Whistle Test interview with Pete Best (1985)

Whistle Test interview with Pete Best (1985)

[@jasona9]

I read Pete's book. It is a good read for any fan of the Beatles. Pete was a Beatle for two years, he was part of some of the early success they did have, and no one will ever take that away from him.

[@professionalgamer1697]

jasona9 Another book from pete about his time in the Beatles, that's 3 he's written

[@swineheartdoppleganger5516]

what success did they have before august 62?

[@jasona9]

@@swineheartdoppleganger5516 During their first 1960 tour of Hamburg the band was playing up to 8-hours a night, sometimes 7-days a week. This backbreaking schedule helped them hone their craft as a live band. Within two years the Beatles became the hottest band in Hamburg, made their first record (Tony Sheridan's MY BONNIE), became the hottest band in Liverpool, signed a management contract with Brian Epstein and eventually a recording contract with George Martin.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@swineheartdoppleganger5516 In June of '62 they were signed by EMI (aka Abbey Road). Pete Best was still the drummer.

[@antoniomarcomiotti]

In 2012 I had the immense pleasure of meeting this man. He is the Best

[@JJONNYREPP]

Whistle Test interview with Pete Best (1985) 0707am 18.7.24 i allus was told Epstein got rid and brought in ringo. then i found - does it really effin matter?

[@Anthony-qj7qe]

No matter how you see it, he's only one of 3 people left who can say..... I WAS A BEATLE!

[@minooch5670]

One of 4. Jimmie Nicol is still alive. 😉

[@Anthony-qj7qe]

Err Jimmy was a temp, Pete was an actual Beatle for 2 years! :)

[@minooch5670]

Temp or not, he's still one of 4 people left who can say "I WAS A BEATLE" (albeit for 13 days)...and according to John Lennon, Pete Best was also a temp lol: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3nChIiKjNhmp80

[@Anthony-qj7qe]

OK so 4 but Pete was still the best looking Beatle lol :P

[@minooch5670]

Agreed. 👍

[@StuartBusby]

Poor Pete, you gotta feel sorry for the guy, and convincing himself that they were jealous of him is obviously the way the poor bloke has dealt with it all these years.... Truth is, he was no great drummer, but THE reason is clearly that he wasn't a BEATLE, it was John, Paul, George and the drummer. He didn't share their sense of humour, he didn't have their spark..... It was fantastic to hear that the anthology 1 album made him a fortune at long last. Above all the guy deserves respect for having survived at all..... Good on him

[@WInnerwinnerchickendinner.]

Yes that made me happy when The Beatles made Pete rich with the anthology.I just wish they hadnt chopped Petes head off on the cover of the anthology.

[@paullondon6625]

+Paul nodalo Another picture on that cover did show Pete in all his glory!

[@paullondon6625]

+tunnicliffe1972 "John, Paul, George and the drummer", not quite. To many is really was "Pete Best & The Beatles" before he was sacked. When Merseybeat (the local Liverpool music magazine) heard The Beatles were going to make a record, they didn't know Best had been fired yet. Their front page was the headline "Beatles Record" with a picture of Pete Best on his own!

[@StuartBusby]

+Paul London yes i know Paul, but it was John Paul George and the drummer, as far as John Paul and George were concerned. Bless pete for having had to deal with this in his life. But he wasn't the same as the other 3, Ringo was. Ringo was the 4th beatle, where as Pete and just been the drummer

[@merseybeat1963]

Baloney

[@yell50]

I agree they should have told him face to face but can you image over the years how it must have felt seeing his fellow x band members have all the money fame a glory. Imagine having a constant reminder hearing a beatle song on the radio or watching them on the TV that is cruelty in the first degree i'm just happy that he got a tidy sum of money from the royalties from the anthology album there is nobody that could deserve it more

[@alphadogstudio]

Pete's book is the best book for an insightful look at the Beatles early years of struggle then local success. I'm a professional musician and it's the only Beatles book that really has a realistic, what it's like to play in a band, feel to it. The Beatles without the fairy dust added

[@garyrigby21]

i turned round and watched this interview

[@ncfeline1959]

Pete, you deserve better! Hope you're happy! God bless!

