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This is just too much for me.

The Beatles | 1965 © Robert Whitaker

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Sheff did not ask John a question about Paul's bass skills, but yet we learn about them.

August, 1980: In an interview with Playboy writer David Sheff, John doesn’t take kindly to having his former bandmates’ talents underestimated.

SHEFF: Critics would criticize Ringo’s drumming by saying, you know, “If he wasn’t a Beatle—” JOHN: Ringo’s a damn good drummer. He was – he was always a good drummer. He’s not technically good— SHEFF: But critics used to criticize him all the time. JOHN: Well – yeah. I think Ringo’s drumming is underrating – underrated, the same way as Paul’s bass-playing is underrated. Paul was one of the most innovative bass players that ever played bass. And half the stuff that’s going on now is directly ripped off from his Beatle period. He was always, uh, coy about his bass-playing. He’s an egomaniac about everything else about him, but his bass-playing he was always a bit coy about. He is a great musician who played the bass like few other people could play it.

Now if you compare Paul’s bass-playing with The Rolling Stones’ bass player’s bass-playing, and you compare Ringo’s drumming with Charlie Watts’, they’re equal to, if not better. But the credit has always gone to, uh, Bill and Charlie, and Paul and Ringo didn’t get it. But we got other credits that must have made them feel bad, too, so it all equals out in the end. But I always objected to the fact that because Charlie came on a little more arty than Ringo, and knew jazz, and did cartoons, that he got credit. And I think that Charlie’s a damn good drummer and the other guy’s a good bass player, but I think Paul and Ringo stand up anywhere, any – with any of the rock drummers. Not technically great, and none of us were technical musicians, none of us could read music, none of us can write it, but as pure musicians, as – as inspired humans to make the noise, they’re as good as anybody.

It’s such a feelin’ that my love                                   I can’t hide…

Some pictures of the Beatles with each others’ children

More ✨McLennon✨!!!!

This song by Paul was just too perfect not to use!

Nice

1976

Looks like rehearsals just after Ringo joined

Young Beatles at the Cavern Club

McLennon for sure.

John’s “not that I care” series on Paul’s arrest according to Dakota Days by John Green

Instead of quoting the whole chapter, which i admit, is very tempting, I have decided to just post mini quotes of every time that John tells his psychic that he doesn’t really care about Paul’s arrest in 1980.

Here we go. I’ll start with this introduction from the book:

The Lennons were still maintaining separate living quarters and separate interests when they heard the news of Paul McCartney’s arrest. Paul had been arrested for trying to smuggle marijuana into Japan while visiting there to perform in a concert tour.  

Yoko worried that the news of Paul’s arrest might throw John back into the old depression. But when I talked to him over the phone one afternoon a few days after the incident, his voice held no depression, only righteous indignation and sympathy for Paul. (p, 229)

“It’s lousy, Charles. Typical, but lousy. Some petty official probably needed a promotion and set Paul up to get it. Not that I have great love for the man, you understand. (…) If he wanted his smoke, you know he wouldn’t have had to carry it on his own person” (p. 229 - 230)

“Paul’s been busted before, you know. Ths is only going to make life more difficult for him. Not that I care, but it’s just the meanness of the thing that irks me. “ (p. 230)

“So what are they holding him for? That’s just the work of some power-mad little creep showing off to the world, knowing that the longer he holds Paul the longer he is important”

“For someone you claime not to care about you seem awfully upset”

“It’s the injustice of the thing that upsets me. (…) Maybe it affects me a little more because it’s Paul, and I know him, and he’s a musician, but I doubt it. It would bother me no matter who they got”. (P. 231)

“You don’t think they are mistreating him, do you, Charles?”

“Aside from the fact that they are holding him in a jail cell, I doubt that there is any mistreatment”

“That’s good. Not that I really care, you understand, but I wouldn’t want to think they are abusing him in any way”

“You keep telling me how much you don’t care. I begin to wonder if it’s true”

“Of course I care! Not that I want to, but you can’t know a person as intimately as I’ve known Paul and not care. I’m pissed at him, and have been for years, but that’s my private war with him” (p, 234)

Two days later Paul was released. The concert had been canceled and he and Linda left Japan immediately. John greeted the news with a great sigh of relief. 

“I’m glad that’s over. I feel like I’ve been keeping a vigil for him. Not that I care, you understand” (p. 238)

And that is the series of Not That I Care by John Lennon. I just find it amusing and endearing, and thought i’d share. 

Please keep in mind that this has been sourced from Dakota Days by John Green. Many people consider him an unreliable source. Others, like myself, stand in the middle. There is no arguing that when it comes to insiders, he could be considered one. I believe his insight could be valuable, but at the same time I completely understand why people might feel differently. That said, enjoy! Bwahahahahaha 

Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison performing as Japage 3, photographed by Mike McCartney on March 8, 1958. This was taken at Paul's Aunt Gin's house during the wedding reception of his cousin, Ian Harris. The person standing next to Paul is Dennis Littler, a friend of Ian's.