Get Back: Part 2 - Stand Out Moments

The Beatles Reveal Themselves!

While on a recent visit to France, the Fab Four were collared to fill in a special questionnaire based on questions asked by Marcel Proust, a famous French author who died at the beginning of this century. During Proust’s lifetime filling in the questionnaire became a craze among French people, for your answers are supposed to reveal your true character.

On the following pages we’ve reproduced each Beatle answer – in their own handwriting – just as they wrote them. And on page 56 you can read just what was revealed in their character.

Unfortunately, although John also filled in his questionnaire, his answers were unprintable!

- Rave magazine (October 1965) [x] [x]

George Harrison & Bob Dylan “If Not For You” Concert For Bangladesh rehearsal, July 31, 1971.

George playing i threw it all away during the get back sessions before bob released the song is so crazy to me. His vocals were barely audible. Do you think thst when nashville skyline came out they were like "hey george this song on bob's new album kinda sound like something you did some months ago"

Another favourite moment from ‘Get Back’ is when George is complaining about delaying takes for ciggies, tea and wine so they immediately turned the recording light on him. He was ready tho.

George Harrison’s purple jacket, worn when he and John were on the David Frost Programme September 27, 1967. Designer unknown.

My scan from “You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966-70.” This was the catalogue from the Victoria & Albert Museum exhibition of the same name. Book edited by Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh.

Great “behind the scenes” pic from Magical Mystery Tour.

“When Julian went to George’s concert the next day, Neil Aspinall, John, and I went to talk with Lee Eastman, Linda’s father. While there, Julian called with a message from George: “All’s forgiven, George loves you and he wants you to come to his party tonight.” We did go the party at the Hippopotamus Club, where George, John, and Paul hugged. John, Julian, and I left New York the following day to spend Christmas in West Palm Beach, Florida.

On December 29, 1974, the voluminous documents were brought down to John in Florida by one of Apple’s lawyers. “Take out your camera, Linda,” he joked to me. Then he called Harold Seider to go over some final points.

When John hung up the phone, he looked wistfully out the window. I could almost see him replaying the entire Beatles experience in his mind.

He finally picked up his pen and, in the unlikely backdrop of Disney World, at the Polynesian Village Hotel, officially ended the greatest rock ’n’ roll band in history by simply scrawling John Lennon at the bottom of the page.”

– FROM MAY PANG’S INSTAMATIC KARMA (2008)

george suggesting bob dylan should join the beatles was like when a couple opens up their relationship to try to save the marriage