[@yell50]

Ringo star was one very lucky guy he took over from best and the rest is history. At the time of the clip obviously he was still feeling resentful because he was asked if any of the boys was watching what would he say to them, all he said was "not a lot" I am sure most people would feel the same in his shoes.

[@jameskiffin502]

pete was never cut out to be a beatle .it was fate that ringo was.he was the final piece in the jig saw puzzle

[@creativesource3514]

If Best truly made millions fron the Anthology then its all good. He can live with that.

[@MeBallerman]

"Record company heard his drumming. They liked it" err nope... Record company didn't want him anywhere near the studio, they hated what they heard lol.

[@andyhowpog]

Well spotted (it's just after when Epstein's line starts at 0:40). Pete Best was an advisor on this film and I have more than a hunch that he omitted to tell the filmmakers that crucial detail about George Martin not liking his drumming in the studio, or blatantly lied about it.

[@TheMerseySound1]

It might be he wasn't aware at time since more details have come out over time

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

It's not wholly inaccurate. The fact is that The Beatles were offered an audition at EMI because George Martin liked what he heard on the tape Epstein gave him of The Beatles' recording session at Decca. He didn't say to Eppy anything bad about the drumming on that tape whatsoever. Martin's only issue with Pete arose at the EMI audition, on the song, "Love Me Do". Pete struggled with it badly, as you may've heard on Anthology. But there's a reason for that. Martin listened to the lads play the song and abruptly changed the arrangement, ditching the skip-beat that Pete had been playing the song with all along at the clubs. It threw Pete off, and even Paul was livid because it threw off his vocals. EMI sound engineer, Norman Smith, who worked that session said, *"The problem wasn't with how Pete was playing, but rather with what he was being asked to play with the new arrangement".* Bottom line is, EMI signed The Beatles in late June of '62, when Pete Best was still their drummer, and no one at EMI had any knowledge he would be sacked before their first official recording session on September 4th. When Ringo showed up that day with the band in place of Pete, George Martin was shocked. Martin recalled, *"I was surprised to learn that Pete had been replaced, as he was the best-looking and most marketable member of the band."* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[@MeBallerman]

@@Cosmo-Kramer Hi Pete.

[@billysequins]

​​@@Cosmo-KramerEMI took the Beatles under duress because Epstein threatened to stop selling EMI produced records in his record shop NEMS, which was the biggest in the north of England

[@lucyfaiella7220]

PETE BEST GREAT DRUMMER AND KICK ASS SOLID DRUMMER.. IF IT WASN'T FOR PETE THEY OTHER 3 WOULD HAVE NEVER GONE TO GERMANY... 2 YEARS PLAYING WITH WITH OTHER 3.. PETE WAS GREAT AND HE IS THE REALLY BEATLE... AND HE WAS THE ONE WHO MADE THEM WHO THEY ARE... 💜🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 LOVE PETE BEST GREAT JOB....

[@johnclay4811]

If He was a great drummer he would have joined other bands and would have been known. He isn't so he didn't period.

[@robertoprociv395]

CONGRATULATIONS PETE BEST, GOOD JOB

[@walleyrange]

Pete Best was a technical adviser on Birth of The Beatles so he's bound to say that clip was accurate because that's how he told it. Fact is, he wasn't in that room and no one else in there has spoken about it. Whatever the reason was, i think we all know it worked out ok for the Beatles without him!

[@wangdangdoodie]

Exactly, how can Best comment on a meeting that he wasn't even present at or privy to?

[@realdiamondshow]

@@wangdangdoodie by making it up!

[@geekay1349]

I like what Lennon said about Pete Best - "Pete was a good drummer but Ringo a better Beatle".

[@realdiamondshow]

John said Pete was a lousy drummer. As for the drummer who was a very poor drummer and didn't sing...being "Pete Best & The Beatles"...what utter drivel.

