Pete Best & Mona Best Interview
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- The legendary Mona Best was one of the most important persons in the Beatles' career and in the development of the Liverpool music & club scene in the early Sixties.
The Beatles often played at Mona's popular teen club, the Casbah Coffee Club, and her son Pete joined the group in August, 1960 just as they were about to leave for Hamburg, Germany.
In this short clip, Mona and Pete discuss the dismissal of Pete from the band in 1962.
Pete has had a good life - a nice bloke, i met him and i was honored - he is a big part of Beatles history
I met him as well and I liked him
He was literally in the Beatles and then in his 40s became "wealthy monetarily", that's a crazy life way better than like 90% of people.
I've never met Pete but can certainly agree he comes off as a really nice guy. However that doesn't mean that he was as good a musician as the rest of the Beatles felt they needed for their band.
@@stevenhall9009 Stop comparing - he was there when he was supposed to be - God has it all planned out but he gives us free will to make decisions - Ringo was supposed to be in the band and the drummer all along
@@justinherbert9146 I personally never made a comparison, I simply pointed out what each of the Beatles has said in interviews about Pete's drumming abilities. It was they who made a comparison.
I had the honor of meeting Pete. Very classy guy!
God bless him!
Not many men could have coped with what this man has, he’s remained a decent genuine honest person through the whole saga of the greatest pop group in history. He’s told his truth with dignity, yes..sure there were periods he sank into despair, who wouldn’t for heavens sake but he’s come through it a better man much admired by many who can empathise.
Probably got his constitution from his mother she came over as being a decent women.
The man is a winner in his own right.
A better man than I!
@Simon Taylor thanks for the comment, friend. When you say: check out the Stones. In what context are you referring? BTW… Pete Best plays drums with his brother. So Ringo and Pete play with other drummers. Thanks again.
I met Pete Best at BEATLERAMA in Toronto, Canada in 1994
Very nice person
Kicked out of the next most succesful band ever and later on discovering his bossy mother having a secret loving relationship with a contemporary manager of the same band with a baby born from (half brother)...It's all hard to bear... It's a miracle he is still alive... it's his Biggest success
Not many people know this 😂
It must have been pretty amazing being the owner and manager of the Casbah Coffee Club, one of the most popular youth clubs in Liverpool in the early Sixties. To think that the early Beatles were regulars at Mona's club ... Amazing!
:-)
PS ... I want to thank everyone for the super comments. Thanks for watching ...
A heartbreaking thing back then, but Pete is thankful now for not having to bear the horrible scars of being a former Beatle. He's having the time of his life now.
What horrible scars?
@@Cosmo-Kramer He would end up worse than Ringo, he didn't had any talent, dedication and charisma, he's better living of saying that he was kicked out the Beatles
@@alexcamacho.336 Ummm, you say that like Ringo's struggling in his post-Beatles life, and while he certainly didn't enjoy the same success with his solo career as his former Beatle bandmates did (for obvious reasons), I think Ringo's doing just fine, what with his $350M net worth, and good health at age 83. So what do you mean Pete would end up worse than Ringo?? That Pete's net worth would only be $200M??? Lol
I agree. Pete should never be forgotten.
He isn't forgotten, as all these UA-cam videos on Pete proves.😊
I feel really sorry for the guy can you imagine seeing all that success the Beatles was having seeing them on tv hearing thier records getting to number 1, seeing them become super stars and feeling that you should be sharing all this success with them, must have been like a living hell for the guy no wonder he did attempt to kill himself .
mark caine He is a very strong person...
And his mum was bonking all his mates
@The SNES Man if they had not sacked Pete before their first world wide number one record he would have been the most sort after Beatle because of his good looks, it would have been unthinkable for the boys to give him that sack after this. And Ringo would most likely remained unknown. There are many parallel universes maybe in another universe Pete was was never sacked.
@The SNES Man They did. They traded him in with Ringo's band.
