If the Beatles had gotten back together...
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Mr. Spock:
RMartinez:
Mr. Spock:
RMartinez:
I don't think any of the Beatles wanted to go back to how it was, except maybe Paul. As I wrote somewhere else, it would have been different. George was never going to go back to being third in line. He had already established himself with the likes of Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton. As an equal peer! There was no motivation for him to go back and be Paul's sideman. John eventually would jam in bands with Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. George was in the Traveling Wilburys with Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, etc. So they showed they could be ensemble players. Paul likes being in charge. He gets hired guns to be in his bands and do what he tells them to do. He likes that. The Beatles were NEVER going to go back to that.
That makes sense and I agree. I stand by the point that if they were all alive they would have reunited eventually, but, to be honest, I think a revised dynamic would have been refreshing. Paul does like to be in charge, but I think he would have been able to subdue himself in order to allow a reunion to happen. They would have each inevitably matured enough to get to that point anyway. Reminds me of what Boy George said in a recent interview regarding the new Culture Club reunion: (to paraphrase) it's not necessarily that they stop doing annoying things to each other so much as they each don't let themselves get annoyed. A bit like showing up at holiday events with the whole family there and everyone sort of makes themselves get along because they know what to expect.
Good point. Still, old habits die hard. In the Anthology, you still see Paul being Paul, as if he really can't help it. And there are glimpses of George actually subduing himself to deal with it. But to Paul's credit, I suspect he reigned it in a bit. And Ringo was Ringo!
Thank goodness - it wouldn't be worth it if they became different people
True! Actually, it's not worth anything, since it's never going to happen!