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Sir Paul McCartney has said that his band The Beatles weren't much good when they first formed. McCartney, 67, said he wasn't surprised that the record label Decca didn't sign the band in 1962. He revealed: "We obviously weren't that good. We were formulating it all. You wouldn't have thought we were that great. "You'd have turned us down if you were a record company. And they did – Decca turned us down!" However, shortly after they were turned down, the producer George Martin signed them to EMI's Parlophone label. source: Splash News Related Posts Paul McCartney admits The Beatles ‘weren’t that good’ when ... Read Full Story

Sir Paul McCartney introduces the new video game "The Beatles: Rock Band" for the Microsoft XBox 360 at the E3 2009 gaming expo on June 1, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is a thrre day event dedicated to the gaming industry. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Paul McCartney (Getty Images) more pics » Beatles bassist Paul McCartney turned down the chance to recreate his biggest hits by playing the new edition of the computer game Rock Band. Paul’s grandchildren, however, jumped at the chance to play the game. Creative Producer Giles Martin, son of Beatles ... Read Full Story

A website accused of selling music by The Beatles without permission was placed under a temporary restraining order on Friday. BlueBeat.com were issued an order by U.S. District Judge John F. Walter that has stopped them from offering digital Beatles music. Beatles' record label EMI sued the Santa Cruz based company on Tuesday for alleged copyright infringement. BlueBeat tried to sell the entire Fab Four catalogue for 25 cents per song last week, according to court papers filed in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles. Digital music retailers like Apple's iTunes and Google's OneBox don't sell Beatles songs because of a dispute between ... Read Full Story

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney has described rumors that he had died, which surfaced more than 40 years ago, as "ridiculous" and an "occupational hazard" for a member of one of the world's biggest bands. The conspiracy theory began in October, 1969, when a Detroit-based DJ claimed that the three other Beatles -- Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison -- had recruited a lookalike replacement for McCartney after he died in 1966. He argued that because the man "posing" as McCartney on the cover of the Beatles' 1969 album "Abbey Road" had bare feet meant it represented a corpse, and ... Read Full Story

Sir Paul McCartney has admitted The Beatles "weren't that good" when they first formed. The rocker said he wasn’t surprised that it took a while for the Fab Four to land a record deal. And he said they had to hone their sound in the early sixties before they were able to attract a following. He told a UK radio station: "We obviously weren't that good. We were formulating it all. You wouldn't have thought we were that great. You'd have turned us down if you were a record company. And they did – Decca turned us down.” Label Decca initially snubbed the band ... Read Full Story