@The SNES Man Honestly, I don't think so. Yeah the manner sucked, but the main thing was the fact they fired him in the first place. Just as they were making it, when they had signed with EMI and were going to make their first record. There's really no manner in which that can go down well at all.
Thats really sad..
Glad that he's doing well now.
Pete may have gotten over it and moved on with his life but when ever you see a interview with him where he is asked about when he was kicked out of the Beatles you can see the hurt is still there in his eyes. After all he was stabbed in the back big time. Now that's something he will never forget.
It was a nasty betrayal, it was.
But he stole all the attention from John, Paul, and George. If Pete stayed in the band, The Beatles wouldn't become popular and still be singing Love me Do and She Loves You till they were in their late 40's. And Ringo would have given up his role of being a drummer if he was still with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.
@@Cosmo-Kramer Not really. They just replaced the drummer with a better and more compatible one. It is only noteworthy because of what The Beatles became, but this happens in bands all the time.
Yes he literally tried to commit suicide a year after this interview…
Es "mejor" ser apuñalado"que ser el apuñalador ,con eso podrá vivir y morir tranquilo,no cago a nadie es gente ante todo!!
Picture this: Pete Best watching footage of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Seeing those lads he had - so recently, it must have seemed - shared dingy Hamburg digs with, up on the big stage. And then picture him reading reports of how '73M people watched the Beatles on Ed Sullivan'. Reading that 'so many people watched it that crime rates plummeted during their performance'. I'd hazard to say that no-one in human history has felt quite the same bizarre set of emotions that Pete Best must have felt at such moments.
Dear God, I hope there's a special place reserved in Heaven for Mr Best. Because just thinking about the above has given me goosebumps.
Pete Best was very dashing in those days. God bless him.
But he stole the fame from John, Paul, and George. His mother is answering for him throughout the interview. I'm glad Ringo Starr took over as the drummer, who knows where he'd be if he stayed with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.
Dont worry Pete, you´re part of the history too... I know you since I was a child
Pete Best did get the boot but Ringo clicked with the others, that was obvious plus his drumming was not as "clunky" as Pete's. However, since 1988, Pete made his mark with fans, not to mention a few million pounds as well, so while his story initially was sad, it did have a happy ending.
@The SNES Man Paul did not phone him. Pete hasn't spoken to any of his former Beatles bandmates, nor his replacement, since the day before he was sacked nearly 6 decades ago.
@@Cosmo-Kramer -I believe I recall seeing a recent interview with Pete Best where he said just before the anthology was due to be released in ‘95 Paul personally called Pete on the phone and said, on the lines of ‘I think it’s about time some wrongs should be righted: there’s some money due to you here. Take it or leave it.’ To which Pete, quite sensibly said ‘thank you very much, where do I sign?’ I’m obviously paraphrasing here and I don’t believe the conversation evolved any further than that, but it was certainly a gesture towards an olive branch and meant that Pete did finally make something out of his part in The Beatles’ story financially, and while he was still relatively young enough to enjoy it: I think it was round then he gave up work and went on the road with his band.
What amazes me is what an invidious position Neil Aspinall must have been in fathering a child with Mona, just prior to Pete getting sacked. He was obviously a great friend to The Beatles and also a good man to ensure he kept in touch with Mona and Roag and that Roag was included in his will.
@@dominicberesford5459 Dominic, that's just not true. Pete never had that conversation with Paul. Just watch any interview of Pete since then, as he's invariably asked the question, "Have you had any contact with your former Beatles bandmates?", and Pete answers the question the same way every time: "None." If you can provide me with a link where Pete said that, then I'm all ears. But I'm not holding my breath, because Pete's been adamant and consistent with his answer to the question ever since the time of the Anthology. Of course, he gave the same exact answer before the Anthology, too, as he hasn't spoken to the other 3 since his last gig with them in August of '62.
As for Neil, yes, that must've been very awkward for him.
