The Beatles spent an extraordinary amount of time with one another, from their early days playing the Cavern Club in Liverpool to touring the world as the most famous band on the planet. Throughout these years, whether it was on tour or in recording studios, they were living in one another's pockets. (Express)
And while the Fab Four came to an end in 1970 after a huge blowout that erupted from some personal feuds between the singers, things started to heat up back as early as 1962.
Ringo Starr recalled how Paul McCartney - more than anyone else - was at the centre of one argument that left the band squabbling for hours.
Starr recalled that the band were driving hours at a time in their early days of fame. The Fab Four were in extremely close quarters, stuffed in a van with their musical equipment while travelling cross-country.
Starr said: "In 1962, we’re travelling around the country in this van. It’s the four of us. One day, we stopped at this cafe somewhere in England. George got in the driver’s seat; he wanted to drive, just to break the monotony."
McCartney had the car keys, and would not buckle to Harrison's whims. He planted his feet and started a bitter argument that left the rest of the band waiting around for hours.
McCartney and Harrison bickered over who should be at the helm of the car, Starr recalled. He said: "We hung out for two hours while they discussed it."
Starr remembered Harrison demanding: "I’m driving. I’m sitting here — I’m driving!" Meanwhile, the self-appointed leader, McCartney, hit back: "Well, I’ve got the keys, I want to drive."
The drummer didn't reveal how the argument ended, but this certainly not be the final time Harrison and McCartney battled one another during their time in the band.
Recently a Lost footage of The Beatles has been found in a bread bin in Wales. The film was found during the clearance of a house, and sees the Fab Four being interviewed in Cardiff in 1965.
The lost footage has been described as a “great find” by Paul Fairweather from Omega Auctions.
The footage sees John, Paul, George and Ringo joking around with the interview, before breaking into a rendition of ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’.
Additional footage found, from 1967, show The Beatles talking about the spiritual figure Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and about their relationship to his readings.
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