Beatles' kids form own band

mysticweed

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Sgt. Pepper may have recruited new members to the Lonely Hearts Club Band. Four sons of the four Beatles may be looking to form a group of their own.
James McCartney has reached out to Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison and Zak Starkey to create the next generation of The Beatles, the BBC reports. In an interview Monday, the 34-year-old musician, who’s released three EPs on his own, said embracing the legacy of the Fab Four has worked to his advantage so far, thus he wouldn’t be opposed to a reincarnation of the ensemble. But not all the sons may agree

Zak Starkey has already had a respectable career, serving as drummer for The Who and Oasis. His younger brother Jason performs with a few bands on the indie circuit. Sean Lennon has found some success as a solo artist, and signed briefly to Capitol Records before launching his own label. He’s additionally done work as a film composer and social activist. And Dhani Harrison made his musical debut in 2001 on his father’s final release, “Brainwashed,” which he completed upon the death of his father George.
Dhani Harrison told The Guardian in 2003, "I don't really plan to be a pop star; I just want to be able to make music without the whole My Dad thing hanging over me."
However, even McCartney realizes that the musical bar has been set awfully high.
“I then dreamt of being better than The Beatles,” he said. “I'm not sure if I can do that. If anything, I would love to be equal to The Beatles -- but even that's quite tough.”
Fans might concur.
New Yorker editor Ben Greenman tweeted, “Can we all agree that this is a bad idea?”
He also wondered why no headline writer had used the tag, "Here come the sons." Here you go, Ben.

SatansFuton

misdickweed wrote:

New Yorker editor Ben Greenman tweeted, “Can we all agree that this is a bad idea?”

I'm with you Ben. I mean, the fact that they're all musicians is cool. But to do this would just be a gimmick meant to cash in on their fathers' careers as opposed to doing their own original things.

The funny thing is this idiot over at the Stones boards (not because he had this idea but because he's an annoying troll) has been advocating this idea for a couple of years. And now that this has come out he's wallowing in his own "genius".

Gardenparty

Newch91

As a huge fan, if they do, don't use the word Beatles in the name. If they do, maybe release a song first to see what fans and the public think of it.

Also, this pisses me off: why is Julian constantly being ignored?

SatansFuton

Newch91 wrote:

Also, this pisses me off: why is Julian constantly being ignored?

Sadly, even John ignored him. Julian wasn't even in John's will. I saw a video a while back on YouTube where a couple of guys interviewed him (looked like a pretty random interview as Julian was laying by a pool in swim trunks) and the way he told it was that his relationship with his father was pretty dysfunctional, if not downright fucked up.

Newch91

SatansFuton wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

Also, this pisses me off: why is Julian constantly being ignored?

Sadly, even John ignored him. Julian wasn't even in John's will. I saw a video a while back on YouTube where a couple of guys interviewed him (looked like a pretty random interview as Julian was laying by a pool in swim trunks) and the way he told it was that his relationship with his father was pretty dysfunctional, if not downright fucked up.

Yeah, I've seen that. I don't know if it was in that video where he said he had to buy Beatles memorabilia. John may have ignored him, but their relationship was getting better and better near the end of John's life, really starting with his "Lost Weekend", thanks to May Pang, who suggested it.

SatansFuton

Newch91 wrote:

SatansFuton wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

Also, this pisses me off: why is Julian constantly being ignored?

Sadly, even John ignored him. Julian wasn't even in John's will. I saw a video a while back on YouTube where a couple of guys interviewed him (looked like a pretty random interview as Julian was laying by a pool in swim trunks) and the way he told it was that his relationship with his father was pretty dysfunctional, if not downright fucked up.

Yeah, I've seen that. I don't know if it was in that video where he said he had to buy Beatles memorabilia. John may have ignored him, but their relationship was getting better and better near the end of John's life, really starting with his "Lost Weekend", thanks to May Pang, who suggested it.

I'm not sure if it was that interview, but I've heard that before. He has quite the collection, and he had to buy all of it. His old man didn't even leave him a dirty sock.

red mos

uh not a good idea. Collaborating on singles for each others albums could be cool, but a full band nah.

Newch91

SatansFuton wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

SatansFuton wrote:

Sadly, even John ignored him. Julian wasn't even in John's will. I saw a video a while back on YouTube where a couple of guys interviewed him (looked like a pretty random interview as Julian was laying by a pool in swim trunks) and the way he told it was that his relationship with his father was pretty dysfunctional, if not downright fucked up.

Yeah, I've seen that. I don't know if it was in that video where he said he had to buy Beatles memorabilia. John may have ignored him, but their relationship was getting better and better near the end of John's life, really starting with his "Lost Weekend", thanks to May Pang, who suggested it.

I'm not sure if it was that interview, but I've heard that before. He has quite the collection, and he had to buy all of it. His old man didn't even leave him a dirty sock.

I'm not sure when he did his will, but I'm sure John would have changed it to have Julian in it.

djklambake

Ah nepotism!

Sheets Of Clay

I've got an idea for their band name:

Wayne: Hey, Tiny, who's playing today?
Tiny: Jolly Green Giants and the Shitty Beatles.
Wayne: Shitty Beatles? Are they any good?
Tiny: They suck.
Wayne: Then it's not just a clever name.

gabers

Sheets Of Clay wrote:

I've got an idea for their band name:

Wayne: Hey, Tiny, who's playing today?
Tiny: Jolly Green Giants and the Shitty Beatles.
Wayne: Shitty Beatles? Are they any good?
Tiny: They suck.
Wayne: Then it's not just a clever name.

:thumbup:

dcfaithful

Sheets Of Clay wrote:

I've got an idea for their band name:

Wayne: Hey, Tiny, who's playing today?
Tiny: Jolly Green Giants and the Shitty Beatles.
Wayne: Shitty Beatles? Are they any good?
Tiny: They suck.
Wayne: Then it's not just a clever name.

Reference win.

FinsburyParkCarrots

That is such a bad idea that I can't wait to hear the result.

Newch91

James said he was thinking aloud and thought it would be a good idea to just play with the guys. Dhani also chimed in and NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.

ARazorbackguy1

The Repeatles

bennett13

Two words to illustrate how bad an idea this is: Wilson Phillips! :fp:

dcfaithful

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

That is such a bad idea that I can't wait to hear the result.

What's worse, this or Lou Reed and Metallica collaborating on an album?

Please, spare us and make one of these only an idea that never came to be.

DewieCox

It's easy to roll your eyes obviously, but why couldn't this be good? There's alot of musical talent there. Nothing's ever grabbed me from Dhani Harrison or Sean Lennon, but they've put out at least interesting music. Starkey is a fantastic drummer. Never heard much from Macca's son.

I have my doubts and it would be hard for it to get a fair shake but there's many worse musical ideas that have been pulled off.

Poncier

misdickweed wrote:

However, even McCartney realizes that the musical bar has been set awfully high.
“I then dreamt of being better than The Beatles,” he said. “I'm not sure if I can do that. If anything, I would love to be equal to The Beatles -- but even that's quite tough.”

.

"I'm not sure if I can do that"?...trust me James, you can't.