From the 3000 Questions About Me book: 1792. What three musicians/singers do you feel have contributed the most to music?
No surprise here at all.
Paul, John, and George
Putting aside my own biases, the reason I choose them is because in every single musical genre, when artists and composers are asked who influenced them, who made them want to write songs, sing songs, perform songs, somewhere in their list will be the Beatles or a Beatle. While every Beatle and every Beatles song might not be to someone’s individual taste, their impact on music has been globally far reaching and enduring. From the 1960s on, they remain Here, There, and Everywhere.
Poor old Ringo!
I saw something the other day about Paul’s lockdown album bucking the trend of lockdown albums and being so positive.
LOL, Ringo’s fine. When I say the Beatles, I always include Ringo. I love Paul’s story that the first time they played with Ringo, he nailed it, and the other three looked at each other like this is it, NOW we have a band. He attributes that cohesive moment to Ringo. Also, when the Beatles broke up, along with his own solo work, Ringo was asked to be a part of every other Beatle’s solo work at one time or another. They valued (and Paul continues to value) Ringo. I think he’s awesome. =)
I’m very much looking forward to Paul’s album dropping tomorrow!