Pete definitely was a crowd favorite, esp. among the female fans. When the guys brought in Ringo, many fans were OUTRAGED that Pete was kicked out. It is said that George got a black eye from one of Pete Best's fans.
Ouch .....
According to interviews conducted by Mark Lewishon with people who were there some were outraged for about a week and then he was completely and rightly forgotten.
@@scottandrewbrass Mark Lewishon has a very anti-Pete Agenda. Spencer Leigh has some good books on this topic if you are interested.
We love you Pete!
Pete was so good looking
got to be good looking 'cause he's so hard to see.
Come Together, Pete Best, in HD....
Not as good looking as Ringo. Ringo Starr was indeed a looker and had a marvelous nose.
@@lisettegarcia7013 huge nose you mean! And no Ringo wasn’t good looking at all.
@@startracker5895 jealous Pete Best fan....
I checked it out, and the article is very informative - - has tons of information and puts a lot things into context.
I guess you can say that history has proved that Ringo was the missing ingrediant that made the Beatles truly FAB.
Absolutely. Nevertheless, who can say with certainty, that they were a Beatle?(And that for two years.)
a lot has been said about the Beatles putting down Pete's drumming but almost every time they recorded something with an actual producer, the producers almost always had an issue with his drumming! At a point, John, Paul and George would just stomp on the stage to help Pete keep the timing right and while John said they taught Pete to keep a standard beat, he couldn't handle anything other than that. That said, most of what I've heard and read points out that Pete just didn't click with the three personally, something that everyone around them, including early fans noticed.
incredibly rare video and now we finally get to see & hear from Mona. Too bad we didn't get to hear her comment on the Casbah Club
I never understood why there would be jealousy though. Paul was considered good looking too so why weren't they jealous of him? I always heard it was because George Martin didn't like Pete's drumming and wouldn't let him play on their recordings.
Brian would not know one end of a drum stick from another it was not Brian's idea to sack Pete it was John, Paul and George idea to get rid of pete.it was just brian who had to do the dirty work and sack pete on behalf of the boys.
You are absolutely correct. The success of the beatles depended on many things and the chemistry between its members was absolutely essential. Pete Best, who from all accounts seems like a decent guy, just did not fit in with the other three. It is so obvious here and would be to anyone who cares to understand.
For two years they let him "not fit in?" Piffle. A long time to allow someone they didn't care for stay on. Balderdash! He fit in fine, they were just being jerks.
Poor guy. He had a great rock star look, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be for him.
Pete seems very kind,but he mumbled alot,and didn't have that spark Ringo did. Ringo could light up a room with that smile,and the Beatles needed that.
I’ve met Pete Best and also seen him play live. Firstly, and most importantly, he was a very nice man. Quiet and shy, but friendly. And I am truly sorry for what happened to him, as it couldn’t have been easy to live through.
That all said...he was a very mediocre drummer. Please understand that I don’t say that to be mean AT ALL. But as someone who plays the drums for a living, I know the difference. When I saw him, he had to have another drummer play along with him to fill out the sound and back him up (I think it was his son?). Ringo was just the better choice. And as far as compensation goes, it’s rumoured he had made a couple million quid from his contributions to the Anthology series, so it all worked out in the end.
Ringo certainly was the better choice and not the Best. The Beach Boy drummer was just ok and yet very popular with the ladies. Pete was the same for the Beatles. He was fine enough to play with them and produce the “Atomic Beat” which was copied by other lads. In the end, Ringo was the right choice.
Pete's name will never be forgotten . . .
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Great to hear that you met Pete, he seems like a genuinely nice guy. Your song sounds really interesting!
:-)
God Bless Pete and Mona. History will respectfully remember them and their place in Beatle history.
Amen to that.
This mistreatment came at the hands of those phonies called The Beatles who preached "The Word" and "All You Need Is Love"!
What a bunch of bull crap!
If someone needed to be fired it was George Harrison!
George couldn't play a decent Guitar solo to save his life!
