The Beatles considered replacing George Harrison with Eric Clapton

It’s been reported over the years that Walken was George Lucas’ second choice to play protagonist Han Solo — a role which eventually went to Harrison Ford. “I did audition [for ‘Star Wars’] but I don’t think I came remotely close to getting the job,” Walken told the Financial Times on Thursday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFifty-one years later, how do we appraise “Let It Be,” the Beatles’ swan song, the document of their breakup, the one that the bandmembers themselves initially disliked so much that Paul McCartney took legal action and John Lennon dubbed it a salvage job from “the shittiest load of badly recorded shit — and with a lousy feeling to it — ever”?Of course, the men doth protest too much: The group’s high standards guaranteed that there is no such thing as a bad Beatles

trailer was released on Wednesday and shows long-lost, restored archival footage from the Beatles’ old days and vintage band interviews.The series will feature the foursome’s intriguing songwriting and singing processes, as well as the struggles they underwent as friends and bandmates.Much of the special will showcase never-before-seen footage from the group’s January 1969 recording session and final live London show on the rooftop of Apple Corps headquarters on Savile RowMembers Paul

“The Beatles: Get Back” to work in a new Disney+ docuseries from renowned director Peter Jackson (“Lord of the Rings”, “Heavenly Creatures”).

Lorraine Kelly questioned why Sir Paul McCartney has put blame on John Lennon for ending the The Beatles over 50 years after the legendary band split up in 1970.

the same argument she made when she attacked Nicki Minaj for her own vaccine skepticism last month. Reid went on to point out that Clapton donated a van and £1,000 to a British anti-vax band and was dragged in music-focused media, like Rolling Stone, for it.

Ringo Starr has opened up about a bizarre reunion offer made to The Beatles in 1973, which they turned down.In a New Yorker profile on Paul McCartney today (October 11), it was revealed that McCartney had flown to Los Angeles to visit John Lennon that year, after his breakup with Yoko Ono.The duo’s brief time together – which reportedly involved studio sessions with Stevie Wonder and Henry Nillsson – sparked rumours of a Beatles reunion.Starr is featured in the profile talking about the band

change the world — or at least the world’s perception of COVID-19 vaccines. The 76-year-old rocker — who has repeatedly railed against the vaccines and associated mandates in recent months — has now helped bankroll an anti-vax band, Rolling Stone reported.

James Taylor has spoken about auditioning to join The Beatles‘ label Apple Records in the late 1960s.The singer-songwriter said in a new interview that he believes his youth – besides his musical talent – helped him have the confidence to sell himself.“I had some kind of competence and the arrogance of youth, without which nobody would ever do anything, because you’d hedge your bets,” Taylor recalled to GuitarWorld of auditioning in front of Paul McCartney and George Harrison.“There’s a stage in

Eric Clapton reportedly donated £1,000 and lent his own van to UK anti-lockdown music group Jam For Freedom earlier this year, congratulating its founder on doing “great work”.A new Rolling Stone story reports on the guitarist’s support of Jam For Freedom, who describe their purpose as “spearheading the pro-freedom revolution happening globally as a response to restrictions on our basic human rights to work, travel and live” by playing free shows or ‘jams’ in public spaces.

Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise. Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s "This Cultural Life" that is scheduled to air on Oct.

In an excerpt of an interview with The Guardian, Paul McCartney has blamed John Lennon for initiating the breakup of The Beatles more than 50 years ago.

LONDON -- Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly refuting the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise.Speaking on an episode of BBC Radio 4’s “This Cultural Life’’ that is scheduled to air on Oct. 23, McCartney said it was John Lennon who wanted to disband The Beatles.“I didn’t instigate the split,” McCartney said.

More than five decades after the bitter breakup of The Beatles, the circumstances surrounding the band’s split remain murky.

Paul McCartney has set the record straight on who instigated the break-up of The Beatles, claiming that it was actually John Lennon.Probably the most analysed break-up in rock history, the Fab Four split over 50 years ago, prompting McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr all to go their separate ways.For years it was believed that McCartney was unilaterally behind the band disbanding after he answered a question from a journalist in 1970 with the claim that The Beatles no longer