Quincy Jones disses Fabs, thread deleted
Feb 7, 2018 18:36:42 GMT
Post by My Avatar Is A Hot Babe on Feb 7, 2018 18:36:42 GMT
Quincy Jones reveals first impressions of the Beatles: "They were the worst musicians in the world"
What were your first impressions of the Beatles?
That they were the worst musicians in the world. They were no-playing mother****ers. Paul was the worst bass player I ever heard. And Ringo? Don’t even talk about it. I remember once we were in the studio with George Martin, and Ringo had taken three hours for a four-bar thing he was trying to fix on a song. He couldn’t get it. We said, “Mate, why don’t you get some lager and lime, some shepherd’s pie, and take an hour-and-a-half and relax a little bit.” So he did, and we called Ronnie Verrell, a jazz drummer. Ronnie came in for 15 minutes and tore it up. Ringo comes back and says, “George, can you play it back for me one more time?” So George did, and Ringo says, “That didn’t sound so bad.” And I said, “Yeah, mother****er because it ain’t you.” Great guy, though.
www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html
Quincy has said some strange things in the past. Such as:
"In fact, I even made a bet with Paul that the Beatles wouldn’t happen in America. That was stupid." --- {My comments: Did Quincy even meet Paul in 1963? Doubtful.}
Stay tuned!
He doesn't claim he worked with the Beatles, he says in the interview he worked a bit on "Sentimental Journey" and that's where he heard Ringo struggling.
or is that Ronnie Verrell?
I guess Quincy pulled the thread
Freedom Rider said:
Haven't read the entire interview yet but this quote totally cracked me up.What were your first impressions of the Beatles?
That they were the worst musicians in the world. They were no-playing mother****ers. Paul was the worst bass player I ever heard. And Ringo? Don’t even talk about it. I remember once we were in the studio with George Martin, and Ringo had taken three hours for a four-bar thing he was trying to fix on a song. He couldn’t get it. We said, “Mate, why don’t you get some lager and lime, some shepherd’s pie, and take an hour-and-a-half and relax a little bit.” So he did, and we called Ronnie Verrell, a jazz drummer. Ronnie came in for 15 minutes and tore it up. Ringo comes back and says, “George, can you play it back for me one more time?” So George did, and Ringo says, “That didn’t sound so bad.” And I said, “Yeah, mother****er because it ain’t you.” Great guy, though.
www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html
yarbles said:
Quincy...dude...put the crackpipe down...you toollightbulb said:
Q for Questionablequicksrt said:
Ronnie Verrell the other 5th Beatle?Paper Wizard said:
Old Quincy says some really moronic stuff.Arnold Grove said:
The only time that I can think about when Quincy Jones and Ringo possibly had an interaction in the studio would be for the Sentimental Journey album, when Jones arranged one of the songs. But Ringo did not play any drums on that album. And I don't even know if Quincy was even in London during the recordings for that album. So I don't know what Quincy is talking about.Quincy has said some strange things in the past. Such as:
"In fact, I even made a bet with Paul that the Beatles wouldn’t happen in America. That was stupid." --- {My comments: Did Quincy even meet Paul in 1963? Doubtful.}
uzn007 said:
He says in the article that he met Paul when Paul was 21, so, yeah, 1963.Arnold Grove said:
I still doubt it.lightbulb said:
In the next episode, Quincy reminisces with Bernard Purdie about all The Beatles songs they were called into the studio to fix.Stay tuned!
culabula said:
Funny how Mark Lewisohn never heard any of these shenanigans when listening back to the master tapes for his buiks. In fact I seem to recall he wrote something like "I think I heard Ringo miss a beat -once".Fullbug said:
His Vanity Fair interview was ridiculous. Outright lies and exaggerations, and a potty mouth to boot.Darrin L. said:
Yeah...because he's somehow above reproach? I guess we can't even question his insider information on who killed JFK. I like how evasive he was when confronted about his buddy, Bill Cosby's behavior. One can only ascertain that he participated in that behavior with Cosby, and I'm sure he had no problem with Jackson's proclivities.matthew2600 said:
He's quick to judge almost everyone but not Bill Cosby. He might be right about some or all of the details in the interview but you can't just give Cosby a pass, come on.Darrin L. said:
Exactly....which is why it is not a stretch to deduce that he participated in the behavior with Cosby. He's just a classless, foul-mouthed dirt bag.Squealy said:
Quincy worked with the best jazz musicians in the world. I'm not surprised Ringo's"he kept great time" drumming didn't blow him away.He doesn't claim he worked with the Beatles, he says in the interview he worked a bit on "Sentimental Journey" and that's where he heard Ringo struggling.
Arnold Grove said:
BUT Ringo did NOT play any drums on that album. Ringo only did the vocals to tracks already prepared/recorded by George Martin.Darrin L. said:
Ha...ha...yeah...Ringo did not drum on that album, so do you see where his credibility comes into question.GroovyGuy said:
Hmmmm - what's that old saying ...... "the pot calls the kettle black" ? And before I need to put on a Nomex suit, that has nothing to do with Jones' race but it has everything to do with his egotistical and inflated self image of himself.Fivebyfive said:
Quincy Jones has talked about being close friends with Paul McCartney. With "friends" like that ... I suppose McCartney and plenty of other people could share some not-so-pleasant "truths" about Quincy, too. Yes, he's got a right to his opinion but what a jerk.sekaer said:
Sounds like a bitter guyjwb1231970 said:
Quincy is just jealous, the man lost his ability to blow his precious horn years ago and had to settle for producer role. He coulda been a contendahuzn007 said:
He seems to be conflating the first time he heard the Beatles (presumably 1963-64) with the work he did on Sentimental Journey in 1970.Darrin L. said:
Again, that's not even logical, considering Ringo never played drums on that particular album. What you call "conflating", I call a lie.California Couple said:
Here is a good picture of Quincy in 1964or is that Ronnie Verrell?
kwadguy said:
Are we sure that it was Verrell's drum track that was used? I was under the impression that all the drums on the first 8 Beatles albums were played by Bernard Purdie. And once Paul died and was replaced, you really only had half the original group on some of those records.Fivebyfive said:
At any rate, there's a vast difference between legit criticism and a cheap shot. And Quincy's comments about Paul and Ringo seem like cheap shots.I guess Quincy pulled the thread
jwb1231970 said:
we wouldn’t want to offend mr Jonesdormouse said:
I never got chance to point out that while he is entitled to his opinion, he is in fact wrong. I guess if the interview was in print he will have more difficulty in covering up his tracks there.Metralla said:
I also just read the interview - went back to the thread to say how much I enjoyed the interview and "Poof" - gone. Not just locked, but totally gone.California Couple said:
Here is a good picture of Quincy taken in 1964asdf35 said:
I still have the browser open with the old one. I feel dangerous.dkmonroe said:
I always want to see the Last Post Before Deletion - it makes me sad when I miss it! :laugh: