The John Lennon song Ritchie Blackmore couldn’t stand: “Very average”
A controversial take.
John Lennon Archives: 05/2026
The genre John Lennon couldn’t stand working on: “The people that surround it”
The wrong kind of attitude.
The Beatles song that was almost beyond George Martin’s capabilities: “Ringo was our drum machine”
The balance of playing in time.
Friends, foes, and the circus: The tangled relationship of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
You needed to pick a side, even if they rarely did.
The 1967 Beatles album John Lennon fell out of love with: “One of the most important steps”
Having a short shelf-life.
Five musicians who couldn’t stand John Lennon: “Ain’t no revolutionary”
“John Lennon ain’t no revolutionary. He’s a fucking idiot, man.”
The 1968 song Paul McCartney thought was beyond John Lennon: “A very sweet tune”
Well outside of his usual space.
The 1982 song that Paul McCartney struggled to perform live: “It’s a very charged experience”
The emotional powerhouse.
The “primitive” Beatles song that hurt John Lennon in 1968: “He even recorded it by himself”
Lennon was excluded from the track.
Five underrated Beatles songs and the strange stories behind them
Everything inspired a song, it seems.