[@TheMerseySound1]

@@realdiamondshow There’s more evidence to suggest he was good than bad and he did sing

[@Wolfington]

@@TheMerseySound1 there's more evidence (the Decca session) to suggest he couldn't carry a beat in a wheelbarrow

[@TheMerseySound1]

@@Wolfington The only notable example of his alleged "bad drumming" is the 'Love Me Do' recording. He doesn't play as badly as that on any other recording before or afterwards. Decca audition producer Mike Smith openly stated over the years he had no issue with Pete's drumming and also produced The Pete Best Four's 1964 Decca single.

[@jasona9]

@@Wolfington The Beatles have said that NONE of them played particularly well during the famous Decca Audition. Unfortunately for Pete Best, he is the only one that gets singled out....

[@Haroldbeavis1969]

I think it can be argued that Pete Best was the luckiest man in show business history. He was a mediocre drummer who happened to be in the right place at the right time when three guys named John, Paul, and George happened to need a drummer. He was fortunate to have the gig for a few years before Ringo, the real deal, could take over. And, of course, Pete would make his millions some 30 years later. Nothing to feel sorry about.

[@TheDylandProductions]

Right place at the right time? For 2 years?

[@Haroldbeavis1969]

@@TheDylandProductions Absolutely. He was a garage band drummer, a kid with a drum kit, who had the chance to play with what would become the greatest band in history. But he himself was not an accomplished professional. He hardly had the personality of someone who was about to become an international superstar. He was just an introvert from Liverpool who had a brush with history. Who among us doesn’t sign up for that?

[@karlrosten9091]

I have been playing Drums for 55 years in all types of music , studied for 10 yrs. Heard Pete's band 3 times they all sounded great, Pete was sort of a shy guy when I met him, I think if the Beatles were nicer toward him he would done very well in the Beatles.

[@merseybeat1963]

A GREAT BOOK for any Beatles fan.Covers the formative years like no one else..including the other Beatles.They had all become much too far removed and rich to be so close to those years and bring them back to life like Pete Best has.

[@DarkAges186]

“In The Film (Birth of The Beatles) It Was So Sad That The Beatles Kicked Pete Best Out of The Band, Pete Said: There Isn’t Specific Reason You Can Give But Most of The Counts Looking Back On It That It Was Jealously, It’s True Paul McCartney Was Jealous of Pete Best Because The Fans Loved Pete Best”

[@NearAbbeyRoad]

Pete Best did not advertise the fact he was with the Beatles and in their first recording session. The media chaise him, so he occasionally tells them. I hope for large fees as well.

[@BlackOpsDragonX]

Pete Best Interview (From: The BackBeat Beatles) The First Beatle Drummer, Pete Best (Rico) was being interviewed at The Cavern Club, telling him what was it like being The Drummer. The BackBeat Beatles (2024) Director: Justin Lee Cast: Justin Lee - Paul McCartney Giovanni - George Harrison Jorge - John Lennon Rico - Pete Best Producers: Pete Best Park Jihyo

[@NearAbbeyRoad]

Pete never had a problem with Ringo. They knew each other.

[@chelseaboy6426]

Pete Best is gentlemen a all round nice bloke, It's disgusting how The beatles treated him, Pete is the original beatle and deserves a lot of respect.

[@GriefTourist]

ANYONE would be bitter

[@josiahcole3186]

Pete always gives the same reason that he was kicked out because he was too popular, but actually it was likely his popularity that kept him for as long as he did. He was just a terrible drummer, really held them back as performers

[@elibrown8116]

The only reason why Pete would play with them was for the Hamburg gigs and that’s it.

[@FryPanMusic]

pete best the only beatle to be signed to decca

[@TheMerseySound1]

Rod Davis, the only Quarryman to be signed to Decca

[@yell50]

Imagine a famous talk show host inviting Paul McCartney on his show along with a surprise guess that person being the original drummer of the Beatles. Pete Best. Would McCartney walk off stage in disgust? or would he firmly apologize to Pete for the why they sacked him? that would be a must see TV. Any well known talk show host reading this, please set this up lol

[@steveshattah]

Okay I'll say it. Pete is the luckiest guy in the world to have had the Beatles association. If he had been with a lower profile group nobody would ever known the story of how and when he was sacked and he never would have reaped any benefits 30 years later because there would be none for anyone involved.

