The OBVIOUS REASON PETE BEST Was FIRED by the BEATLES |
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2020
- The reasons for the Beatles sacking of Pete Best are plainly obvious to everyone in the world except Pete Best. This video backs up the reason the Beatles gave for "firing" Pete Best, which was because he wasn’t a good enough drummer for them. Get opinions from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, George Martin and more.
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My assessment is that if Pete Best was such a great drummer then he would have been successful in another band. History proves otherwise.
Pete Best is the only person in the world who doesn't know why Pete Best was sacked.
Not only was Ringo a better drummer, he also had the same cheeky sense of humor that the other 3 had. Pete had no personality. Ringo was not only a better drummer; he was also a better Beatle.
I feel really bad for the guy, regardless of how good he is or isn't. It must be miserable to have every conversation of your life be centered around why you got replaced.
If he was such a good drummer, why didn’t any other major bands hire him?
"If you're not good enough to play with Lennon, McCartney and Harrison there's no shame in that, few people are"
I love the way you ended this: "If you're not good enough to play with Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison, there's really no shame in that. Few people are." What a graceful way of putting Pete Best's firing in context. Also, this guy got a huge payout from a job he held for two years in his late teens and early 20s. How many of us can say that?
I met Pete Best at the Halifax Casino in the mid 90’s, and said to him, “it was probably a blessing in disguise it worked out the way it did.” He responded, almost tearing up, “I’ve had a great life, I’ve done well, the Anthology is taking care of me in retirement.”
I absolutely agree with everything here. Was Ringo the most technically gifted drummer? No. However, Ringo was a gifted musician who played unique, memorable drum parts that most Beatles fans would recognize without the song! More amazingly, he did so without ever becoming self-indulgent or overbearing musically. He knew he was supporting three incredibly gifted singer, songwriter musicians and his role was to support the song. He may not be John Bonham or Ginger Baker, but he was a great drummer and he was the perfect drummer for the Beatles. I really can't imagine anyone else behind the kit for that band.
People who can't keep time, can't hear that they can't keep time. If they could hear it, then there wouldn't be a problem.
McCartney: "We fell in love with Ringo's drumming."
Pete: I was a better drummer than Ringo plus the Beatles were jealous of me.
George is such a class act. He doesn't say Pete Best was crap, he just says Ringo was the Beatle. Sweet George.
Groove is a hard thing to explain, so a lot of young musicians go for a few years with whatever drummer they met in high school, not knowing any better - and yes, the high school guy is fairly competent … but one day - another drummer who has a solid groove shows up, and sits in, and suddenly everybody goes: "What … Just … Happened?!?" … it's not like the groove guy was playing crazy chops or anything, it's just that he locks in so well, and suddenly everybody can just feel the difference - there's just no mistaking it, there's no denying it, and most important of all - there's no going back - that's what happened to Pete & The Beatles, and it's happened to tens of thousands of bands since.
Just linked this to someone and re-watched it. Pete's alleged confusion whether intentional or not, is simply good marketing. If Pete finally admitted why he was sacked, nobody would ever interview him again, however, by acting dumbfounded it keeps the "mystery" alive and continues to attract interest. It also paints Pete as a perpetual victim which creates sympathy. Apparently whenever anyone spoke to Pete, they turned round first. Great video.
It takes a lifetime of experience to realize that it's about the journey, not the destination. After the Beatles got famous they too eventually faced dark times that the rest of us could only imagine. Everyone travels their own distinct path. Pete's was harsh in it's own way but none of us are exempt from life's trials and tribulations. I'm glad that Pete seems to have come to a place of genuine peace and acceptance for his unique fate. I'm also glad that he finally got recognition and pay for the part he played in the Beatles history. He got to play with the greatest band of all and nothing can change that. He is alive, he is still playing music, he had a good career job and a pension. He has lived a good life. Good for him.
Thanks for your research on this. Like most Beatles fans, I feel sorry for what happened to Pete. But back then personnel changes were probably quite common in British club bands as musicians strove to find others they meshed with for a unified sound. Still, I've always felt that if Pete was a competent drummer he could have gone to George Martin or Brian Epstein and asked to be put in another band. By 1964 record companies were scrambling to sign any English group they felt was capable of putting out a hit record, and having a former Beatle in a band would have given it instant recognition.
“So, what have you been up to last 60 years?”
I saw Pete Best in Hamburg with his band after he earned some money with the Anthology I which amounted up to a few million as far as I know. So he got his „Trostpflaster“ eventually. But to see him drumming underlines the fact that he could only play one pattern (and kept the time fairly well for a change) no matter what the music required. One could say it was tasteless and totally uninspired. And I heard the Decca tapes where the lack of inspiration from his drumming affected the others and you could hear that especially John Lennon really lost his motivation to sing and play on those records. No wonder that Decca didn‘t sign them but they were lucky enough to meet George Martin who recognized their talent and their personalities and knew to distinguish between them and Pete. He really should acknowledge that he missed out on improving his playing and take ownership for it. The Beatles never would have made it with him on drums becasue his personality simply didn‘t fit in.