George Martin on The Roseanne Show (1998)

[@jonathandoyle5097]

"and I think we'll still be hearing that music in 2050"- Sir George Martin --- We certainly will. Forever I think

[@Appleholic1]

2050, 2150, 2250 and beyond

[@joe6096]

Well, that was 1998. It's 2018 now and The Beatles are still as popular as ever. He's spot on.

[@nigelmurphy6761]

absolutely spot on there. people will still be listening to the beatles music 200 years from now.

[@michaelreardon3958]

RIP George Martin... a gent

[@stullyo2003]

Pure charm and class! Paul called him the greatest musician he ever met. Thank you so much for everything George! RIP

[@justmadeit2]

He has such a distinctive voice. One of the best music producers ever, surely

[@aplr2005]

The BEST producer, ever. He achieved with little to no technology what nobody could achieve even today, half a century later.

[@johnfoster535]

People do not know that George Martin served as a an aerial gunner and radioman in the British navy during WWII. His exposure to electronics in the war combined with his earlier musical knowledge led him into the area of becoming a record producer. In this clip, you can see George excited and singing along with these songs ,which were among the Beatles most radical. It should be noted how unusual it was for a WWII combat vet to be able to facilitate with sound equipment and orchestration the avant garde ideas of John Lennon and the Beatles. There is NO question that there would have been NO Beatles without the presence of the great George Martin to produce their new and unique sound, and to turn their basic ideas into refined marvels of excellence !! The Beatles WERE the best in their day....they WERE "Rock and Roll". As an incredible team, The Beatles and George Martin created music that will live forever. These were little boys and a combat airman who survived a brutal attack on their nation by a conqueror whose " Reich" was supposed to last a thousand years. How ironic, it was THEIR music that may live for a thousand years INSTEAD !!!

[@dennysmith4396]

John Foster... Succinctly put...to the letter. My sentiments exactly...

[@alexgrantham4747]

Preach

[@MrDaiseymay]

Very well said, It must have been fate, that they ''came to-gether.''

[@paulmunt6258]

Lovely man. Had that touch of class that Englishmen of that era seemed to exude. Very self deprecating, but what a marvelous contribution to The Fab Four's music he made. R.I.P Sir George.

[@OggyGTA]

Measured perfectly how he wouldn't sit until Roseanne had finished her "jigging" - ladies first ... old school :-)

[@v-town1980]

@@OggyGTA Yup, back when "ladies" were more commonly found.

[@rafaelgomez1989]

GEORGE was a CLASS ACT, GREAT storyteller..awesome interview Rosanne !

[@frednurk6173]

I usually cringe when talk show hosts talk to people who I really revere like George Martin, but Roseanne had a great sense of joy and taste in her approach. I think this was very well done.

[@cherbutler85]

Ya, she shocked me. She did an amazing job. Didn't try to steal his spotlight at all.

[@Ran-33]

@@cherbutler85 Roseanne is a great interviewer it's a loss we don't have her on TV anymore.

[@boum62]

She did a great job. Listen up the guest ... and question at the right time.

[@benjamins9121]

@@cherbutler85 Rosanne is hilarious and a great writer, presenter. People assume shes the exaggerated slob she played on her first show

[@MrDaiseymay]

i.e she was a listener

[@allymayful]

Wow! One of the best interviews with George. Such a dear man, and a real master.

[@Dave68Goliath]

Oh England. What amazing bands and music you have given us.

[@BiteYerBumHard]

Thank you. The next British invasion will be pint-sized. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHjTiGp9ndJssKM

[@hoodedman07]

He has such a classic British accent, I enjoy listening to him speak

[@flashtheoriginal]

No offence..... but he has an ENGLISH accent. A "British" accent doesnt exist

[@jakezywek6852]

It's actually a fabrication-he had very working class roots.

[@buttercup1765]

@keefie80 great comment! You know your Beatles history!

[@v-town1980]

@keefie80 Queens English; yes, that kind, loving monarchy.

[@markmaclean1811]

@@jakezywek6852 Carolyn Bryant ancestry

[@libraryquiet]

I just love the way he carries himself. What a great man, what a great musician and a genius producer. When he passed away, my first thought was, what a great loss.

