MUSI 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Saddled Seabream, Wild Honey Pie, While My Guitar Gently Weeps
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In december 1967, paul mccartney announced his engagement to longime girlfriend jane. Paul had grown increasingly restless in the relaionship. Jane was (and sill is) a very successful actress, and was unwilling to slow down her career in order to take on the role of a. Also that month, the beatles announced the creaion of the apple bouique, intended to be full of beauiful things for beauiful people - clothing, incense, books on meditaion, gadgets, etc. Nearby shops complained about the mural, so it was repainted white. They opened their own oice on wigmore street in london. Considering that (at least john lennon) was terriied of the future, it was an amazing feat of hubris. The world both inside and outside of the beatles" lives was changing. Brian epstein lef his share of the beatles (15% of the total income stream from performing and record sales) to his brother clive, who wanted nothing to do with managing the beatles.
