Beatles '66 by Steve Turner

Author:Steve Turner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-09-22T16:00:00+00:00

They seemed emotionally drained and desperate to get away. John, who contributed the least, was making faces, dancing, and talking to other members of the Beatles retinue. Paul was doing his best to be diplomatic. Ringo was expressing concern that the beefed-up security might end up hurting the fans.

The mood continued into the press conference. Ringo and Paul smoked throughout. John had his elbow on the table and his head resting on his hand. Proceedings were slower than normal, because everything that was said had to be translated.

Q: You have attained sufficient honor and wealth. Are you happy?

JOHN: Yes.

Q: And what do you seek next?

JOHN: Peace. [Laughter]

PAUL AND JOHN: Peace.

PAUL: Ban the bomb.

JOHN: Ban the bomb, yeah.

TONY BARROW: There are three questions submitted to us from the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Japan, I believe. And Mr Ken Gary of Reuters will represent the group in asking those questions.

KEN GARY: What do you think the differences are between Japanese fans of yours, and teenagers elsewhere in the world?

PAUL: I think the only difference with fans anywhere is that they speak different languages. That’s all. That’s the only difference. And they’re smaller here.

KEN GARY: Some Japanese say that your performances will violate the Budokan which is devoted to traditional Japanese martial arts, and you set a bad example for Japanese youth by leading them astray from traditional Japanese values. What do you think of all that?

PAUL: The thing is that if somebody from Japan—If a dancing troupe from Japan goes to Britain, nobody tries to say in Britain that they’re violating the traditional laws, you know, or that they’re trying to spoil anything. All we’re doing is coming here and singing because we’ve been asked to.

JOHN: Better to watch singing than wrestling, anyway.

PAUL: Yeah. We’re not trying to violate anything. Umm, we’re just as traditional, anyway.

KEN GARY: Why do you think that you are popular not only in western countries, but in Asian countries like Japan?

JOHN: It’s the same answer as before about the fans. They’re international. The only difference is the language. That’s why, you know, all different kinds of people like us.

RINGO: And also because the east is becoming so westernized in clothes, it’s doing the same with music, you know. It’s just happening that . . . Pretty soon we’ll all be the same.

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