[@stevenmelia8421]

Petes a Beatle,a legend.. end of.

[@bluesboy8237]

Winning Ticket Number: 2-12-17-24-31-35-36 Pete Best's Number: 3-13-18-25-32-36-37 Oh noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

[@andyhowpog]

I saw this at the time it was on BBC2 back in '85 so this was the first time I saw Pete Best being interviewed. Admittedly, the manner of his sacking was appalling- the other three should have spoken to him face to face. That said, Ringo was a better drummer and a perfect fit personality wise. It's plainly obvious from this interview why Pete didn't fit in, he comes across as dull and boring- he would never have fitted in with The Fab Four image. Jealousy may have been an issue with the other three but that would have been minor compared to the more obvious reasons, as mentioned above. To sum up: he was in the band for two years but he was NEVER a Beatle. As George Harrison once said, Ringo ALWAYS WAS a Beatle- it's just that his official entry into the story (or film, as Harrison put it) came at a later time.

[@DarkAges186]

“Pete Best Was The Greatest Beatles Drummer In The Band, Plus I Know For Sure That Pete Best Is The Best Beatles Drummer Ever” - Fighting Patriot

[@vincewise855]

This is just an historical record now , but after studying the build up of the band from various sources it does seem a shame that he was "dropped" at such a pivotal turning point in their career. If one studies the recording of Love me Do it is quite apparent that in the early 1960s record labels mainly used "session" drummers ie Carlo Little , Phil Seaman , Andy White to name a few to "lay" down tracks. Case in point Ringo not being used on several early releases. Its a pity Sir Paul and Mr Starr dont set the record straight as this historical episode is an integral part of Beatle history. (for Beatle fans that is).

[@Bellyflops2]

But did Meatloafs wife really call him Meat?

[@troubledsole9104]

Only during intimate moments.

[@JJONNYREPP]

Whistle Test interview with Pete Best (1985) 0705am 18.7.24 ahhh the beatles. i wonder if the band will ever have a hit record?

[@DoojeenDoonican]

What an appalling film "Birth of the Beatles" is!

[@donnap8816]

If it was a jealousy thing and Pete was becoming too popular, why didn't he form another successful band with his star power??

[@TheMerseySound1]

He did in 1963 but reporters weren’t interested at all in his new band, they only ever asked him about The Beatles which is a shame. His connection was ultimately a hindrance

[@im1who84u]

@@TheMerseySound1 The Beatles had John and Paul who wrote hit songs. Pete's new band didn't have that.

[@stuartwray6175]

David Hepworth's relaxed demeanour at the end provides no hint of his Beatles fixation.

[@professionalgamer1697]

pete was a careers advisor at the job centre during this time and that would involve getting layabouts jobs which is quite strange considering he himself got sacked from the best job ever. lol

[@BassicVIC]

Professional Gamer Pete Best job giving career advise !!!???? The irony of life. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@IcouldBNE1]

Actually John and Paul had wanted Ringo in the band the moment they saw him in Hamburg in 1960, before the Beatles really had any attention from the fans. But Ringo was in a much more popular band at the time and they had just hired Pete. So I agree it had nothing to do with jealousy. They just thought Ringo was the better drummer for the Beatles.

[@terranova22]

Of course they wanted Ringo from the beginning since he was a professional, and he also fit in with the personality of the group. But don't discount the jealousy bit. Paul McCartney's dad chided him (Pete Best) on night after a concert, for not "sharing the attention" that was getting after a concert. You can imagine that the creative forces in the group might not be too happy about a straight man getting more attention, when he was completely replaceable, unlike the others. Jealousy may not have been the primary reason, but it sure didn't help his cause to be able to remain a Beatle . . .