[@stevem7]

Totally agreed with you. I would have loved to hang out with him or better yet, to work with him in the '60s.

[@Revolver1981]

Audio Brewery Beatles are Gods. Especially Lennon and McCartney.

[@johnozed]

Yeah but Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, John Lennon and George Harrison were welcoming him to enjoy the universe...

[@ericmcsnorkle4090]

George Martin is the epitome of class, humility and humbleness. His bedside manner brought the very best out of the Beatles and in my opinion helped them reach the near superhuman levels they achieved

[@markdinkel-uh2je]

Yes and his son is a complete shadow of him

[@thomasromano9321]

George Martin was a classically trained musician. His ground-breaking work with the Beatles put his name on the map. Without his string arrangements on "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday," to his Bach-like horn arrangement on "Penny Lane," the Beatles could not have done it without his expertise.

[@RJLKMRD]

And on top of this, I don't think too many people realize that Paul McCartney continued to go back to him time and time again throughout his post Beatles career for arrangements, consultation, production, Paul never forgot what this man meant to The Beatles

[@MrDaiseymay]

WELL--I don't think -the Beatles career would have extended so far as it did, without George Martins guidance. john in particular, complained that by spending more time in the studio, instead of performing live, amouted to ''selling out''.It was Paul who embraced change, and a extended career ensued.

[@edgardobravo7351]

Totally agree.

[@topsyturvyy4558]

The Beatles were the fountain of talent, SIr George Martin was the craftsman who put all together and turned it into beautiful music.

[@TheJayson8899]

The Beatles sang many of the arrangements to George. Who usually didn’t come up with them by himself.

[@100chuckjones]

Being a musician, engineer and producer I have great admiration for George Martin. Even though the Beatles were a few generations before mine, I own every album and love their work. Rubber soul and Revolver are my favorites and Abby Road also holds a special place as one of the greatest Swan song (Last albums) by any band. Sir Georges use of 2 tracks and 4 tracks was amazing.

[@enricomenconi7370]

Great man, great musician. The fith Beatles indeed. RIP

[@Revolver1981]

Enrico Menconi That's right boss. George Martin. He passed this year at the age of 90. And em.....😅

[@TheWorldTeacher]

Along with Billy Preston!

[@spy1965]

Just goes to show, never give up...even if you keep getting rejected.

[@martinadejaquiz2482]

love this man. god bless him. he was a treasure to the entire world.

[@AbigailJrney-1]

Without any doubt, Sir George Martin was the 5th Beatle. I love his voice. What a gentleman! He was the man that put John's, Paul's and George's ideas to tape. Not easy to do.

[@blueskygal255]

ROSEANN WAS A GREAT INTERVIEWER AND LISTENER UNLIKE MANY TODAY.

[@jsm5827]

George martin a man of wisdom and talent

[@freddesmet259]

What a true gentleman.

[@erikvanzanen]

no not,een penny he kif dam.

[@wokeupandsmellthecoffee214]

Superb interview. I was raised near Paul and Johns house in Woolton, Liverpool. So proud to be a Beatles fan.

[@joanne1114]

What a great interview. He's so charming and I like her questions. She asks what you want to know and really listens (instead of working through a predetermined set of question cards). So much mutual respect there.

[@sallykohorst8803]

I love hearing the Beatles wanted to do The abbey Road album and not end their association with bitter feelings like the last album LET IT BE. George was touched and all the group pulled together. That is wonderful! John and George are gone and George Martin is too! But this talk with George really made me feel good. It has been great to have taken this ride with the Beatles New generations will take the ride next!!

[@OnePost909]

Say what you will about Roseanne, she had talent as an interviewer. It's a tricky job, interviewer. 90 percent of people who try it screw it up.

[@dcool2u2]

I agree. I had never seen this or even remember that she had a show. But she does a really good job interviewing George Martin. Asking some great questions in a laid back style without sounding flippant. Most of all letting him answer questions without constant interruptions as many interviewers tend to do.

[@chathammkm]

And she let him speak for the most heart..... A hallmark of a good interviewer.

[@seattleday5208]

George Martin best producer of all time r.i.p.

