The Pete Best Interview
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:35 pm
While I’ve never travelled outside of Europe in my life or do I ever intent to for that matter. Nothing against the rest of the world you understand. Just some two hours of defying gravity while being strapped into an aircraft seat is, at my age, about all I’m willing to endure for the sake of travel. Ever since I first went online I’ve loved listening to American National Public Radio [NPR]. I feel it helps give me some kind of distant perspective on how North Americans, as a superpower, internally view themselves both domestically and in relation to the rest of the world and in particular to us Brits.
Back in September 2003, Pete Best was on an extended USA promotional tour publicising his then new autobiography “The Beatles: The True Beginnings”. He duly went into a radio studio and gave this 40-minute extended NPR interview [link below]. Which by the way, I missed the first time round but some time later came across by accident.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1417891
Other than to give those who have not previously heard this broadcast the opportunity to now do so, I’m in no position – or do I wish to make any comment about Pete Best’s side of crucial events. For, by the sounds of it, even he is still not entirely sure what went on.
Back in September 2003, Pete Best was on an extended USA promotional tour publicising his then new autobiography “The Beatles: The True Beginnings”. He duly went into a radio studio and gave this 40-minute extended NPR interview [link below]. Which by the way, I missed the first time round but some time later came across by accident.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1417891
Other than to give those who have not previously heard this broadcast the opportunity to now do so, I’m in no position – or do I wish to make any comment about Pete Best’s side of crucial events. For, by the sounds of it, even he is still not entirely sure what went on.