The Beatlology Interviews

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Back in 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged a bed-in at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. When Lennon announced he wanted to record a song, André Perry got the call to record it. His story is legendary - and André tells us how he rescued a terrible recording to become one of the most famous peace anthems of all time.

Mal Evans holds a special place in Beatles history - he was with them from the Cavern days through to the early solo years. His story is both remarkable and tragic. Author Ken Womack has written the definitive biography, as the Evans' family gave him access to Mal’s memoirs and notes. A must-listen interview for Beatles fans.

In this archived interview, Max talks about his favourite Beatle albums, Ringo’s profound influence on rock drummers, and what happened onstage at a Springsteen concert the night Lennon was murdered.

Jann and Peter Blake designed what Rolling Stone called the “greatest album cover of all time.” The story behind that album cover is fascinating. Remarkably, Jann and Peter never heard the album before designing the cover, how the faces were chosen is surprising, and Jann explodes quite a few myths surrounding the Sgt. Pepper cover. A must listen.

Ian Leslie has written a new book titled “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs” where he puts forth a fascinating premise: That John and Paul communicated to each other via song lyrics - during the Beatles years. Leslie says that Lennon and McCartney was an intense relationship, but while they wrote incredible songs together, they were unable to communicate their deep friendship to each other - so they camouflaged those feelings in songs. It’s a terrific read. Here’s a link to purchase the book.

Back in 1968, 24-year-old Paul Saltzman went to India. He was nursing a broken heart, and made his way to the Maharishi’s ashram. He didn’t know it, but the Beatles were inside. Paul has great stories about the time he spent with them, and took famous photos of the Beatles in Rishikesh.

Kosh designed the Let It Be and Abbey Road album covers, along with many Beatle solo LPS, and reveals some nuggets about those albums I’ve never heard before. He has great stories of his time at Apple, and Kosh also tells us about designing some of the most classic rock albums of all time, including Hotel California.