[@joeybonin7691]

Sir George is a real talent, and a good soul. Nice job, Roseanne.

[@mgonzales56]

Thank you Roseanne for this great interview. The best one with George Martin I've seen. Great man. RIP George Martin...The only person who deserves the title...The 5th Beatle.

[@disneyscott98]

"The last thing I'll ever produce" then proceeds to help with the Beatles LOVE project nearly 10 years later. Truly a legendary producer.

[@MoonlightNothing]

Sir George Martin is so charming and gentlemanly. 💞

[@logicalnetwork1611]

sir George Martin was pure genius. I hope his life story will be made into a film .

[@daveisoverproduced]

One of my great heroes. Thank you, Sir George

[@javiermgtaoism5702]

This guy was the glue that kept the music together. It did not take me long to realize how important He was for 'The Beatles'. He was the catalyst that solidified each song. Without him, 'The Beatles' were good like the 'Let it Be' album. Abbey Road and Sargent Peppers had his touch and what a difference they it made. 'The Beatles'=John, Paul, George, Ringo and Martin. Never forget 'Martin', credit where credit is due.

[@chrisjohnson4165]

Yes. Not only that but he was much too modest. Take Eleanor Rigby for instance. Only Beatle on that is Paul....all the rest is pure George Martin, writing, arranging, conducting and producing......and not a penny in royalties.

[@randycoursey7230]

+Chris Johnson ER, a gem! One of my all-time favorites. Just love how it's arranged.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Despite being a (obviously) intelligent man, with great skills and knowledge of electronics and Studio experience, he had a grounded experience with some of Britains great comics, and I bought a few of their records in the pre Beatle era.

[@topsyturvyy4558]

@@chrisjohnson4165 George wrote three lines of Eleanor Rigby, don't forget.

[@topsyturvyy4558]

Sir. George Martin was the genius behind the Beatles. Without him there would be no Beatles...all of them played their part of course but it was him that translated their genius into actual music.

[@jamesdunn9714]

What a gracious interesting man. I love the guy.

What a great, great interview by Roseanne. You can tell that they both really enjoyed each other's company. And when the principal subject matter is the Beatles...

[@bobbyjonkey13]

that was the best interview I've seen with George Martin. Roseane did very well

[@carmenvalenzuela5658]

Seems like such a kind man.

[@joe6096]

Watching this on Nov. 5th 2022 after just unwrapping and listening to the Giles Martin re-mix special edition of the Revolver album. He said he acted as his Dad’s ears later in his career as George was losing his hearing. Today he is the keeper of those precious original master tapes of the holy grail of music, and the Beatle family and business empire has given him their blessing and full access and permission to carry on in his dad’s footsteps. Well, at 7:21 we see Giles to the left of George with Paul in the studio control room. Giles is 53 now so in 1998 he’d have been 29 there, learning how to produce and mix a record.

[@hungfao]

George's description is right on. When the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, it was an instant feeling of the 'charisma' George mentioned. After all, it was somewhat impossible to really hear them over the screaming, yet I was somehow hypnotized by them. There was always something very pleasing about seeing them together, a weird gladness when John and Paul were together goofing around or singing their effortless harmonies.

[@seattleday9690]

I always loved George Martin best producer in the world.

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

Ringo, John, Paul, George, George

[@bigvrocks2480]

... and Brian Einstein!

[@charleswinokoor6023]

I was prepared going in not to like this, but I ended up being pleasantly surprised. Roseanne did a fine job with the interview.

[@allangow4746]

Roseanne is a very natural person, you can Sir George is comfortable being interviewed by her.

[@paulofreire7520]

A legend on his own right. Thank you Sir George. Very much missed 🙏🏻

[@randycoursey7230]

Nice guy Martin, but he admitted he overlooked the other George too much. Something changed Martin's view of Harrison, as it should have.

[@rafizi_ilhan]

For me.. This guy right here is the guy who deserves the title Fifth Beatle. He was part of their music. He's the producer. He has the ear. And he was the one who knew the potential of the lads when other labels reject the lads.

[@sbbinahee]

Such a great interview with Sir George..thanks!

