beatles1964_libcong1. John Lennon believed 9 was his lucky number, so much so that he rewrote history, claiming he and Yoko Ono met on November 9, 1966 instead of November 7.

2. Paul McCartney was inspired by Mal Evans, an employee at Apple Corp, to write “Let It Be” after Mal said the phrase to calm his worries about the band’s impending legal woes.

3. Bob Dylan was the only musician who The Beatles considered to be their superior.

4. John was the first member to quit the band.

5. George Harrison became chums with the Monty Python crew and encouraged them to do a parody of The Beatles--a fictitious band called The Rutles.

6. Paul was the first member to officially break the news of the band’s break-up in a Q&A he released to the press.

7. Richard Starkey, aka Ringo, had a short career as a Hollywood actor, doing several films in the 70s.

8. George was the first artist to release a triple-disc album.

9. Paul wrote and starred in the film, Give My Regards to Broad Street.

10. A Chuck Berry song spurred John to write “Get Back.”

 
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