• McCartney And The Ox

    From Norbert@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 16 15:40:52 2024
    "Paul [McCartney] walked into the control room while I was recording a particularly fast, flashy solo. After I had finished it, he came out to
    the studio floor and said to me, 'That was very nice, but I bet you
    can't pay country and western.' I replied by playing a lightning-fast, slapping bluegrass passage. Paul muttered as he left, 'Flash cunt.'"

    -- from John Entwistle's memoir, which is quoted in Paul Rees' book The
    Ox.

    I've seen Entwistle do ultra-fast, percussive versions of country &
    western basslines. Guitarist Arlen Roth once thought he would challenge Entwistle by asking him how he would play a country song. Without
    hesitating, Entwistle tapped out an impressive part.

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