[@jtb1245]

A real touch of class 🌟❤️🌟

[@Morticia1313]

Sir George Martin. A very classy, musical genius!

[@colinwilliams553]

Sir George Martin was such a nice warnly kind person with great taste.He was my favorite "Beatle". R.I.P George!

[@johnnyM809]

RIP the great George Martin

[@GregoryKeithe]

A couple of prophetic lines from Sir George Martin. 💯

[@agnetabergqvist5856]

Like this man George Martin the producer to Beatles! He is so great!❤️😢😁

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Excellent interview ...George seems quite earthy ...big name guest ...wow! 🗣 🎶🎹🎸

[@jamesdrynan]

I was a fan of Flanders and Swann and Peter Sellers and the Goon Show. I learned later that Martin had produced those albums before his involvement with the Beatles. A charming, genteel man whose direction and musicality influenced the group for seven years.

[@MrDaiseymay]

IN tune with that era, many bought the records (I did) and obviously knew the artists BUT NOBODY, knew of the studio talent behind it. THats another example of Beatle influence, because after their explosion on the public , All Hit record producer's became household names as much as the stars.

[@fatbelly27]

George Martin was unique - a genius.

[@jackchow8447]

After seeing this from G Martin, it comfirms my view that Abbey Road is their best album over Sgt Pepper, considering what the four individual members had gone thru in their private lives. Things could never be the same again but they still could come back to make one more.

[@jackchow8447]

4

[@PaulGreen11]

"and when they left... you felt something had gone away."

[@jeffjones2586]

Wow, what a wonderful little gemstone. Didn't know the CD even existed. Other than Celine Dion's overkil/bombast I'll bet it's a pretty good compilation. George Martin, RIP.

[@drdotislovinlife]

I love both of these people.

[@rustyrules4264]

Great interview!!

[@peterraymond8470]

I plum forgot she had a talk show. I confess I was waiting for a awkward moment that never came. She let him do most of the talking and she basically asked the questions I would say the average Beatle fan has always wondered about and got a definitive answer from the guy who was witness to it all.

[@MobiusMinded]

I was really lucky to work on an Album he participated with; also in 1998

[@oonis.aucoix]

Good interview.

[@johnalexander5754]

Fantastic interview. I have to get this album.

[@syncrolecyne]

Strange that he is quite a few years younger here than Paul and Ringo are now!

[@-xxxuchihacion-3318]

And he looks much older

[@jenniferwise8515]

@@-xxxuchihacion-3318 he did not use hair dye, latex( in the case of Billy , you call Paul) and adrenochrome.

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

@Jennifer. Jesus!

[@JawnStar]

Awww, George Martin has always reminded of my Grandfather, John Weir... and I believe there would have not been Beatles without him. That being said, when I saw the title of this vid, "George Martin on the Roseanne Show", I thought it was going to be Sir George sharing his opinions ABOUT the Roseanne show.... ha ha.

[@Halfstar3]

Always a class act. Such a great guy.

[@baddogboxster]

I wish they had time to talk about Sir George's post-Beatle work with acts like America and the Police, but then again, he was promoting a CD of Beatle covers, so I guess it makes sense they would focus on his work with the Beatles. George Harrison did a lot of post-Beatle production work for other acts like Badfinger, and for Ringo's solo career. Wanna guess who was George Harrison's Jedi Master in that regard?

[@shyman99]

The Police? When did George Martin produce a record by the Police?

[@laserduchamp8071]

great man : ) good interview : )

[@marcoswilson1613]

I bet the other people that turned The Beatles down kicked themselves for a very lomg time after their decision to turn em down.

[@BiteYerBumHard]

I've thought this many times, but had these other labels taken on the Beatles, they wouldn't have had George Martin and the Beatles might have flopped. Maybe, Sir George is the key.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Roseanne was superbly respectful to Sir George here.

[@donclark4685]

What A fine Gentleman.

[@boum62]

Lovely Roseanne Barr. Genuinely interested in him it seems.

[@ulfibonkers3205]

A stand-up gentleman and a consummate professional.

[@JohaDahlgaard]

3:09 I can SO hear George say that.

[@michaelwood875]

Paul wrote music, John wrote lyrics, and George Martin added strings and improved the tempo....great act.