Have you watched him in "live" performances? Absolutely atrocious! George is a very lucky man!
George Martin could have insisted that Paul McCartney replace George on Lead Guitar and relegate George to playing Bass.
Paul McCartney should have been The Beatles Lead Guitarist!
There are quite a few songs that feature Paul or John playing the Guitar solos.
George would drive Geoff Emerick up a wall trying to get a decent solo down on tape!
Anyone else think that Tom Everett Scott looks like Pete Best in "That Thing You Do"?-
Nothing against Pete Best, but it's fair to say that The Beatles were going NOWHERE without Ringo-don't believe any of what you read about Ringo not being a great drummer. It's agreed by drummers worldwide that Ringo is a human metronome-COMPLETELY on time ALL the time-part of the reason why The Beatles went on to make such great records.
A successful group needs first of all talent and chemistry. Pete didn't fit. Period, end of story. Regardless of the the reason. History has proven this decision to be a wise one.
I had the pleasure of meeting Pete Best (Sylvain Sound). We provided equipment & sound tech. Having been inducted into the AFof M here's my 2 cents worth. On the original recording of My Bonnie by Tony Sheridan you'll hear great drums provided by Pete. From 1960 until Pete was replaced they gig'd together & became a tight band. Been there, done that. McCartney overdubed Ringo & George's parts.Search Google. He would have done the same to Pete which is more embarrassing than being fired.
McCartney is a useless drummer and a useless lead guitarist...no way he overdubbed either Ringo or George.
Thanks, Eppy... It's just a bit heartbreaking that Pete was dismissed just as the Boys got their recording contract for EMI. It's like saying, yeah Pete was OK for Hamburg and the Cavern and 100's of one night stands, but now that we've gotten a record deal, he's gotta go.
Oh well, that's show biz...
If it wasn't for Brian Epstein, John, Paul, and George would still be making small gigs at bars and clubs! Pete Best was just horrible at drums.
So, this is the woman Neil Aspinall was banging back then?
Yes, and his hair is still in the 50s style too, which makes me feel it was not long after they became big. You might be interested to know that I met Pete once. It was very brief and a long time ago now. I wanted him to have a tape of a song I'd written, supposedly in line with his views on the sacking at around the time of this interview. It's called 'John, George, Pete and Paul' and I will be putting it up here when I get around to making a better recording.
To top everything else off, Neil Aspinall, the Beatles road manager/confidant was Pete Best's best friend, and actually went on to have a child out of wedlock with Mona Best, Pete's mother!!!
What a kick in the teeth! Though, Neil wanted nothing to do with the lads after Pete’s dismissal, Pete encouraged him to stay, knowing that they were on the cusp of success. My heart always had a soft spot for Pete the gentleman.
@nk801 well said. Whatever happened he definitely deserved an explanation after drumming with them for years!
Pete Best & Momo Interview
(The BackBeat Beatles & TWICE) (2016)
Pete Best (Rico) and his girlfriend Kathy Best (Momo) were being interviewed and talks about The Future of The Beatles.
Right on!
Words to live by! Many thanx...
Bringing your Mum to an enterview LOL my gosh!!!!! hahahahahah
@gordonbennet
Love Me Do was recorded by White and Ringo...and Best. The UK single was Ringo, all others were mainly White. Ringo thought White was on the UK single, he wasn't it was him.
Another person who holds a bit of a grudge is Allan Williams, the Beatles' first manager / booker. I read his book, THE MAN WHO GAVE THE BEATLES AWAY, and he had some harsh words to say about them.
As for the Lennon quote you mention, all I can say is "Wow ..." LOL!
Yeah. Paul admitted it himself that at the beginning of his career as a Beatles, all he was thinking about was his look and the girls. When we're young it's totally normal to care about that. At least the man's honest about it and writes/wrote amazing songs.
@walleyrange
He did fit in off stage. On stage he was shy and always had his head down.
