“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans”
~ John Lennon
I want to be in those crowds in front of the hotel where the beatles are staying or among those crazy girls who scream as the four cross the street. period
John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr in the audience during Bob Dylan's show at the Isle of Wight Festival, 31st August 1969. (Photographs by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage)
Beatles Top U.S. Chart in record three weeks (New Musical Express, January 1964)
Photos by Linda McCartney
“Photography was an interest at first, then a passion. By chance I was even able to make some money photographing musicians. But I always photographed for myself, and I’ve never stopped.”
“The real thing that makes a photographer is more than just a technical skill, more than turning on the radio. It has to do with the force of inner intention. I have always called this a visual signature…”
“She had these long fingers, these beautiful long fingers, and it was one of the things that first struck me when I met her. Having had my photo taken by Life magazine, and by Avedon and all these people, I remember thinking: “God, she really holds that camera gracefully.” And I think that probably is one of the signs of a great photographer, because you ought to hold the instrument of your profession well. And she certainly did that.“ -Paul McCartney
John Lennon and Paul McCartney at the new york press conference-1968
The Beatles at Cliveden House in Buckinghamshire
May 1965
By Robert Whitaker
Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles during the recording of their annual Christmas message to the groups' fan club at the Marquee Studios in central London
19th October 1965
By Robert Whitaker