the other hand was quoted as saying, "Because I don’t read music, I didn’t know what the melody that went with it was."
He explained his music limitations in an interview in the latest iHeart Podcast series titled; McCartney: A Life In Lyrics, The Beatles’ where he explained the root of the song Golden Slumbers. "I always look in a piano bench seat because people always have sheet music in there – they always used to, definitely," McCartney was quoted in the podcast interview.
"Now, sometimes they can be empty, but I always look to see. This time it was either in the piano seat or it might have been up on the music stand, it was this song "Golden Slumbers."
THE Beatles, who rose to prominence in the 1960s captured the entire world with their brand of music.
By far, The Beatles have influenced generations through their music and connected people from across the globe through their massive hits.
But were all four members of The Beatles able to read or write sheet music? Ever wondered if they weren’t able to do so?
Is this true?
Verdict:
TRUE
The Beatles, who are John Lennon (the late), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, could not read music.
In a 1980 interview with Playboy magazine, John Lennon was quoted saying: "None of us could read music, none of us could write it.
"But as pure musicians, as inspired humans to make the noise, they (Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr) are as good as anybody," said Lennon.
McCartney on the other hand was quoted as saying, "Because I don’t read music, I didn’t know what the melody that went with it was."
He explained his music limitations in an interview in the latest iHeart Podcast series titled; McCartney: A Life In Lyrics, The Beatles’ where he explained the root of the song Golden Slumbers.
"I always look in a piano bench seat because people always have sheet music in there – they always used to, definitely," McCartney was quoted in the podcast interview.
"Now, sometimes they can be empty, but I always look to see. This time it was either in the piano seat or it might have been up on the music stand, it was this song "Golden Slumbers."
THE Beatles, who rose to prominence in the 1960s captured the entire world with their brand of music.
By far, The Beatles have influenced generations through their music and connected people from across the globe through their massive hits.
But were all four members of The Beatles able to read or write sheet music? Ever wondered if they weren’t able to do so?
Is this true?
Verdict:
TRUE
The Beatles, who are John Lennon (the late), Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, could not read music.
In a 1980 interview with Playboy magazine, John Lennon was quoted saying: "None of us could read music, none of us could write it.
"But as pure musicians, as inspired humans to make the noise, they (Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr) are as good as anybody," said Lennon.
McCartney on the other hand was quoted as saying, "Because I don’t read music, I didn’t know what the melody that went with it was."
He explained his music limitations in an interview in the latest iHeart Podcast series titled; McCartney: A Life In Lyrics, The Beatles’ where he explained the root of the song Golden Slumbers.
"I always look in a piano bench seat because people always have sheet music in there – they always used to, definitely," McCartney was quoted in the podcast interview.
"Now, sometimes they can be empty, but I always look to see. This time it was either in the piano seat or it might have been up on the music stand, it was this song "Golden Slumbers."
In a 1980 interview with Playboy magazine, John Lennon was quoted saying: "None of us could read music, none of us could write it.
Source: CECILIA VICTOR/thestar.com.my