[@im1who84u]

I read a biography on the Beatles back in the sixties and that's when I first heard of Pete Best and his story. I was a teenager myself at the time and thought, how sad this must have been for Pete. Then I began to contemplate what I might have done in his place and at that age. I am not physically a big guy, I was attending military school at the time I read this biography, and I am of Italian and Irish descent. Military school can be a tough place with a lot of “jocks” and I didn’t want to be in any of their cross hairs. So, without going into too much detail, I had access to the commandant’s office, paper work, information, and week end town passes. I befriended two of the larger, meaner “goons” that were football players, had girlfriends in town, and also had disciplinary issues disqualifying them from getting town passes every now and then. I demonstrated to them I could make this go away and in return I wanted them to keep everyone else off my back. It worked great! I love it when a plan comes together. So now back to Pete Best. Back in those days in Liverpool there was a type of guy described as a “Teddy Boy”, goons. I would have walked right out of Brian’s office after he given me the bad news and rounded up two “Teddy Boys”, cut a deal with them, and have them explain to Ringo why he did not want to take the job and then keep the two “Teds” on retainer for a while just in case.

[@wangdangdoodie]

Prick

[@Doctordoompapito]

Hahaha 😂

[@lowbridge7070]

In spite of Pete's drumming talent, or lack of it, or whatever the reason or reasons he got fired, I just can't help but feel bad for Pete. I mean, getting fired from the most iconic, legendary band of all time in history just as that band was on the cusp of their international fame and fortune. It's not like he got fired from a band that would go on to have some pretty good success only to fade into obscurity a few years later down the road. He got fired from THE BEATLES, for crying out loud. A legendary band whose name, music, fame, and fandom still lives on, even a lot of decades after it broke up. Pete eventually went on to a 20 year career as a civil servant, helping unemployed people find jobs. He was still employed as such at the time of this interview and would retire a few years later. I know how many times he's said he's perfectly fine and happy with how things turned out for him. But still, I can't help but think there just had to be a few times when he'd be sitting in his civil service office, filling out paperwork, dealing with the daily drudgery of his 9-5 job, and think about The Beatles. How much more money they're pulling in than him (I would think they earned more in one day than Pete earned in a lot of years). How much fame they have/had. How they're living in the lap of luxury while he's struggling to pay the rent and put food on the table for his family. If I were in Pete's shoes back then, I know that's what I'd be occasionally thinking about while sitting in my office.

[@Chimbo65]

"turned around and said"....

[@TheFightingPatriot]

“Pete Best Should’ve Stayed With The Beatles, He Was The Best Drummer Ever, Pete Best Was A Professional Beatle Drummer Who Joined The Beatles” - Shadow Samurai.

[@lagerhound]

As John Lennon said, "Pete Best was a great drummer. But Ringo was a great Beatle".

[@Doctordoompapito]

I think if he was a better drummer he could have been like Charlie Watts. Low key member of TB.

[@ilikemusic76]

This is all completely wrong. He didn‘t progressed as a drummer. Unthinkable if he had stayed with the Beatles.

[@MissBulmaBurkhart]

he is just a looser, I feel sorry for the guy

[@HarveyBacktheBeatles]

you know i dont know what pete meant when he said he didnt have much to say to george, paul and ringo but today he wouldnt mind seeing paul or ringo. 49 years is enough time.

[@TheMerseySound1]

Life and feelings change over time

[@Kevinasp]

62 years now, perhaps so because they aren't gonna live forever

[@wandaborowy9400]

George Martin said he wasn't good drummer he told them to get another one.

[@TheMerseySound1]

No he didn’t. They misunderstood when he said he was going to bring in a session drummer which was more common practise than many think

[@wandaborowy9400]

@@TheMerseySound1 They didn't like him anyway.

[@jakeet999]

Pete is probably spot on jealousy is terrible thing, young guys and egos what can u say, this event has always fasinated so many people

[@wilfredeorollorata4861]

hes not a good drummer period...no other reason why he got replaced

[@mhk3360]

Jealousy, I don't think so. George Martin did not like his drumming. and even told Brian Epstein that there was going to be a session drummer on the records. He missed quite a few gigs. When he missed a gig, Ringo would fill in. And John was right, he wasn't a Beatle. Can anyone picture him singing "Yellow Submarine"?

