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How Paul McCartney became the “driver” of the Beatles
An archive text from December 2020.
Paul McCartney was always considered the one who held the threads in his hand at the Beatles. His control over the band was even cited as one of the relevant reasons for the tensions flaming in the later years.
“I was suddenly keen on the hitchhike, so I sold this idea to George and then to John.”
McCartney now explains the role of the “instigator” earlier. This pattern had already developed in his friendships with John Lennon and George Harrison before they were bandmates.
In an interview with the “New York Times Magazine”, the musician remembers that he was constantly coming around the corner with new ideas – and his friends were infected with it. As with the hitchhikes, for example: “I was suddenly keen on the hitchhike, so I sold this idea to George and then to John.”
Paul McCartney: “I’ve always gave the impetus!”
That, says the musician, is the basis for a “theory” that he developed. “My theory is that this attitude followed us in our recording career,” he explains. “Everyone hung around in the pampas. And I always called them and said:” Guys, it’s time for an album. “” “
“I can’t remember that Ringo, George Or John ever called me and said that. “
So he regularly “forced” the others to work. “Just as I gave the impetus for the tramper holidays, I brought ideas like a new album. I can’t remember that Ringo, George Or John ever called me and said that. “