The musician that Jimmy Page and George Martin agreed was modern music’s only “genius”
A hero’s hero.
George Martin
The “number one” Beatles song Paul McCartney and the band rejected in 1962: “We can’t be seen with that”
Far too poppy for their standards.
The night The Beatles laced George Martin’s tea with drugs: “They wouldn‘t let us leave”
Pranking the teacher.
The Beatles song that was almost beyond George Martin’s capabilities: “Ringo was our drum machine”
The balance of playing in time.
The musicians who couldn’t stand working with The Beatles: “They were horrified”
Not playing according to the rules.
The silly 1970 Beatles song George Martin couldn’t stand: “Not very good really”
“What the hell was that?”
The 1967 song that disappointed John Lennon, according to George Martin
Songs that didn’t hold up as well.