Ethan Hawke favorite Beatle take
by Capucine · old hollywood: Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke on why choosing a favorite Beatle misses the point.
Transcript (en)
So what's your take? There is no such thing as your favorite Beatle. 100% disagree. Disagree? Yeah, dude. Lennon's the best Beatle. You've never heard of John Lennon without Paul McCartney. The magic of the Beatles, the reason why you care about John Lennon, the reason why I care about John Lennon, is because of the chemistry. It's the combination that created the greatest rock band in the history of the world. It is undeniable that what they did together, they were the sum of all parts. And to say I have a favorite beetle, it's like saying I have a favorite ventricle of my heart. It doesn't make any sense. This is a metaphor for mankind. Elaborate. You've got to have somebody you want to party with. You're going out and you're partying with the beetles, right? Who makes the party happen? Ringo Starr. Here's the problem. If you're just hanging with Ringo, somebody please have a substantive conversation. Somebody's got to say, hey guys, why were we born? Why do we have to die? And that's where George comes in? That where George comes in And somebody got to take the piss out of George who just as smart of him That where Lennon comes in And Lennon starts hogging the conversation And then you got Paul And Paul's like, hey man, why don't we play some music? Why don't we stop talking? You know, Paul McCartney, one of the greatest musicians of all time, had to sing backup for All You Need Is Love. Right. John Lennon had to play rhythm guitar and sing backup for Hey Jude. What's that? It's called humility, kids. And this is why inside the Beatles, we see in them something larger than that, which is these four young lads from Liverpool. Liverpool, forgive me, all you Liverpoolians, is a shithole. These guys came from a really tough place. They came from a really poor background, and they changed the world because they believed in each other and took care of each other, right? And that's the message of the Beatles. Now do we feel the same way about the Gallagher brothers?
