Pete Best of the Beatles

By many accounts, he got the gig due to the fact that his mom owned a venue (bought with winnings from a horse race), he had drums and was willing to go to Hamburg. Talent didn’t factor much into it.

 

Don't think it's possible to make much of an analysis based on how young he was, and how little we have. I think the facts showing why he was brought into the group, and that he was replaced by Ringo, says something.

 

I wouldn’t put much stock in what he says. He got kicked out of the band on the cusp of their success after putting in the hard work that got them there. Not exactly an unbiased source. Hell, I’d be mad too.

 

Remember, they were what, 20, at the time? I wouldn't expect them to have the greatest inter-personal skills.

 

Firing someone from your band is emotionally hard, even when the reasons are artistically sound. No wonder they let their manager do it.

 

I believe this was Stu Sutcliffe who had the lady-killer looks that we’re considered an asset.

This may have also been Stu, who preferred and kept the slicked-back-hair look.

 

Ughhhhh. I got into a big argrument with a co- worker, about how great John was, but i disagreed! after watching a show about Julian & how Paul wrote Hey Jude for Julian after he noticed how sad he was when John would ignore him! And now how he treated Pete just to get to Hamburg! Not the humanitarian we were led to believe!I always felt for Julian. Especially when he was all peace & love with Yoko! and showered Sean with "Love"! I get he was young& there are other people involved, but deep down you know whats right & how to treat people!!
Still pisses me off when i see Yoko's stupid face, & how she treats Julian!

 

And there are other tales regarding Lennon's churlish behavior. One such is that Jim Tucker, the rhythm guitarist for the Turtles who just idolized Lennon, was treated so shabbily by him on the Turtles' visit to London that he left the music business upon the band's return to the states.

 

Pete Best... the original fired drummer.

 

That John Lennon was always a difficult, complex person with a challenging personality (to put it mildly) is hardly in dispute.

 

Didn’t George Martin also suggest that Best was sub-par?