{"id":9309,"date":"2025-09-08T16:23:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/?p=9309"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:43:54","slug":"who-didnt-want-to-be-a-beatle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennydenton.com\/?p=9309","title":{"rendered":"Who Didn&#8217;t Want to be a Beatle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Time 1967-1977<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artist The Beatles <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Many Deep Dive PODCAST REVIEWS From My Book Please Click The Link Below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/kenny-dentons-there-ain-t-no-rules-in-rock-n-roll-stories-from-my-45-years-in-the-music-industry\/?_gl=1*6rldie*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3ODUyNTI5OTkuQ2p3S0NBandwcUhUQmhBY0Vpd0FqMkFmdXRXMG85ZTN2OXh4MDlreF8wRXY4X2kxSjA5NVowSmJrMWdhOHQtd2V0S1hncTI5ajMtbHdSb0NOSVlRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTg2MDcwMTI1OC4xNzgzNjE4MzEx\">https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/kenny-dentons-there-ain-t-no-rules-in-rock-n-roll-stories-from-my-45-years-in-the-music-industry\/?_gl=1*6rldie*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3ODUyNTI5OTkuQ2p3S0NBandwcUhUQmhBY0Vpd0FqMkFmdXRXMG85ZTN2OXh4MDlreF8wRXY4X2kxSjA5NVowSmJrMWdhOHQtd2V0S1hncTI5ajMtbHdSb0NOSVlRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTg2MDcwMTI1OC4xNzgzNjE4MzEx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Young dreamers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As 1964 rolled in and the Fab Four\u2019s meteoric rise captured the world\u2019s imagination, it seemed like every youngster suddenly wanted to pick up an instrument and join a band. Learning to play the guitar was challenge enough, but finding other kids my age who shared the same dream was even harder. Then came Demetrius\u2014better known to everyone as Dimmy. He let slip that he not only had a drum kit, but also access to his father\u2019s caf\u00e9, where we could rehearse in the back room once the doors were closed for the night. That revelation sealed his place in my fledgling band. With two of us now on board and word beginning to spread, it wasn\u2019t long before the pieces of my first group started falling into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trying to track down a twelve-year-old singer was a lost cause\u2014no one was brave (or foolish) enough to step up to the mic. So, by default, we became an instrumental outfit. Our grand repertoire stretched to a mighty six or seven Shadows tunes, with \u201cWipe Out\u201d by the Surfaris thrown in for good measure. It wasn\u2019t exactly the Beatles at Shea Stadium, but to us it felt like the start of something huge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the next few years, our band\u2019s line-up changed more often than a jazz bass line. As teenagers, our voices were cracking and shifting at an alarming rate, but finally, it gave us a chance to recruit a proper vocalist. Alan Carney, a classmate, was the first to step up. His singing might not have been anything to write home about\u2014emotion and melody were decidedly absent\u2014but he had the guts to front the band. Oddly enough, that lack of polish somehow worked in our favour, giving our performances a strangely spectacular edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beatlemania draws me in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was hooked, like the rest of the UK, by Beatlemania. I devoured every newspaper and magazine, played every record they released, and spent hours daydreaming about meeting them. As soon as I could wobble around on my tiny Honda Sport 90 motorbike, I discovered that John Lennon and Ringo Starr lived on the St George\u2019s Hill Estate in Surrey. Naturally, I decided I had to see it for myself.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HondaSport90.jpeg?resize=640%2C495&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"My little Honda Sport 90\" class=\"wp-image-9425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HondaSport90.jpeg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HondaSport90.jpeg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My little Honda Sport 90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back then, the estate wasn\u2019t gated, so you could just ride around like a very small, very hopeful tourist. I\u2019d never seen so many stunning homes in one place, and of course, there was no way to tell which one belonged to my heroes. One day, spotting a milkman on his round, I summoned my courage and asked him for directions. He turned out to be a treasure trove of gossip: John lived at Kenwood, which he\u2019d bought for \u00a325,000, and Ringo had just snapped up his house from none other than Peter Sellers for \u00a335,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The milkman &#8211; the font of all knowledge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I practically rode straight to Kenwood, though my motorbike could only take me to the bottom of the steep drive. From there, I peered up at the house in the distance, heart hammering. Standing there, tiny and awkward on my bike, it felt like I\u2019d stumbled into someone else\u2019s dream\u2014and somehow, just for a moment, it almost felt like one day it could be mine too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ringo\u2019s place was more open, and from the driveway I could take in the whole property. Sadly, I never caught a glimpse of either of my heroes. Still, visiting the estate became a daily hobby. I ran into the milkman several times; he always seemed delighted to share his encyclopaedic knowledge of the neighbourhood\u2019s famous residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mia Farrow\u2019s mother owned the most enchanting thatched-roof cottage, while Eric Sykes\u2014the legendary English comedian, writer, actor, and director\u2014lived in the grandiose \u201cWhite Knights.