@lushie Just got back from Liverpool. We took a private cab tour of the Beatles places where they played, etc. The guide said that Pete was knocked out of the band due to the girls looking over the other three and focusing on Pete. When you listen to both drummers it is apparent to me that Ringo had something unique. Mona Best was cited as also being a factor due to her over involvement with the band. Maybe like the Beach Boys having to deal with their father Maury Wilson?
Interesting. Notice how its a Pete Best interview, yet his mom does most of the talking. Its obvious that Pete didn't fit in with the others personalities at all.
Mona Best Very Beautiful Gorgeous Woman ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Actualy Tim, it was "Andy White". Alan White play with John and the Plastic Ono Band. He has beeen the drummer for the band "Yes" since Bill Bruford left. It's good hearing from you again. BSP
0:39 Pete making a cute face! ^_^ Now if his smother would let him freaking speak for himself...
If Stu was alive and still playing, and if they kept Pete too, those guys would be the faces.
Tera Toma Ray True
I asked Pete once if Lennon's murder had change his own view of what happen to him. I mentioned that John will never get to play with his grandchildren (if they ever appear), but Pete will. He said, "It's some compensation."
Rory and the Hurricanes could have hired him as their drummer, once Ringo left them for the Beatles. It would be a win-win.
This picture shows that John looks very envious.
Some guys don't even get stage time, so he must have had some nice memories. Nobody could have imagined they would have become as big as Elvis, so that must have been hard to take watching them become huge.
It was from the respective families of Paul, John, and George that didn't like Pete's popularity.
His mother ruined it for him. She kept bothering and calling Brian about what they were going to do with Pete’s band. Pete Best’s mother was a reason he got kicked out of the Beatles.
In Lennon's own words (1970 Rolling Stone interviews) ~
"You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth."
His band manager knocks his mom up, they kick him out of one of the most successful bands and he has to do an interview with his mother by his side. Pete what did you do in a past life
A truly historic place!
Tony Sheridan and the Beatles -including Pete Best- made a record and had a minor hit with 'My Bonnie'. This was at the request of Bert Kamfert who wanted to record them. I owned that album; and for its time - it's not bad. This same record is what got the attention of Brian Epstein, who was curious enough to check The Beatles out in Liddypool after a few requests from custumers for the record 'My Bonnie' came in to his record shop.
The rest is history...
@purple7hue
You are wrong. Recordings at Abbey Rd:
1st - Best - rehearsal
2nd - Starr - rehearsal
3rd - Starr/White - full recording
Why does this feel like a parent-teacher conference? XD
Why is this the best interview? Are there any others?
There were major limitations in Pete's drumming that would have held The Beatles back. Even has he not been sacked George Martin would never have let him play in any of the records.
Secondly, his personality was severely lacking compared to the other guys. He was sullen, never hung out with them and refused to adopt the Beatle hairstyle. He just wasn't one of them!
David Sumeray Falso, el dijo en una entrevista que nadie le pidió que se cambiara el peinado y por eso no se lo cambió, no porque el no quisiera, simplemente no contaban con él ya desde el principio, lo contrataron rápido antes de ir a Hamburgo porque necesitaban un batería y nada más... se aprovecharon de él, os guste o no, el propio Lennon lo reconoció mas tarde.
Tomiris. En eso tienes razón.
Pete is that kid in the neighborhood who was like, "I'm gonna go get my mama" every time you had a tussle with him.
He could handle his own. Mona was a strong personality herself, but she was basically The Beatles' manager between coming home from Hamburg and Brian Epstein signing them and did the bulk of the managerial duties.
So she has every right to be there and speak her mind considering her connections to the band
For speaking out, pete was blacklisted in the industry and cut from any interaction with the beatles still to this day. His story is the darkest stain on the Beatles legacy. As John Lennon himself said "The beatles where the biggest bastards around".. Still I love their music and can seperate the artists from the art.
Pete Best - LEGEND!
No matter how the history books remember Pete; he WAS a Beatle for two years and wouldn’t change that for the world.
