Epstein, who was the boss of this group.” Lennon would bluntly deny that, explaining, “ If someone is going to manage me, I want to know them inside out.”Īfter Epstein and Lennon returned from Barcelona, it was Cavern Club DJ (and the man who introduced the band to Epstein initially) Bob Wooler who would first call attention to the matter. Brian was gay, and John saw his opportunity to impress upon Mr. Lennon would later reveal to Rolling Stone in 1971 that he considered his experience with Epstein akin to a writer accompanying his subject, and admitted that he liked “ playing a bit faggy” when with him, which McCartney saw as Lennon’s way of maintaining his unofficial position as leader of The Beatles, saying, “John was a smart cookie. Given that Epstein was openly gay, which was still illegal under British law at the time, rumors regarding a relationship between the two began to surface. The following year, already in the throes of fame, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr took a vacation to the Canary Islands, while Lennon chose to accompany Epstein to Barcelona on holiday.
Epstein even took on the awkward task of firing their drummer Pete Best, who was to be replaced by Ringo Starr shortly after their record deal. After being rejected by major labels like Decca and EMI, along with a host of smaller labels, the group was signed to Parlophone by producer George Martin less than six months after they’d entered into their contract.
This would be debunked in later years, as Lennon himself was quoted saying that he’d “ wear a bloody balloon if somebody’s going to pay me.”Įpstein’s approach worked, however. Nonetheless, his business acumen played heavily, namely by controlling every aspect of the band’s public image until he was able to present a finely polished, marketable product to the world.Īt first, Lennon allegedly resented Epstein’s control, taking particular issue with his list of rules involving their onstage behavior, prohibiting any smoking or swearing. Less than three months later, he signed the group to a five-year deal, despite never having managed a musical act before. 9, 1961 during a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club, down the street from his job at North End Music Store, one of the many facets of his family’s business he’d been involved with over the years. While McCartney has ( more or less) come to terms with it, there’s a hint of curiosity in that fateful meeting, considering the fact that Lennon and Epstein’s relationship has been widely speculated upon both during The Beatles’ career and in the years that followed their breakup in 1970.Įpstein first heard The Beatles on Nov. The order of their names came from, according to him, being late for a meeting between himself, John Lennon and their manager at the time, Brian Epstein. Paul McCartney recently addressed the infamous Lennon/McCartney songwriting credit, specifically, his name being listed second.
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