\u201d Although I secretly dreamed of one day owning a property in this prestigious area, my main goal at the time was much simpler: just to see a Beatle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bellyboms?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On one visit to Kenwood, I spotted two small children, around four or five years old, at the bottom of the drive. One of them looked exactly like Julian Lennon from a photo in a Beatle magazine. Mustering all my courage, I asked if their dad was home. Julian shook his head and said, \u201cNo, me and my friend are just playing Bellyboms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had no idea what Julian meant by \u201cBellyboms,\u201d but I made a mental note to look for the word in future Beatle songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Success!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following my usual route, I headed over to Ringo\u2019s home. In the driveway stood a sleek blue Mercedes with a man leaning casually against it. I walked over and asked if Ringo was home. The man said he was, but busy in a meeting. I pulled out my Beatle programme and asked if there was any chance it could be signed. He smiled and said that if I waited, he could get it signed for me. About thirty minutes later, he returned, wearing a reassuring smile, with my program now autographed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ringo.jpeg?resize=967%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ringo Starr signed programme\" class=\"wp-image-9419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ringo.jpeg?resize=967%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 967w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ringo.jpeg?resize=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1 283w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ringo.jpeg?resize=768%2C813&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ringo.jpeg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ringo Starr signed programme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">London Cabbie with &#8216;the knowledge&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few weeks later, I was in a London cab, heading back from Selmer\u2019s music shop on Charing Cross Road, my guitar case beside me. The driver glanced at it and said, \u201cI had one of your mates in the cab today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho was that then?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat scruffy bloke with the long hair and his Japanese girlfriend,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I knew instantly\u2014John and Yoko. I asked where he\u2019d dropped them off, and he told me: Montagu Square, Marylebone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That very evening I jumped on my trusty bike and set off for Montagu Square. Riding up the one-way street, I could hardly believe my eyes\u2014there was Ringo\u2019s Mercedes parked outside, with the driver still sitting in it. I pulled up alongside, and he rolled down the window, staring at me in disbelief. \u201cFuck me, how did you find out about this? They only moved in today!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I explained about the cabbie, parked my bike, and peered down into the basement flat. There was John Lennon, unmistakable, holding the Sgt. Pepper drum skin, with Yoko at his side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I chatted with the driver for a few minutes, swore I wouldn\u2019t tell a soul, then rode off into the night. I never did manage to get John\u2019s autograph, but that evening was the first of a few unexpected encounters with him.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/John-Lennon-Mont-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C718&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"John Lennon in Montagu Square\" class=\"wp-image-9421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/John-Lennon-Mont-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C718&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/John-Lennon-Mont-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/John-Lennon-Mont-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C538&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/John-Lennon-Mont-1.jpeg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Lennon in Montagu Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rehearsals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At six o\u2019clock every evening, I\u2019d set off on my motorbike and head over to Marylebone Road to pick up my good friend and bandmate, Brian Eden, from work. From there, we\u2019d rendezvous with our drummer, Freddie Pacitti, and lead guitarist, Tony Colleti, at a newsagents on Abbey Road. The shop belonged to Johnny Jones\u2014our manager at the time\u2014who generously let us use the cavernous basement beneath it for nightly rehearsals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being based so close to Abbey Road Studios was pure magic. There were countless occasions when we\u2019d see the Beatles themselves coming and going\u2014fleeting glimpses of our idols in the flesh. For a bunch of teenagers obsessed with music, it was electrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joining the Paparrazi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One late night after rehearsal, I was stopped at a red light on Grove End Road, just past Abbey Road Studios. To my right, a familiar blue Mercedes pulled up. At the wheel was none other than Ringo Starr\u2014clearly his chauffeur\u2019s