John Lennon described meeting Elvis Presley in 1965 as “crap,” while Paul McCartney realized a dream
You Beatles It is Elvis Presley They marked several decades in music, and appear among the top ten on the list of artists who sold the most records worldwide. The relationship between them, however, was never the best.
Elvis came from a previous generation, and was already successful when the quartet started producing music. You Beatles They admired him and wanted to meet the star. After unsuccessful attempts, they met in Los Angeles, at the Rock kingin 1965.
Paul McCartney It is John Lennon had different views on the idol. For the bassist, meeting him was like a dream. “We’ve fantasized about him since we were young teenagers, and here he was in the flesh. It was great and charming.”
Lennonwho had deep political differences with Elvisdid not enjoy it in the same way. Chris Hutchins – journalist responsible for the meeting – revealed a dialogue in which the agent of Rock king, Tom Parkerasked the Beatles to praise the night, but John he replied: “It was rubbish.”
There was a small party to welcome the Fab Four. Parker organized everything, something a little spontaneous, according to Hutchins. Lennon was surprised and upset by the agent’s control over Elvis.
The member of the Beatles tried to ease the tension with imitations of the Inspector Clouseau (The pink Panther), but Elvis he became increasingly frustrated. John also made jokes and asked, “What happened to rock and roll?” referring to the fact that the singer works more on films and soundtracks instead of new albums.
Paul, however, described a different night, and turned his attention to a peculiar object at the time: “The most incredible fact, besides finding it, was that it had a television remote control. We’ve never seen it before, because it was the year it was released. He’d point at the TV, and the channels would change, ‘Wow! He is indeed like God’ […] We were very impressed.”
The pacifist comments of Lennon amidst military decorations from the Rock king and other unpleasant jokes fueled a lasting feud between the two. Posteriorly, Elvis allied himself with the FBI and Richard Nixon to deport the Beatles from United States.
The strange atmosphere was a result of Lennon and Elvis’ deep political differences. O Rock king was famously enthusiastic about guns, law and order, and military service – while the Beatles He was totally libertarian and against guns. The information is from Express.
See Elvis singing “Something,” of the Beatlesin 1973:
Source: Rollingstone
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