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He was interviewed by The Liverpool Beat, and this time Horst answers questions in English about his new book "Stories behind the Pictures"
You can read more about his new book on his official website
I love his accent...you can clearly tell that he is a) from Germany and (b) if you are familiar with the German accents and especially the one from Hamburg you can hear where exactly he comes from. But it is astonishing how good he speaks English given that he learnt that language quite late in his life....
When he comes to lecture here somewhere I WILL see him, someone told me he talks a lot and he remembers so many things...
Astrid
This is kinda tricky, really....at least I must say there is no gradation in this from good to bad or something.
1. Revolver, The Beatles
2. Sgt. Pepper, The Beatles
3. Abbey Road, The Beatles
4. Beggar's Banquet, The Rolling Stones
5. Rock in Rio, Iron Maiden
6. Band on the Run, WINGS
7. Vun drinne noh drusse, BAP
8. Back in Black, ACDC
9. Use your Illusion I, GunsN'Roses / Use your Illusion II, GunsN'Roses
10. Some Time in NY City, John Lennon
I had to leave out so many I like....but well, these are my ten favorites.
Astrid
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beagle_agent resolves to...Give some peanuts to charity.
Give up comics.
Become a better john.
Overcome my secret fear of fics.
Give up writing.
Peanuts to charity?? ROFL....
And become a better John...that is good.
When I think about it...to overcome my secret fear of fics by giving up writing is a bad idea.
Astrid
beagle_agent sent to me...beatle9s drumminglyxzens pipinglukinha_jesuss a-leapingWell, I would be satisfied with only ONE Beatle but the more, the better. Maybe I can now answer the question WHO the fifth Beatle was.......
And twelve beatle9s drumming...roftl
Astrid
Recently a new book about Paul "Paul McCartney: A life" was released. Today I found an interesting interview with the author, Peter Carlin, where he talks a lot about Paul and John.
( The guy is like a duck: when he bonds, he bonds for life. Or what he thinks will be life. )
SIR PAUL McCARTNEY admits THE BEATLES weren't much cop when they first formed.
Realising they sounded average at best, Macca wasn't surprised in 1962 when record label Decca refused to sign the band - who went on to become the biggest of all time.
In an interview with Xfm's IAN CAMFIELD, he said: "We obviously weren't that good. We were formulating it all.
"You wouldn't have thought we were that great. You'd have turned us down if you were a record company. And they did - Decca turned us down!"
Soon after Decca snubbed the Fab Four, producer GEORGE MARTIN signed them to EMI's Parlophone label and the band - prior to sticksman RINGO STARR's arrival - went on to play a 48-night residency in a Hamburg, Germany, club.
It was during this formative era that they honed their sound and learned the art of wowing crowds.
Macca said: "When we first went to Hamburg, and there'd be no-one in the club.
"You'd see a couple of students, maybe a guy and his girlfriend, and they'd look in a bit tentatively, look up at the price of the beer, see it was too much and start walking out.
"So we'd go, 'Come on, everybody, get back in here! It's all happening!'
"So we'd learned to attract an audience. After a few weeks, we'd be really packing those clubs.
"It taught us that game of how to win over an audience.
"We learned loads of songs, so by the time we got back to England, we had quite a big repertoire.
Having played packed stadiums in The Beatles, WINGS and as a solo artist since the 60s, Macca says nothing beats the adrenaline rush of playing in a little pub.
So much so, he's often tempted to bash out a few songs down the local boozer when he's on a break.
"I've never felt bored, I've never felt like staying at home," he added.
"I always said, if I wasn't allowed to do it, it'd be my hobby.
"I'd show up at some pub, saying, S'cuse me, can I play? I'd love to do that.
"Those are some of my happiest memories, being there among a group of people and having someone buy you a beer."
You can listen to the entire interview on Ian Camfield's Xfm Breakfast Show, week beginning November 16
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They learned in Hamburg...I like that!!
And I would really love to see him bash out a few songs down the local boozer when he's on a break....that reminds me of that trip he made with Tony Bramwell (and Martha), when they stopped in a small town and he played some songs in the pub with the people. I wish I could have been there!
Astrid
Here are some interesting memories by Geoff Emerick, the engineer (written down by someone who talked to him some time ago.....)
They always said it wasn't Yoko who broke the band....it wasn't her, but I am sure the fact that she was in the studio, had even a micro to comment on songs (!!!) and didn't give John the space he needed (but did not ask for of course) was the final bang on the head (Maxwell's hammer, yeah!) for the Beatles.
Astrid
Astrid
Yes I believe in the concept of a soulmate. I believe that you can have more than one soulmate, maybe one of your own gender and two of the opposite. Four soulmates make a whole soul in my imagination, containing both male and female parts. But I won't insist on four, you can pick how many you think are necessary for you.
I met two already...my husband and my best female friend. We are bound in many ways, not only in love or friendship. Sometimes we even know what the other thinks, sometimes we do the same thing although we are far away from each other. My friend, who lives an hour away from me, cut her hair a day after mine without knowing it and it looked exactly the same. Then I dyed my hair...and when she did it some days later we had the same color although we hadn't talked about it.
No, I never worried that the one got away....I knew that I will meet him or her.
The most fantastic soulmates for me btw are John Lennon and Paul McCartney. There wasn't an inch of daylight between them, so close were they.
Astrid
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