[@catherinewilson3880]

Simplistic and utterly wrong!

[@lonelystoner8594]

@@catherinewilson3880 right..john was more music,Paul was more lyrical

[@skylordowl792]

@@lonelystoner8594 nah thats wrong too

[@joeybonin7691]

It's a misnomer that John and Paul wrote everything together. They both wrote lyrics and music, and mostly sang their own songs. They wrote some songs together, or contributed sections. There was plenty of interplay in the studio, however, and all four (+1) contributed.

[@Tunz909]

@@lonelystoner8594 Oh please, quit with this nonsense

[@terencehennegan1439]

He says the Beatles were charismatic he too was very charismatic, very eloquent.

[@garymorris1856]

The Beatles are in a category all by themselves.

[@rodyinfante3840]

The one thing amazing happened to the four boys from the not so heard district of Liverpool, and another man from a London recording studio was their being accorded a official title of Sirs. Ain't it marvelous?

[@jgwalton]

The end of an era ... never. never to be seen again.How privileged we were!

[@chrisjohnson4165]

What a great man! Incidentally, I would like to see him and Clint Eastwood side by side....sort of similar characters.

[@logicalnetwork1611]

don't think so . you may need to go Specsavers 😁

[@musiclover1960ED]

Brian Epstein is walking around London trying to get a recording contract for his band, The Beatles. He is carrying reel to reel tapes and so he would not be so tired , a recording engineer told up to put those tapes on record....easier to carry and play. The engineer liked what he heard. " why don't you go to EMI and try your luck" He said he did and was flatly rejected. " No, I mean go to the back of the lot and look for a small company called Parlaphone Records. He is a bit of a rebel that guy and they put him in charge of their branch. .....so he would not cause trouble any more. He produces comedy records. He might like this nutty thing you call The Beatles" " What is his name? Brian asked.....George Martin. and the rest is history

[@joemasse4568]

George Martin was great, but even the Beatles demos were good some in their own way superior to the album version, that being said, they were a good match.

[@artcarrrot]

Such a beautiful soul

[@jackchow8447]

OMG, Bay City Rollers. Now she (Sir Martin's daughter) understands.

[@regaltip8A]

Nice way to put it. "Now she understands ".

[@AudreyH100]

He is a true gent so modest.

[@kikiu2619]

George Martin is the 2nd most important Briton after W. Churchill in the 20th century.

[@hoodedman07]

Crazy how George Martin looks so old at 72 years old compared to Ringo right now at 81

[@ellie-tk4jy]

No he doesn't. He looks normal for 72. Ringo only looks young because of hair dye and sunglasses and he's always filmed far away. We would all look 25 if we did that.

[@dagtigerstrom7170]

True

[@moroniiiiiiiii]

George Martin is a Lord!

[@BassicVIC]

Two extremes of accents. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

[@boum62]

I love hearing a middle class Englishman in conversation with none of our American friends. The contrast is great to hear.

[@tj-kv6vr]

the 5th Beatle, if there was one, was Billy Preston on keyboard

[@georgiethumbs2438]

I love Roseanne so goddamn much, one of the few celebrities today with a brain

[@jovesheerwater]

Huh?

[@jx14aby]

Come together is the coolest song ever.

[@rafaelsale6364]

Sir George Martin was too good to be in rinky dink talk show with Roseanne being the host. I was surprised by how respectful she was to him the entire time.

[@debradonato7363]

He’s the 5Th BeAtle ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@chrisbennett606]

They covered a few Motown and RNB covers in the early days A lot of their inspiration and heroes came from blues and RNB musicians who has a whole the United klans of America denigrated and downplayed

[@jamadon2780]

Reminds me a bit of Chris Farley's interview with Paul

[@BeatlesBowieKrimson]

Not even close.

[@marchwheeler9390]

I am 54 years old and have had 4 large collections of beatle records stolen from me. I will start a 5th collection soon as I get on my feet. I was in the hospital parallized a year ago. been a long time since I rock n roll.

[@crapple009]

Keep the 5th collection in a vault. You'll thank yourself. ;-)

[@fenderguitars6050]

such a talented british gent