I wish you would let Michael RIP. You have a right to voice your opinion here, of course, but your conduct is very unbecoming to your stature here on BoyChat. George Harrison once said something about being a famous artistic celebrity and giving your nervous system to the world, on a documentary about the Beatles, -- Q: What do you think was the emotional trade-off between you and the fans? The fans gave, the record companies gave, the media gave, but we gave our nervous systems. We were the ones that were hounded day and night, regardless of where we were or what country we were in. . . Q: When did it start to get stressful? The thing is, it became so big that the novelty started to wear off until it became a pain in the neck. Really it was just like a ball and chain; you couldn’t go anywhere. I had a car without blacked out windows, and I suppose it was like having a light on my head. There was a period in the 60s when it was almost like we did have a light on our heads. “There they are, the Beatles!” You couldn’t sneak anywhere. It became terrible. It made you just stay home, just visit your close friends and everything you said or did was in the next morning’s newspaper. It wasn’t much fun. Q: Was it ever dangerous? There were occasions when we . . . -complete interview linked below- Will [@nonymouse] [Guardster] [Proxify] [Anonymisierungsdienst] |