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6 de jun. de 2024 · He told his friend Pete Shotton that he wanted the class to chew on the lyrics for a bit. Let the f*&kers work that one out. While he was a bit harsh on the class, Lennon did recant a bit, saying that the song did contain meaning and a lot of commentary during a 1981 Playboy interview.
2 de jun. de 2024 · Nowhere Boy features a talented cast bringing to life the story of John Lennon, Julia Lennon, Mimi Smith, George Toogood Smith, Bobby Dykins, Paul McCartney, Pete Shotton, and Maria Kennedy.
Hace 1 día · Lennon and his friends Pete Shotton, Nigel Walley and Ivan Vaughan used to play in the wooded garden behind the home. One of Lennon's childhood treats was the garden party held each summer in Calderstones Park, near the home, where a Salvation Army brass band played.
2 de jun. de 2024 · Peter Shotton was an English businessman. He was known for creating the Fatty Arbuckle’s chain of restaurants and for his long friendship with John Lennon of the Beatles; he played the washboard in the Beatles’ precursor the Quarrymen and remained close to the band, holding various positions related to their business ventures ...
24 de may. de 2024 · In his book John Lennon In My Life, John’s lifelong friend Pete Shotton wrote, “When John played me the acetate of ‘Dr. Robert,’ he seemed beside himself with glee over the prospect of millions of record buyers innocently singing along.” (p. 122) Much like singing the “tit-tit-tit-tit-tit” backing chorus to “Girl ...
Hace 3 días · Other original members of the Quarrymen, Len Garry, Rod Davis, Colin Hanton, Eric Griffiths and Pete Shotton left the band when their set changed from skiffle to rock ‘n roll. John Duff Lowe, a friend of Paul’s from the Liverpool Institute, who had joined the Quarrymen in early 1958 left the band at the end of school.
23 de may. de 2024 · According to Pete Shotton, Lennon’s closest friend from his Liverpool school days, after considerable coercion, it is alleged that Lennon allowed Epstein to perform a sex act on him. There is a whole passage of Shotton’s 1983 memoir John Lennon in My Life dedicated to his second-hand account of the incident.