night off\u2014with his wife beside him and John and Yoko in the back. I knew John and Yoko had just moved into Ringo\u2019s Montagu Square flat, so I guessed that was where they were headed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I raced ahead on my motorbike, parked up outside the apartment, and waited. When the Mercedes pulled in, I darted across the road with my camera at the ready. My heart was pounding as I fumbled to get a shot, and in my nervous state I only managed to capture John in the frame. Then, just as I was lining up another, a loud, comical, cow like \u201cmoo\u201d filled the night air. Startled, I turned towards the source of the sound only to see it was Ringo leaning on the horn, clearly unimpressed with my antics. Feeling more than a little foolish, I made a hasty retreat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn\u2019t know the word \u201cpaparazzi\u201d back then, but that night made one thing perfectly clear: it wasn\u2019t the career for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bad timing and bad language<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On another occasion, as I was passing Abbey Road Studios, I spotted George Harrison coming down the steps on his way to his white long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once I reached the car park, George had got behind the wheel while John Lennon strolled towards the passenger side. By sheer luck, I happened to be carrying a copy of <em>Magical Mystery Tour<\/em> with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summoning every ounce of courage, I approached just as John reached for the door and asked if he\u2019d sign it for me. At that exact moment, the car door swung open, smacked my hand, and sent the record flying onto the tarmac. Without missing a beat, Lennon growled, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you fuck off?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mortified, I bent down to pick up my precious EP, but couldn\u2019t resist firing back: \u201cI helped pay for that bloody car you\u2019re getting into!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sorry George<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During my two wheeled adventures, I discovered where George Harrison lived in Esher, Surrey. I rode down the long driveway and parked my bike. At the end, to the right, stood the most extraordinary bungalow, its walls daubed with graffiti. The boldest scrawl declared: <em>Mick and Marianne were here.<\/em> Parked outside was George\u2019s immaculate white long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took a deep breath, walked up to the front door, and rang the bell. A lady answered, and I asked, \u201cI\u2019m sorry to bother you, but if George is in, would he kindly sign my Beatle program for me?\u201d She smiled and said, \u201cHe\u2019s in the shower just now, but he\u2019ll be leaving for London soon. If you wait by the gate, you\u2019ll catch him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I waited. Before long, the Mercedes engine roared to life. As George pulled out, I must have startled him, because the back of his car scraped against the gatepost. He wound down the window and asked, \u201cWhat happened there then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sheepishly, I replied, \u201cI think you scraped your car on the gate.\u201d He didn\u2019t look too pleased. Without another word, he reached out, took my programme, scribbled his autograph, and drove off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I felt bad\u2014but probably not as bad as George did.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/George.jpg?resize=640%2C497&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"George Harrison signed programme\" class=\"wp-image-9423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/George.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kennydenton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/George.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">George Harrison signed programme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nice advice from Paul<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By this time, I had a fair idea where all the Beatles lived and I knew Paul\u2019s address: 7 Cavendish Avenue, St John\u2019s Wood. I also knew he often walked home from Abbey Road Studios and had often been seen walking in the area late at night with his Old English Sheepdog, Martha by his side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One late night, Brian and I were leaving our rehearsal basement on Abbey Road when we spotted Paul heading home with Martha. Not wanting to bother him in the middle of the street, I circled the block slowly on my bike, hoping to arrive at his house at the same time he did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sure enough, as we turned into Cavendish Avenue, there was Paul, standing outside his house and chatting with two girls. We parked across the road and nervously approached. He looked a little wary at first and said, \u201cHi guys, can I help you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brian and I stammered something about our band and our songwriting, trying not to sound like complete fools. To our amazement, Paul was incredibly kind. He told us about a new company the Beatles were opening in Savile Row\u2014Apple\u2014and suggested we send in our tapes once it was up and running. He even added, almost as a parting piece of advice, that should Apple not be interested, we shouldn\u2019t give up\u2014just keep going and persevere. We thanked him and left him to continue his conversation with the girls.