Bridgette Bardot was a favorite star of The Beatles. John and Paul have said that they wanted their signifigant others to look like her so they encouraged Cynthia and Dot (one of Paul's girlfriends in the early days) to dye their hair, wear mini-skirts, and tight sweaters. Bridgette was origionally included in the design for the cover of Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. She does not appear on the final album sleeve, however.

Over 57 artists have recorded cover versions of the song, Yesterday, including Don Ho, Anita Bryant, and the Smothers Brothers.

In many videos and pictures surrounding the time of the Rain video, Paul appears with a noticeably chipped tooth.  Although this was explained by the p.r. people as a moped accident near his Dad's house, there has been much speculation that Paul was involved in a scuffle with John which resulted in the damage.

The Beatles embedded numberous Beatles references in their video "Free As A Bird".  Here are some to look for:
1.  The sound of wings flapping refers to many Beatles songs..."And Your Bird Can Sing","Blue Jay Way", "Blackbird", etc.
2.  Photographs seen in the room refer to "In My Life", "A Day In The Lilfe", etc.
3.  A kite in the corner refers to "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite"
4.  Beatles as children in pictures on the mantelpiece refer to "Little Child".
5.  The coffee mug refers to "A Day In The Life" where Paul wrote "drank a cup" or if the picture on the mug is John's mug (as it appears), it refers to the song, Julia.
6.  The sailor statue and the model ship refer to John's father, Freddie, a merchant seaman.  Sopngs reffering to these figures could be "Honey Pie" or "All Together Now" or "Yellow Submarine" which all mention sailing.
7.The clock on the mantel has hands that look like they show 7:40 at regular speed, however when played at slow motion, 1 frame at a time, the hands appear to read 11:13, the exact time of John Lennon's death.  The way the shapes merge in slow motion looks like a body with arms out like a cross reminding one of the line in John's Ballad of John and Yoko, "they're gonna crucify me."
8.  The silver beetle on the mantel is a reference to the name of the group in the early days.
9.  The "silver" sign on the building above the eggman's truck is the "Silver Hammer Hardware" sign--a reference to "Maxwell's Silver Hammer."
10.  Two cakes are in the bakery window--one is a birthday cake with the number 64 on it--referring to "When I'm 64".  The other is a wedding cake referring to Eleanor Rigby.

There are over one hundred references in "Free As A Bird" video which refer to specific Beatles songs.

At the end of "Free As A Bird" video, John is heard saying the words, "Made by John Lennon" which, when played backwards, are heard as "turned out nice again, didn't it?"

The song, "Yesterday" which came to Paul in a dream, was never released as a single in the U.K. because the band was embarrassed.  It didn't seem right for such a lush and sentimental ballad to come out of a rock and roll band.

On the album, "Abbey Road", Paul wanted to connect all the songs with some sort of sound or music and have just one long song, but John disagreed.  John wanted the songs separated by traditional bands of silence.  They compromised by having one side John's way and the other side Paul's way.  Ringo recently stated that he liked the way Paul's side turned out which ends with "The End."

Insightful quote from Paul, April, 1970:
"No matter how much we split, we're still very linked.  We're the only four people who've seen the whole Beatlemania bit from the inside out, so we're tied together forever, whatever happens.

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards among the Beatles camp:
1990 Paul McCartney
1991 John Lennon
1995 George Martin

In the January 1981 issue of Playboy, there was a lengthy, in-depth interview with John and Yoko.  In the same issue, there was another Beatles link.  The cover and a steamy nude pictorial featured Barbara Bach (Mrs. Ringo Starr).

Zak Starkey only received one drumming lesson from his Dad (at aged 10).  Both he and his Dad have stated that the only advice Ringo ever gave his son was to drum with as many people as he could.

The McCartney family is vegetarian which means they eat no form of meat.  Paul and Linda's son, James is vegan, which means he eats no animal products at all (which includes no dairy products or eggs).

Paul and John first had their hair cut and shaped like The Beatles moptop when they hitchhiked to Paris to celebrate John's 21st birthday.

Paul played bass guitar on James Taylor's recording of "Carolina In My Mind".  This was James Taylor's only Apple records release.

On June 23, 1984, Sotheby's auction sold the following items:

One of John Lennon's guitar strings...asking price  $200-250.  Sold for $770.

A photograph of all four Beatles from the early 60's, autographed by all four...asking price  $400-600.  Sold for $1430.

John Lennon's Japanese guitar...asking price  $1500-2000.  Sold for $19,800.

Imagine what these items would sell for today!

The individual Beatles have been on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine:

John Lennon  15 times
Paul McCartney  14 times
George Harrison  4 times
Ringo Starr  1 time

George Harrison stated in the March 1997 issue of Guitar World that he likes "Back on the Chain Gang" from the Learning to Crawl album by the Pretenders.  He said he likes it because this song has one specific chord, a combination he describes as the "frustration" chord:  an E7 with an F on top.  He remembers that he invented the chord for his song, "I Want To Tell You" on the Revolver album.  He said The Pretenders are the only group he's come across who "borrowed" it for their song.  George also likes "Remedy" by The Black Crowes.  He said his son Dhani has been influencing him quite a bit lately and turned him on to the Black Crowes' music.

Penny Lane backed by Strawberry Fields (a double-A-side) was kept from being number one on the charts by Engelbert Humperdinck singing "Release Me!".  Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields was the 13th release and the first one of The Beatles not to make it to #1.

John Lennon bought a Rolls-Royce and had it painted matt black including the chrome.

Brian Epstein had a black chef named Lonnie Trimball whose cuisine was called "first class" by George Martin.

Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders was a very good friend of Linda McCartney.  She has said that she never saw Linda without a camera in her hand.  Paul replied that he had...in bed.

The green apple (Granny Smith) picture which is the symbol of Apple was patterned after an apple in a Magritte painting that Paul had bought.

The Beatles insisted upon a fancy-dress party to mark the opening of their film Magical Mystery Tour.  George Martin and his new wife came as the Queen and Prince Philip.

When George Martin was trying to decide how to present The Beatles, he went to the Cavern where they were playing to teenagers.  He was shocked to see that the walls were streaming with condensation and was amazed that the boys didn't get electrocuted.  He said it was like  "dungeon".

At a press conference in Genoa, Italy, George was asked if he had been swimming in the Mediterranean in the buff.  "Me swim naked?" George replied.  "I'm always at least covered in goose pimples."

Cynthia Lennon, Maureen Starkey, and Patti Boyd (later Harrison) were on the set of Help! but were careful not to be seen on camera due to the boys' mock bachelor image.

When Ringo was having his tonsils taken out, he was replaced on tour by Jimmy Nicol.  Jimmy was paid 250 pounds a week and received an inscribed gold watch before returning to virtual obscurity.  He wore Ringo's suits which clearly didn't fit him very well.  That wasn't the only thing that was uncomfortable for Jimmy.  Paul has said that after each gig, they would all ask him if he was getting used to the noise and the crowd, and he would say, "it's getting better."  Paul said that was part of the inspiration for the song of the same name.