@StrangeBrewJT
You are incorrect. The Ringo version went out as a single in the UK. The White version on the US pressed album.
I know I mean being next in line for being the drummer for the greatest band of all time, thats better than anyone else with the exception of ONE person, not too shabby Pete !
Truly so. Who can say, with no bravado, that for a short time, he was a Beatle?
Pete doesn’t have the same kind of charm and humour as the other Beatles. I doubt they connected as friends.
Agreed
can you believe that at this time, mona best was having an affair with pete's best friend? that's messed up, man, must've screwed him up psychologically. i guess it lasted 8 years, and they even had a kid together.
Bill Harry stated Johnny Hutchinson of the Big Three was offered the job before Ringo and turned it down saying, "Pete Best is a very good friend of mine. I couldn't do the dirty on him", although he did agree to play three bookings for the The Beatles until Ringo could join.
@Ottoboy111 ... Martin employed a group of arrangers, their job was to take apart what had been written and restructure it. They did far more in those days than they do today, I know I was in a band in 1964 and we recorded at the early Decca Studio in Denmark Street. One distinct memory was being told to finish on an 'A 6th' chord instead of 'A'; it made our up-beat song sound like a dance band number grrrr.... Remember a lot of what you read is written for you to believe... lol.
George Martin said Pete could stay in the band for live gigs etc. but that he wanted a professional if any studio recordings were to be done. That was enough for the other Beatles to get Pete out.
@timotastic
The normal thing in those days was to have a session drummer for studio work who knew the ways of the studio and producers. Martin knew he was sacked when Mona Best rang him wanting to know why.
And there's another thing:Pete's drumming was, let's say, too solid. He wasn't open to change or experiment. He'd been playing exactly the same way for two years. Ringo was already a bit of a household name and could not only play better but was (as proven by history) much more experimental. I feel for Pete... but in the end, we got Beatles.
The important fact that would be the most is the baby she had after a relationship with the Beatles co-manager Neil Aspinal and obviously hidden up from the conversation.
Pete i know you are great..... and thanxxxxx Mo!!!!!!!
Ringo's use of the ride cymbal and open hi-hat made a HUGE difference in the Beatle's sound, just check it out, and compare to Pete Best's rather choppy sounding hi-hat work. This loosened up the band's sound very much. Pete did get a raw deal, that's why the Boys let their manager sack him. I'm glad he finally got some real money from Anthology, he desereved it!
Does anyone know there precise date when this clip was first broadcast. Part of book research.
Pete's a real likable fellow .
Pete had some great records on his own with The Pete Best Group. All very "garagey" and a bit crude but definitely thought highly enough of to be covered by bands like The Lyres, etc.
Though Ringo was absolutely the right choice for the drum slot, it was still shoddy of The Beatles to never acknowledge what a catalyst Pete was to their own success. Though I think Macca has come around a bit in the last few years (by contributing to the Casbah book, etc.)
Agreed. Wouldn’t it be nice for Paul and Pete to get together over a pint and shoot the breeze, before either depart from planet earth.
Ringo was the catalyst to their success, not Pete.
Did I say THEE catalyst? I'm just talking about going to Hamburg and getting it together there. I wasn't necessarily talking about his drumming, per se. More his and his mother's efforts to help them along. Thanks for the admonishment though.
@@mndandy Pete was a last minute addition, because they had no choice. Pete was definitely the catalyst for getting them deported from Hamburg.
"To this day, no one knows the real reasons why Pete was kicked out of the Beatles."
I know why...
HE COULDN'T PLAY VERY WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please don't send me hate comments, just listen to "Love Me Do" off of the Anthology set. He only knew one beat, and the tempo was all over the place. He is a sweet guy, I talked to him for 4 hours one night after playing a Beatles convention he attended, but I could play drums better than Pete when I was 12 years old. He didn't fit, sorry. BSP
An idea came to me the other day whilst I was under the influence of Monkey Chemicals.Couldn't the boys have had two drummers,like Adam Ant ?....they could have sung stuff like "Stand And Please Me" "She Loves Friends and Foes" and "Can't Buy Me A Goody Two Shoes".........Hmm......perhaps not.
