THE MAN WHO PUT THE
BEAT INTO THE BEATLES
PETE BEST
ON JOHN LENNON
“I WAS CLOSE TO JOHN SIMPLY BECAUSE I LIKED HIM AS A PERSON. HE LIKED ME AS A PERSON. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIMES AT ONE ANOTHER’S HOUSES BACK IN LIVERPOOL. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER IN GERMANY.”
PETE BEST
ON GEORGE HARRISON
“George was the baby of the band. He was always trying to improve as a guitarist. Every opportunity was about learning new chords and licks.”
PETE BEST
ON PAUL MCCARTNEY
“Paul was, and still is, a multi-instrumentalist. A great talent. Also during my time he was our PR guy. Paul kept people informed to what was happening with the Beatles.”
PETE BEST
ON STUART SUTCLIFFE
Stuart has taken a lot of criticism about his bass playing by people who weren’t there. I was and there was nothing wrong with Stuarts playing. He did what he was asked to.”
PETE BEST
ON THE BEATLES
“We were the number one group in Liverpool and Hamburg. Nobody could touch us and we were going from strength to strength. We knew we’d conquer the UK , but who could imagine what was to come.”
Stay at the Casbah Coffee Club
This is the only building in the world where the Beatles not only formed, but played, partied and slept. There’s nothing else like it.
Everyone should stay at least once in their lifetime.
Explore the Casbah Coffee Club
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Visit the Liverpool Beatles Museum
Learn the real story of the band at the Liverpool Beatles Museum in the heart of the world famous Mathew Street, Liverpool.
The Liverpool Beatles Museum houses one of the largest Beatles collections in the world, featuring over 1000 never before seen authentic items across three floors.
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