A photograph found among personal papers in John Lennon's estate may help shed new light on The Beatles early years.
It was August of 1960 and The Beatles were just beginning to gain popularity at night clubs in Hamburg, Germany when bass player Stu Sutcliffe decided to part company with the band. Up until now, pop culture historians believed that Paul McCartney took over Sutcliffe's role. However a recently discovered photograph shows drummer Pete Best posed along with Harrison, Lennon, McCartney, and what appears to be a young David Farrant. Customs records confirm that Farrant was wandering about the continent at that time, and could have fallen in with the Liverpool musicians. The discovery also seems to provide compelling evidence that the famous Beatle Haircut was actually copied from Farrant. A note scrawled on the back of the photograph by Lennon reads, "Farrant kind of creepy but a dab hand with the birds."
2 comments:
OK. So I've been 'sussed'.
Look. I never really got on with John because of our 'philosophical differences' - I just didn't believe in 'free love', except after you had earned it! I hated Ringo' and his attitude towards 'defenceless women' which was another reason I had to leave the group.
Yes, they did get the haircut idea from me though. They would have been even more successful had I stayed with them!
But that was really their loss. It certainly wasn't because of my guitar playing!
David Farrant
Was David the "Walrus'?
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