[@kevinfarrell5100]

Who knows Pete if you continued being a Beatle it may of been you and not John Lennon?

[@treegrill1]

A very good point.

[@jamminggarageband9346]

It’s easy to say in the comments below, the boys should have told him rather than leave it to Brian. Unfortunately it is a difficult thing to do.. I was in a covers band for the past 6 years. We weren’t happy with our drummer because he played too loud and wasn’t able to play contemporary beats. He didn’t grow musically like the rest of us and held the band back. It’s difficult to tell people. We replaced him and he found out about his replacement from fan photos on Facebook. None of the members had courage to tell him after the event and I was given the task. He slammed phone in my face and then have never seen him again. So it’s not an easy thing to do. Anyway, regarding Pete Best, just listen to the Decca Tapes. The vocals, guitars and harmonies are magic. The drumming is pretty annoying. Listen to Till there You. Not in sync with guitars. The 4 beat kick drum doesn’t gel and it’s quite annoying. Compare this to Beatles at Star Club with Ringo. The band gels.

[@slimjim4239]

he was the best

[@michaelwilson1797]

funny. when you listen to the old recording its not the drumming that stands out.

[@sparkielyle3679]

Paul's Father had a lot 2 do with his sackin also. He always blamed Pete 4 hogging all the attention from the Fans. The fact is, the fans liked Pete more. He wuz the James Dean of the band @ the time. & the other 3 new he would become a threat 2 the band as they got more popular ! Remember it wuz all bout John & Paul the Song writers & the front men in the band. The attention had 2 go 2 them, & only them. Get it ? So he had 2 go.

[@janicewilson9813]

John Lennon wrote a song "I'm just a jealous guy." but I read that George Martin made the decision for a new drummer, yet Pete had been drumming with them for over two years.

[@nana-xk1tl]

I think pete was responsible for the early success they had

[@jtshark9283]

While I do feel sorry for him. He has pushed that jealously angle to much. Because we have heard Best's and Ringo's drumming, we know that one of Best's problems was that he could not hit the drum the same way twice and that was the problem

[@johnpro2847]

George Martin confirmed the conclusion of George that Pete was not up to speed. George Martin insisted that a session drummer replace Pete for the studio recordings. That was just one of the many nails.

[@im1who84u]

A note here. The Beatles, particularly John, did NOT want a "non-Beatle" playing the drums. They wanted a full fledged Beatle, not a "session drummer".

[@HRHooChicken]

He did not age well. Only 20 years earlier he was the sexier than McCartney

[@9171961jo]

4:57, That was june-1961, you fool, it's on the chart information in the booklet for the (CD).

[@gordonteats298]

COME TO FATHER by APOLOGETIX a great Beatles parody on KZbin

[@scoobydoo4087]

It’s very questionable if the Beatles would have become famous if they had kept Pete.

[@scoobydoo4087]

Cleo Fierro Yes, they were the most popular in Liverpool with Pete. But they were playing simple covers. Their own songs were musically more complex over time then covers and Ringo did a tremendous job. Pete did a poor job at the Hamburg recording with Tony Sheridan. That was around 1961. They took away his bass drum cause all he played were quarter notes with it. And he did terrible at Decca. Ringo sat in for Pete several times in Hamburg and in Liverpool. John, Paul, and George all said at the time that Ringo was much better.

[@aunch3]

Pete never could admit what was obvious for anyone who listened to the early Beatles; he was a bad drummer (at least back then), George Martin wasn’t going to use him to record, and he wasn’t close at all with the others.

[@markmullins5822]

Birth of The Beatles was kind of stupid, they had 30 year olds playing teenagers

[@FryPanMusic]

Because Pete's drumming was a bit out they got Ringo but he was out. can't change the drummer again we will get Andy White and say nothing.

[@UAL320]

this interview was done before he retired from his career, before he got the Casbah up and running again, and well before the royalties from the Anthology. So he comes off more bitter here. After he started to make money from the Beatles legend, he mellowed considerably 😉

[@jpsned]

5:08 He kind of looks a little like Ringo.

