Why Quincy Jones said the Beatles were "the worst world musicians"

The producer also called Paul McCartney "the worst bass player [he] never heard".


Early 2018, Quincy Jones Sitting with Vulture's David Marchois For an interview game It would soon set fire on the internet. In less than 1,400 words, the legendary producer then, then 84, said that a "gourmet" Michael Jackson had stolen songs And that he knew who killed John F. Kennedy And called modern pop nothing more than "loops, beats, rhymes and hooks". He also shared a few words of choice on the Beatles, calling them "the worst musicians of the world". Read the rest for more details on its assessment of Paul McCartney Bass playing, embarrassment Ringo Starr History he shared and what he said when he called McCartney after the interview online.

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He called McCartney "the worst bass player".

Paul McCartney in the early years of the Beatles
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Jones and the Beatles date back to 1964, according to An essay for which he wrote Time on his late friend and producer of the Beatles George Martin . Jones helped Martin on works including Ringo Starr's album in 1970, Sentimental journey and even intervene in Accept the best original song by Beatles Oscar In 1971 for "Let it be".

More awkwardly, Jones also continued to marry the old flame of McCartney, the actor PEGGY LIPTON , according Q: Quincy Jones Autobiography (2002). It didn't come with each other, however. The Beatle even led his children to stay with Jones' family while the two recorded his role on "That Girl Is Mine", his duet with Michael Jackson , according to a Mr. Porter Interview (via Extrastv )) With the daughter of Jones and Lipton ,, Rashida Jones .

But despite their long friendship, when it was asked by Vulture to tell what he thought of the return group when he met them for the first time, Jones did not chop words. "That they were the worst musicians of the world," he said. "They did not play [explanive]. Paul was the worst bass player I have ever heard."

He told an embarrassing story on Ringo's battery.

Ringo Starr behind his drum kit in 1963
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As for Ringo? "Don't even talk about it," Jones told Vulture. But he continued to tell how the drummer had trouble with a blanket of "Love is a the Many Splende Thing" for hours while recording with Jones and Martin. According to Jones, he and Martin finally led Starr to leave the studio so that they can sneak in the jazz drummer Ronnie Verrell To do things well.

"We said:" Mate, why don't you have blond and lime beer, shepherd's pie, and take an hour and a half and relax a little? "" Remember Jones. "Ronnie came for 15 minutes and torn her. Ringo returns and said:" George, can you play it for me once again? "So George did it, and Ringo says:" It doesn't sound so bad ". And I said:" Yeah, [explanive] because it's not you. "Grand guy, however."

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The interview stimulated an intervention with his daughters.

Quincy and Rashida Jones in 2009
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This Vulture interview came in the heels of the same interesting and frank Gq profile , and the two combined pieces apparently led Jones' family to sit it for a difficult conversation on the surregulation of the press. In an article on social networks in February 2018, Jones wrote that his six daughters organized what he called " A surprise family intervention "Because of a few silly things that I said in two recent interviews." AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Expressing regret that the "Wordvomit" could have harmed certain important messages on racism, inequality, poverty and homophobia which he had also transmitted, he also wrote: "I learned my lesson" And apologized to his friends, both alive and dead.

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He called McCartney to apologize.

Quincy Jones and Paul McCartney in 2009
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In October, Jones spoke of Fab Four a lot, telling the Press Association (as mentioned by The independent ): "They are The greatest songwriters who has ever lived. McCartney is like my brother, Ringo too. "Until then, the producer had already contacted personally at least one of the surviving Beatles to make amends.

In an interview in September 2018 with Gq ,, McCartney shared what happened Shortly after the publication of Jones interviews. "He is totally out of his tree," said the musician. "But the great thing was, he called me after that." According to McCartney, Jones said that he had never talked about Beatles and soon the two shared declarations of love.

"I said:" Hey, quince! "" Paul, how are you, guy? "I'm fine - how are you, you [explained]! I'm just Jiver with him," the Beatle told the magazine. "'Paul, I didn't really say that thing - I don't know what happened, guy. I never said that. You know I love you guys!' I said, "If you said that, you know what I would have said? [Expletive] You, Quincy Jones! "And he laughed ... And he was like:" Oh, Paul, you know that I love you so much. "Yeah, I know you do it, quince." "

No words to find out if Starr has also received a call.


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