The Beatles haven’t been making teenage girls cry for a long while now so video game companies are the newest ones to shed a tear for the band as they can’t boost lowly video game sales. ‘The Beatles: Rock Band’ only managed to sell 595,000 copies last month. You make think that it’s not too shabby but it is considering that it was expected to sell over a million units. Analyst Jesse Divnich of Electronic Entertainment Design and Research said “The Beatles performed at a respectable level. I have no doubts we will see a resurgence in sales during the holiday months.”
X Factor judge Simon Cowell has said that his slamming of the Beatles was a joke.
The 49-year-old, who recently stated if the Beatles had taken part in the British TV talent competition, he wouldn’t have put them through to the finals, has now said he was only joking.
Cowell told RadarOnline.com: “Regarding my comments on the Beatles, it was a joke. I have always said they were the group I have always wished I had signed.
“Also, to set the record straight, it was recently reported that I turned down the Spice Girls. In fact, I offered the girls a recording contract before they were signed and actually offered to double the offer they had on the table.”
Recently, an unheard interview with John Lennon has surfaced which featured the former Beatles band member putting his supposed comrades on blast. When questioned about the interview, Paul McCartney insists that it was probably drugs that made John speak ill of him, as well as recall that John often didn’t mean half of the things he said. Paul said “John said so much crap that he later said he hadn’t meant. It’s bullshit. We were there. We all enjoyed it. I never really criticised John. I’m not that critical. It’s a question of personalities…Whatever bad things John said about me, he would also slip his glasses down to the end of his nose and say, ‘I love you’. That’s really what I hold on to. That’s what I believe. The rest is showing off.”
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has said Oasis are a “better band” than legendary quartet The Beatles.
Cristiano, 24, recently transfered from Manchester United to Real Madrid and he admitted he will miss the band’s music after moving to Spain.
He said: “Liverpool have The Beatles and Manchester have Oasis. I think we [Manchester] have the better band. I have all the Oasis albums but my favourite track by far is Champagne Supernova.
“It’s an absolute classic. One thing I will miss about Manchester is Oasis. I will be honest, I didn’t even know who they were when I first arrived in Manchester, but you can’t live there long without knowing who they are.
“The lads in the dressing room loved them, especially the English boys. When I came to England I was into my techno, but I think Oasis are one of my favourite bands now.”
Cristiano admitted it doesn’t bother him that the band’s lead stars Noel and Liam Gallagher are Manchester City fans.
He said: “Nobody is perfect – and you have to say they do make quality music. I saw them around town a couple of times but never spoke to them.
“They didn’t look that approachable but sometimes these artistic types are like that. I am sure they are very nice. I know they are touring at the moment but I have not been able to catch them.
“Perhaps I could invite them to a Madrid v Barcelona match and they could put on a little private concert in Madrid? I like their accent – a real Manc accent.”
Sources have revealed the exact division of Michael Jackson’s assets, according to his will. The singer’s mother, Katherine Jackson, will get 40% of his assets. Michael’s three children will also be getting 40% and the remaining 20% will be divided up for several children’s charities. No specific charities were specified in the document, so the California state Attorney General, who is in charge and regulates the state’s charitable foundations, has filed legal papers to ensure that the funds actually go to charity. There’s still no word as to gets the 50% share holdings at Sony/ATV music publishing catalogue, which controls many of the songs from the Beatles.
The famous musician and former Beatle is apparently hoping to celebrate one hundred years of walking the earth. A source apparently supports and confirms Paul McCartney’s ambitions, considering them to be achievable: “Paul has a hunch he’ll still be here to mark his 100th year. He leads a pretty healthy life with a strict vegetarian diet and he exercises regularly. He certainly sees 100 as a reachable target.” That’s a good plan that Paul McCartney is probably going to stick to, but it lacks the consideration for a few highly occurring variables… such as bus hits, plane crashes, global disasters and the like. But in the words of so many wise men before us: “Who wants to live forever?”
Music hit maker David Foster has just released a memoir called ‘Human’. He has worked with everyone from Madonna to Frank Sinatra so you know there’s going to be some juicy stuff in there. In one of Foster’s quips about former Beatle Paul McCartney, he said that collaborating with the rock icon was “a little like being on a bad date. Ten bad dates, maybe.” He also said that Sir Paul was one of those artists who needed to be reminded of just how great they are. It’s hard of thinking about Paul being insecure considering he was in the group with the same guy who said that The Beatles were more famous than Jesus.
The Beatles? historic first record contract is up for auction.
The contract, signed in 1962 by the ‘Fab Four? ? John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, real name Richard Starkey, and George Harrison – tied them to manger Brian Epstein and promises the group one old English penny each for every record they sold.
In addition to the signatures of the band members, fathers James McCartney and Harold Hargreaves Harrison also had to sign their consent, as their sons were under 21 at the time.
The contract is being sold by a private collector at the ‘It?s More Than Rock ‘n? Roll? auction at the Idea Generation gallery in London on September 4.
Manager Epstein didn?t sign the contract himself until eight months later, as he didn?t want to tie the group down if he couldn?t deliver on his promise to get them to number one.
He eventually put his signature on the document – dated January 24 1962 ? after clinching a deal with record company EMI to release the band?s single ?Love Me Do?.
Under the contract, Epstein was entitled to a quarter of the band?s earnings if they made over $400 a week. If the figure dropped below $200, he would only take 15 per cent.
Epstein remained the Beatles manager as their worldwide fame increased and ‘Beatlemania? gripped the US and Europe until his accidental death in 1967 from an overdose of sleeping pills.
The contract originally sold for $250,000 when first sold by Epstein?s estate around seven years ago.
