‘The Beatles’ star mourns the loss of their crew member Brian Wilson in emotional post
Paul McCartney, widely known as the Beatles bass player, has expressed his grief over the loss of a great musician and inspiration, Brian Wilson.
The 82-year-old musician, who was the co-founder of The Beach Boys band, passed away on June 11.
Paul McCartney admits taking inspiration for his work from late singer
Paul McCartney, widely known as the Beatles bass player, has expressed his grief over the loss of a great musician and inspiration, Brian Wilson.
The 82-year-old musician, who was the co-founder of The Beach Boys band, passed away on June 11.
His death left his fans and acquaintances in deep shock. Ever since, the sad news broke, tributes have been pouring in on social media from all across globe.
Paul, took it to his Instagram, to mourn the loss of the singer’s death. He praised the talent that the late artist had and also gave him credit for inspiring his work.
Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special. The notes he heard in his head and passed to us were simple and brilliant at the same time.”
The 82-year-old Let It Be musician admitted that he truly loved Brian and now he feels impossible to continue without him.
“I loved him, and was privileged to be around his bright shining light for a little while. How we will continue without Brian Wilson, ‘God Only Knows.”
For the unversed, McCartney collaborated with Wilson on latter’s 2014 solo album, ‘Gettin’ In Over My Head’.
Meanwhile, Sir Elton John and Bob Dylan also paid special tributes to the departed soul
The Beatles’ US debut on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964 was a watershed moment for the band and music in general, with the Liverpudlian band becoming household names in the United States and subsequently influencing scores of artists
The Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, was a pivotal moment in pop culture history. Over 73 million viewers tuned in to watch Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison perform, solidifying their status as a musical powerhouse in both the UK and the US.
After taking the UK and Europe by storm in 1963, Paul McCartney stressed the importance of making a strong first impression in America. He insisted to manager Brian Epstein that they should not venture across the pond until they had a number-one hit on the US charts.\
Their song “‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ became that hit. It was released on November 29, 1963 in the UK and then on Boxing Day of that year in the USA, hitting number one in the American charts by February 1, 1964 – less than a week before The Beatles arrived in New York.
After they appeared on Ed Sullivan, everyone in America knew who they were. It began a period of chart dominance for the band in the States, ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ was replaced at number one by ‘She Loves You’, which spent 15 weeks in the charts and was joined by four other Beatles tracks in the top five. It was a transformative time for the band, cementing them as the biggest stars in the world.
Following their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles were household names in America. This marked the beginning of their chart dominance in the States, with ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ becoming that hit.
It was released on November 29, 1963 in the UK and then on Boxing Day of that year in the USA, hitting number one in the American charts by February 1, 1964 – less than a week before The Beatles arrived in New York.
After they appeared on Ed Sullivan, everyone in America knew who they were. It began a period of chart dominance for the band in the States, ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ was replaced at number one by ‘She Loves You’, which spent 15 weeks in the charts and was joined by four other Beatles tracks in the top five.
It was a transformative time for the band, cementing them as the biggest stars in the world. However, Paul said that he and the band were not phased by the importance of their appearance on Ed Sullivan.In a video posted this week on TikTok by Gagosian, the gallery currently exhibiting Paul’s photography in Beverly Hills, the Walton-born 82-year-old said the band took it in their stride, until one comment from a staff member just before they went on stage.
In a recent TikTok video shared by Gagosian, the gallery showcasing his photography in Beverly Hills, the 82-year-old from Walton reflected on The Beatles’ early days. Paul recounted how the band was unfazed by their burgeoning fame until a backstage encounter just before a performance.
Paul reminisced: “By the time we got to America – I mean, that was the coolest thing, was coming to America – but then when we went on this show, we didn’t realize the significance, it’s just another TV show, we thought. I wasn’t feeling too bad.”
He then recalled a nerve-racking moment prompted by a stagehand’s comment: “One of the guys, they were going to pull the curtains back, he said ‘are you nervous?’. You know, a teamster. I said ‘no, not really’. He said: ‘You should be, 73m people watching.’
“And then pulled the curtains back and I’m left ‘ahh’. Let’s go. But when I see the footage, we don’t look nervous.”
The Beatles’ triumphant invasion of the American music scene in 1964 had a profound impact on many of the world’s greatest musicians.
Bob Dylan reflected in 2014: “We were driving through Colorado, we had the radio on, and eight of the top ten songs were Beatles songs. ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’, all those early ones. They were doing things nobody was doing.
“Their chords were outrageous, just outrageous, and their harmonies made it all valid. But I just kept it to myself that I really dug them.
“Everybody else thought they were for the teeny-boppers, that they were gonna pass right away. But it was obvious to me that they had staying power. I knew they were pointing the direction of where music had to go.”
Bruce Springsteen reminisced with Rolling Stone magazine in 2020 about a pivotal moment in his life: “‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ came on the radio in 1964. That was going to change my life because I was going to successfully pick the guitar up and learn how to play.”
He recalled the influence of Elvis Presley, saying: “I saw Elvis on TV. When Elvis first hit I was nine or something, I was a little young and I tried to play the guitar but it didn’t work out. I put it away, but the keeper was 1964 and ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ on South Street, with my mother driving.”
Springsteen vividly described the urgency he felt upon hearing The Beatles for the first time: “I immediately demanded she let me out, I ran to the bowling alley, ran down a long neon-lit aisle, down the bowling alley, into the bowling alley, ran to the phone booth, got in the phone booth, immediately called my girl and said ‘have you heard this band called The Beatles?’. After that, it was nothing but rock and roll and guitars.”
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys also shared his transformative experience upon hearing the same song, stating: “I flipped. It was like a shock went through my system.”
He further expressed the impact it had on him: “I immediately knew that everything had changed.”
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