![]() "We'd been The Beatles for quite a while. On why they chose to go with a persona on Sgt. And we couldn't because it was just a million seagulls screaming." It was like, OK, it would be quite nice to be able to hear the song we're playing. "Later then, it got a bit worrying because now the first sort of flush of the excitement had been going for quite a few years and we were maturing and we were sort of out of that phase. On how the screaming of Beatlemania got old It really was just we young guys trying to get laid, as Americans would say." It was the fulfillment of all our dreams. It was kind of the opposite for us, so I suppose, as we got more and more popular and the girls started screaming, to tell you the truth, we just enjoyed it. We didn't mind, as long as we were attractive, because as kids, we were apparently not very attractive and we certainly weren't the big kind of quarterback who attracted all the girls in town. So as we got fans, that became our motivation, which was, we were trying to be attractive in any way you like - visually, physically, sexually. We just wanted to have a girlfriend and basically do as much as we could, was the idea. ![]() On the Beatles going from normal teenage boys to being the most desired men on the planet McCartney describes writing songs with Lennon as a "kind of pingpong," in which the two men would go back and forth with melodies and lyrics. It's a collection of his lyrics and the stories behind them, starting with songs he wrote before The Beatles and ending with songs from his latest album, McCartney III, which was released in 2020. In addition to the documentary, McCartney has a new, two-volume set of books called The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present. "The film is really great for me, because I see me and John messing around pretending to be ventriloquists instead of being sensible and singing the song." "We're just doing goofy things and everyone's behaving very normally and in a very friendly manner," he says. McCartney says seeing the new footage has helped him reframe his own story. 25 on Disney+, revisits that period, drawing on previously unused footage to tell a different story. Now, the new documentary Get Back, releasing Nov. To see more, visit Fresh Air.Music News Peter Jackson To Direct Documentary On The Beatles Recording 'Let It Be' 'It Was Just Thrilling': 2 NPR Founders Remember The First Days, 50 Years AgoĬopyright 2021 Fresh Air. Stephen Colbert On Missing His Live Audience And Making Comedy A Family Business You can listen to the original interviews and review here: ATC creator Bill Siemering and former co-host (then production assistant) Susan Stamberg look back on the iconic first broadcast. 'It Was Just Thrilling': 2 NPR Founders Remember The First Days, 50 Years Ago: NPR's program, All Things Considered, debuted on May 3, 1971. If she laughs, he knows he's on the right track. ![]() Sometimes his wife, Evie, is in the room. ![]() ![]() Stephen Colbert On Missing His Live Audience And Making Comedy A Family Business: Colbert has been taping The Late Show without a live audience during the pandemic, but he's not always alone. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. ![]()
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