They made writing your own material expected, rather than exceptional.Īnd John Lennon and Paul McCartney were exceptional songwriters McCartney was, and is, a truly virtuoso musician George Harrison wasn’t the kind of guitar player who tore off wild, unpredictable solos, but you can sing the melodies of nearly all of his breaks. They had already absorbed Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers and Chuck Berry, but they were also writing their own songs. Compared to rabid R&B evangelists like the Rolling Stones, the Beatles arrived sounding like nothing else. It wasn’t the first time anything like this had happened, but the Beatles achieved a level of fame and recognition known previously only to Charlie Chaplin, Brigitte Bardot and Elvis Presley, along with a little of the airless exclusivity of astronauts, former presidents and other heavyweight champions.Įvery record was a shock. My experience - seizing on every picture, saving money for singles and EPs, catching them on a local news show - was repeated over and over again around the world. I was exactly the right age to be hit by them full-on. The Beatles even recorded for Parlophone, which was a comedy label, as if they believed they might be a passing novelty act. Prior to that, the people in show business from the north of England had all been comedians. The funny thing is that parents and all their friends from Liverpool were also curious and proud about this local group. I didn’t care about that they were the band for me. The photo was badly lit, and they didn’t quite have their look down Ringo had his hair slightly swept back, as if he wasn’t quite sold on the Beatles haircut yet. This was 1962 or ’63, before they came to America. I spent most of my holidays on Merseyside then, and a local girl gave me a bad publicity shot of them with their names scrawled on the back.
Her album, The Hurting, The Healing, The Love is set to be released this fall.I first heard of the Beatles when I was nine years old. With her solo career blowing up and no commitments to a group, Cabello won’t have to pass out on anymore collaborations in the future. The single was on No.1 on Billboard charts for several weeks last year. I always tried to do my solo stuff off cycle, so that was super on, and so I had to say no, and then that was the number one song in the world.” “I loved the song,” Camila said, “but I had to turn it down because I was with the group at the time, and we were about to put an album out. In a recent interview with the Elvis Duran Morning Show, the Cuban singer revealed that she did a demo with the GRAMMY award-winning group The Chainsmokers for their hit song “Closer,” which went on to feature Halsey. Now, we’re learning that Cabello also missed out on major collaborations because of her commitment to the popular girl group. My goal is to be brave and open up my soul.” “My fans are really going to know me from the music I’m writing. “Fifth Harmony wasn’t the maximum expression of me individually,” she told Seventeen earlier this year. The 20-year-old also became a face for the fashion brand GUESS.
Since departing from Fifth Harmony in December and going solo, the singer has dropped two singles, announced an album, performed at several award shows and collaborated with music hitmakers Pitbull, J Balvin and Major Lazer. Camila Cabello has been on a roll for the last couple of months.