Mama's little boy. How old is he here? Twelve?
So what rather have a good mother that cares than a awful one who couldn't aless.
@Ottoboy111 ...I haven't forgotten, they like most bands did their own songs mixed in with others peoples work. Just like the band I was in. Yes, they may have recorded songs in a couple of hours, just like we did, but post editing was available albeit it only 4 track, (4 was often bounced to give 8). There was much post editing to the beatles work. Believe me, it can be heard on many tracks. I was there in that environment in the 1960/70's.
Omg!! :O aww he was sooo handsome!!
Yes, absolutely. If you look at photos of the Beatles in leather gear at the Cavern, they were real punk rockers.
You can see why Neil Aspinall was sliding up there, can't you?
George Martin suggested that OJ LOVE MY rioja recorded a studio drummer that also was true, but Pete Best left to the presentations, with the other 3 were rightly getting the beatles pete that needed a drummer that was andalusia level both in recording them in presentations, as well pete was the only one that might not fit the new look of the others, wanted to continue looking like ELVIS and this makes it so simple that not thinking big as the other BEATLES
Mona would have been the foundation of rock and roll from England. The boys feared that Mona and what she had accomplished would have made her the MOTHER OF ROCK AND ROLL, Mona and the James Dean Looks of Pete.
Pete you were the bigger man.Once John said how could you sleep at night??
Hello you all1
Still one thing to say; ont the DVD Pete Best tries to convince people about being a nice chum to John and Paul by telling superficial anecdotes, that most people already know.
If he was such a buddy with the others, how come even John - the most outspoken and fearless Beatle - couldn't tell him, that he had to go?!
All the best
jrahde
no ringo was one of the best. i say this because, all the great drummers today were influenced by him to play music. not only that, he has good chops, great time, and great feel. he plays for the music. artists look for drummers who play for the music than just show off.
Depends on how you define "nice," I guess. The competition on top is so fierce and nasty that even if you do make it, you'll never stay up there for long unless you play along like everyone else. Which is why I say some are in denial. They think they're nice as can be, and their image is perfect, but there are always nasty dealings of one kind or another in their past and going on behind the scenes.
lol Pete looked confuse when the interviewer called him good looking.
You know, "nice". Good, ethical, honest people. I think George Harrison was basically a sweet, honest man and everybody who knew him said so. I could list a whole bunch of other good people who have talent and enjoy sharing their gift with the world.
The Best thing that could've happened to the Beatles...
@HengistTheGreat
George Harrison said it was Tommy Moore. They did yours of Scotland backing Jonny Gentle. Best replaced him.
His girlfriend would attack Tommy and the Beatles when they got home late. He left the band because of her. For a few weeks they had a drummer between Moore and Best, Norman Chapman, who was off the uni and turned down the permanent position.
Tommy died in obscurity about 10 years back. 12 attended his funeral.
The Wikipedia article on Pete Best is a must-read.
Does anyone really think the Beatles would have been The Beatles if Best had stayed with the band? The chemistry wasn't right. Pete was too subdued and conservative for the band. And John and Paul wouldn't have looked so charismatic with a handsome curly haired drummer behind them.
John Lennon finally said the way they fired him was cowardly.
I'm glad Pete finally made millions of dollars with The Beatles Anthology. And outlived 2.
And John Lennon is not longer enjoying it.
Well I know its not looks that's important, but standing next to Paul John and George I will never understand to this day how Paul was jealous of Pete or how Pete was considered "best looking"oh Paulie there was nothing worth to be jealous of not to be mean but Ringo looked better than the freak not that Ringo looked bad, but hell a lot better mister Best here.JMHO
+rebecca st. martin You're delusional.
xreddragonx no your just a troll