[@Ianthompsonuk]

The decent thing for them to do, was tell Pete to his face the reason, and also offer to compensate him if the group were to make it big. The millions they made, they could have easily gave Pete something to set him up in life. That would be some consolation for him then. He had to wait till the 90s to get something from them, but they should have looked after him in the 60s.

[@wheres_bears1378]

Nothing wrong with his drumming in that audio clip

[@WInnerwinnerchickendinner.]

Poor Pete.The first comment the interviewer makes about Petes book is he found it very disappointing.Pete fails at music and at writing books. But Pete is a nice guy in many ways.

[@xpat73]

Pete, god bless him, sounds like a man who was dumped by a hot chick 30 years ago and has never got over it. I do feel for Pete....it can't have been easy for him, and a lesser man would have folded. Perhaps his "jealousy" reason is his way of coping.....

[@frannsh5100]

The thing is.. It's not going to be three teenagers who had their asses owned any day one would make any decisions whatsoever... Pete would think this is what is was but the rest of the band were oribd told never to contact him again..I was the adopted child of a star in those times and my mum was treated the same as Pete.. Ghosted by her partner of 3 years and the rest of the band for decades. Essentially a ‘gagging’order.. This decision to remove Pete best would have 100% been orchestrated and controlled by the management...

[@PDHulme61]

Nice guy Pete Best...good drummer and good looking guy ....so he had to go ? Lol....

[@hbrkarki239]

Popular being different it cost him of being different.

[@carlossantana510]

He never spoke like that in the 60s he had the older scouse accent from that time like the other beatles beatles the scouse accent changed in the 70s and 80s to what it is today

[@robertoprociv395]

THEY SHUOLD FACE PETE BEST, EXPLAIN,S HIM THE REAL SITUATION, AND PERHAPS SHOULD GIVE´S HIM AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE REPLECEMENT

[@terranova22]

What does the Lennon character say after "I'm sick of him" at around 0:50?

[@andyhowpog]

"Maybe Dr. Sigmund Eppy, maybe": a pun based on Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis.

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

“Just sitting there”

[@BTLFAEN]

Lucky you, having a Liverpool perspective. I've come to believe that the explanation in "Best of the Beatles" is the correct one. That would be that someone at the 1st "Love Me Do" sessions made an offhand remark, that manager Esptein, already having been rejected 3 times by record labels in '62, panicked. Nothing could go wrong so Starkey was brought in. Know this absolute fact. Ringo's voice RUINED "Help from My Friends" & "Yellow Sub". Ringo a great comic actor but knew in his soul.

[@sirwolfgang]

I BELIEVE THE BEATLES DID NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE PETE'S MUM MONA ! THE FIRST LADY OF THE BEATLES AND ROCK AND ROLL.

[@chrisfranco6603]

Pete seems like a nice guy. But he sure didn’t have the personality of the other three or Ringo. I’m sure there is some credibility to the jealousy. But. Look how it turned out. Hard to believe it would’ve been the same with Pete back there. And, no way it would’ve been better…how could it have been?

[@NearAbbeyRoad]

Mona was a factor, not the only one though. She was their defacto manager at one time and still kept poking her nose in.

[@RE-wo1ss]

Brian Epstein here looks and sounds like Gordon Brittas from The Brittas Empire!

[@terranova22]

Who is this interviewer? He seems very good for a young amateur. Did he pursue this as a career?

[@johnbull1568]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kershaw

[@jaybee8301]

if he wasnt sack, hows his song writing skills compared to ringo?

[@balcarrillo]

The Beatles Jealousy was well founded. The band had enormous talent and Pete did not. What did he do without them? Pete had become a distraction and didn't have the chemistry to fit in like Ringo did, everyone knew that including Brian and George Martin. Still, I feel bad to Pete, because the band should have acted like men and broke the news to Pete together.

[@wangdangdoodie]

??? Isnt that the whole point of having a manager? They are there to manage.

[@ohiostsupremesuperdynasty7326]

His devastating good looks was his downfall!!

