In particular, the band performed various covers of tracks by rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly. “Buddy Holly was completely different; he was out of Nashville, so that introduced us to the country ...

Paul McCartney and John Lennon happened to be watching the program together that night. Find out why they didn't answer ...

“ ‘Yesterday’ feels like a shift in the balance of power,” says Leslie. “From the beginning they were equals, and ‘Yesterday’ ...

According to Chris Ingham's 'The Rough Guide to The Beatles' John mistakenly assumed Sir Paul had just emulated the Simon and ...

John Lennon and Paul McCartney's friendship fell apart. A friend of The Beatles thought this was due to Lennon's connection with Yoko Ono.

Another Beatles song of which John's recollections don't match up with others involved was 'Rain'. The 1966 track was the ...

John & Paul,' a new book by journalist Ian Leslie, explores the intricacies of their complicated relationship.

The 1965 track 'We Can Work It Out', which was a double A-side single with 'Day Tripper', was an example of John adding ...

Though John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked closely together as songwriters, there was always competition between the two. Paul and John wrote the vast majority of The Beatles' songs, in the early ...

Paul McCartney and John Lennon were extremely competitive. McCartney said Lennon could only bring himself to compliment him once.

Paul McCartney and John Lennon were great mates, but during their careers together, Lennon only paid McCartney one compliment.

Fascinated by psychology, Ian Leslie found much to sink his teeth into in the relationship between the two greatest Beatles. Nick Duerden speaks to the writer about his new, critically acclaimed book ...