<br>For reasons I\u2019ll never understand, we never followed up with Apple. Others did, though\u2014Tony Wilson and Errol Brown walked straight in with their demo of <em>Give Peace a Chance<\/em>. Lennon loved it, and soon enough he signed their band\u2014Hot Chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul, Disney and Phil McDonald<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1973, Paul McCartney booked into Studio 2. I can\u2019t recall exactly what the project was, but I do remember that Paul was there every day, working on sessions that involved pairing his band\u2019s music with Disney film footage. Nothing ever came of it, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the next few years, I became good friends with his engineer, Phil McDonald, who later told me the project had been shelved. The reason, he explained, was that the band had gone through a reshuffle of members, and Paul wasn\u2019t keen on crediting the previous line-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1997, Wings booked Studio 1 for a marathon ten months. During that time, whenever staff weren\u2019t tied up with other sessions, we\u2019d often sit in with Phil, just in case he needed any guidance with the desk or studio setup. It felt surreal to see Paul and Linda strolling through the building every day, as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One morning, I was alone in the lounge bar while all the musicians had gone downstairs for their ten o\u2019clock start. To my surprise, Linda came in and asked if she could join me. Naturally, I said yes. We ended up chatting for about half an hour, and somehow the conversation drifted onto her fondness for the TV duo <em>The Two Ronnies<\/em>. It was a simple, genuine moment\u2014just two people talking about comedy shows over a quiet cup of tea\u2014yet it stuck with me all these years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was also another occasion when I was sitting in a restaurant with my three-year-old son, Nathan, when Paul walked in and asked if he could join us. At one point he turned to Nathan and asked, \u201cAre you going to be a singer one day?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To my surprise, Nathan shook his head. \u201cNo,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t like music. When my dad comes home from the studio, he plays the same song over and over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had to smile and explain to Nathan that one day he would really appreciate who we\u2019d been sitting with\u2014but at three, he was blissfully unconcerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cringing with Paul and Bruce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, Pickwick Records would hire three studios once a month to bash out budget versions of the latest chart hits\u2014the sort of cheap compilations you\u2019d spot on racks in Woolworths. To be frank, the Pickwick albums were dreadful knock-offs, though oddly enough, I met people over the years who swore blind they were the real thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One Monday morning, I found myself in Studio 4 with the ever-brilliant Bruce Baxter, who arranged and produced every track, dashing between studios like a man possessed in order to keep the production line moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That day it was just Bruce and me, tackling a cut-price version of Wings\u2019 new hit, <em>Mull of Kintyre<\/em>. We\u2019d laid down a guide acoustic guitar with a click track, and Bruce was about to attempt the first of what would be twelve moog synthesizer parts combining with the intent to mimic bagpipes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right then, the door opened and in walked Paul. \u201cMind if I sit in?\u201d he asked. Well, what could we say? It was Paul McCartney. And so there he was, perched in the control room, listening to us butcher his latest masterpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tape rolled, the first track of the world\u2019s least convincing bagpipes wheezed out, sounding like a cat being ironed and I endured the longest five minutes of my life. When it finally ended, Bruce\u2014ever the diplomat\u2014told Paul that Billy Kinsley would be in later to record the vocals. (Billy, formerly of The Merseybeats and Liverpool Express, could manage a passable McCartney impression.) Paul, unfailingly polite, just smiled and said, \u201cIt\u2019s going to be good\u2014thanks for letting me sit in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even now, I sometimes wonder what he <em>really<\/em> thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, as hit records became more complex\u2014songs like Queen\u2019s <em>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em> or 10cc\u2019s <em>I\u2019m Not in Love<\/em>\u2014the idea of reproducing them within the limited studio time allocated became impossible. There was simply no way to make those tracks profitable so mercifully they stopped producing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enigmatic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul would often pop into various sessions, and of course, no one ever refused him entry. On one occasion, the comedian and impersonator Freddie Starr was recording an album simply called <em>\u201cFreddie Starr.\u201d<\/em> Coincidentally, Bruce Baxter had done the arrangements for the album. To everyone\u2019s delight, Paul and Linda popped in and ended up singing backing vocals on a couple of tracks. How lovely was that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 21st October, I attended my final session, sitting in on the <em>Wings Over America<\/em> recordings. Knowing it would be my last, I brought along a picture of Paul and asked if he would sign it. He kindly did\u2014but when I asked him to date it, he refused. 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