[@swineheartdoppleganger5516]

and bad drumming and no personality or sense of humour. the media wouldn't have liked a miserable sod.

[@MeBallerman]

So the girls stopped screaming after Pete Worst was kicked? Beatlemania died with Pete's sacking? Sure bro, sure. They fired him because he was a talentless wreck on drums, and was lazy, basically a leecher.

[@FishIde418]

Devastating good look ! It's a joke ? 😂

[@yell50]

Pete Best received between 1 - 4 million pounds a very nice tidy sum. Just to add further comment Pete Best was used and disregarded, if they was honest they should have told him he was only a temp till they found someone permanent at least then it would have been his choice if he wanted to waste 2 years of his life roughing it in hamburg with a crap wage.

[@TheGarryStanton]

I've always found Pete to be a decent, if dull guy. I would say that even a cursory listen to the Anthology reveals that Pete was an inferior drummer...Ringo was massively superior, and his personality was a better fit. Sorry, Pete: you weren't a good enough musician.

[@MissBulmaBurkhart]

amen

[@peacemonger1967]

bottom line was he was a crap drummer and Ringo was vastly superior

[@user-zg5rg2rz9v]

plus, hes still bitching about those 2 years more than half a century later but he doesnt seem to mind capitalizing on the Beatles brand

[@user-zg5rg2rz9v]

i dont know man if i were in the beatles for a couple of years i'd say it was a nice little trip and then i would try to have a life without comparing myself to a pop culture monster who used to play music in my mothers pubs when they were teens more than a half century ago theres something insane about him especially now that hes an old and badly aged man saying that they were jealous of him because of him-even if that was true when they were 18 or 20 (his looks didnt last...) back in the stone age... but hey thats just me

[@paullondon6625]

+Νικ Τζάκολσον He is part of the making of the beatles brand and has every right to profit from it! He was not a crap drummer, The Beatles were topping polls all over the shop, no one was saying "that's the group with a shit drummer".

[@jameskiffin502]

George martin said his drumming was bad .that's when they decided they needed another one if they where to get ahead .ringo filled in for them in hamburg when pete was ill & that's when john decided to ask him to join them after George martins comments

[@chelseaboy6426]

peacemonger1967 Pete was a great drummer, Saying he couldn't play is a total myth, Ringo couldn't play at first, Pete Best actually had a background in Drumming

[@mz8560056]

when he talks his mouth makes a clicking sound,and you hear it on every interview he does...

[@NASTYHABITS100]

Be aware of the Riks videos where he makes fun of various stars situations, however your not allowed to say anything negative as its said they are professionals and making any comments they think are not just will be blocked based on what they think is politically correct. Using the word stupid is not allowed, saying that the subject is acting like an idiot is not allowed. I was blocked over a very lame video I thought daft on the subject matter if I didn't say I was sorry! Only in N Korea

[@BTLFAEN]

A slight stretch, possibly but I felt people like David Letterman and Jay Leno would never dare to set such a trap on Sir Paul. They buddy up to their idols and cow the the Ruling Class. I did note that you 've seen fit to comment to Muslim stuff. I would say "Bravo!". Due to a freak occurrence, I've developed quite an interest in the "Biblical times", especially the "C.E." period. Much was omitted from the Christian Bible intentionally or otherwise.

[@Doctordoompapito]

They the Beatles and Epstein could have give him a Executive position in the band like a line producer or representative over seas or something . He was smart.

[@stillbill9937]

Pete Best couldn't play the drums, George Martin said he'd get another drummer 4 recordings that said it all..

[@wheres_bears1378]

He said the same thing about ringo though

[@volcanesbat]

Those are the worst fake liverpool accents ever!

[@aslan4013]

eternal moustache ;))

[@p165711]

And of course Ringo is up there with Buddy Miles and Ginger Baker ,,,,, NOT.

[@frankmccormick1175]

AJCN yeah i know loads of buddy miles hits, not and baker was a druggie carried by clapton and bruce you tit

[@xpat73]

Who is the guy doing the interview?