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[Film reel spinning]
[Film reel spinning]
Film
reel
spinning
[Engineer] Two take one. Solid turnover.
[Engineer] Two take one. Solid turnover.
Engineer
Two
take
one
Solid
turnover
[Disparate Beatles’ voices] Are you ready, Ringo? Aren’t we doing it. we’re
on
on
X
.
[Disparate Beatles’ voices] Are you ready, Ringo? Aren’t we doing it. we’re on.
Disparate
Beatles’
voices
Are
you
ready
Ringo
Aren’t
we
doing
it
we’re
on
One. Two. Three. Four!
One. Two. Three. Four!
One
Two
Three
Four
Which key is it
in
in
X
, really?
Which
key
key
X
is it in, really?
Which
key
is
it
in
really
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One
two
three
four
-Ringo! George’s tuned
up
up
X
.
-Ringo! George’s tuned up.
Ringo
George’s
tuned
up
Oh, hey there.
Oh, hey there.
Oh
hey
there
-[Indistinct dialogue] -I’m ready
to
to
X
sing
to
to
X
the world.
-[Indistinct dialogue] -I’m ready to sing to the world.
Indistinct
dialogue
I’m
ready
to
sing
to
the
world
I hope we pass the audition.
I hope we pass the
audition
audition
X
.
I
hope
we
pass
the
audition
[indistinct dialogue]
[indistinct dialogue]
indistinct
dialogue
What would it sound
like
like
X
with
with
X
the bass doing a funny thing?
What would it sound like with the
bass
bass
X
doing a funny thing?
What
would
it
sound
like
with
the
bass
doing
a
funny
thing
Keep that one. Mark it “fab.”
Keep that one. Mark it “fab.”
Keep
that
one
Mark
it
“fab”
[Somber music playing]
[Somber music playing]
Somber
music
playing
[Paul] Making good music in a band is all
about
about
X
chemistry.
[Paul] Making good music in a band is all about chemistry.
Paul
Making
good
music
in
a
band
is
all
about
chemistry
The way our four very different personalities combined
The way our four very different
personalities
personalities
X
combined
The
way
our
four
very
different
personalities
combined
in The Beatles was something very special.
in The Beatles was something very special.
in
The
Beatles
was
something
very
special
[Audience screaming]
[Audience screaming]
Audience
screaming
When we lost John, we knew that it was really
over
over
X
.
When we lost John, we knew that it was really over.
When
we
lost
John
we
knew
that
it
was
really
over
but
but
X
in
in
X
1994,
but in 1994,
but
in
1994
amazingly, an interesting opportunity arose
amazingly, an interesting opportunity
arose
arose
X
amazingly
an
interesting
opportunity
arose
where we could make more music together.
where we could make more music together.
where
we
could
make
more
music
together
[George] If we were
to
to
X
do something, the three
of
of
X
us,
[George] If we were to do something, the three of us,
George
If
we
were
to
do
something
the
three
of
us
as
as
X
interesting
as
as
X
it may be,
as interesting as it may be,
as
interesting
as
it
may
be
to
to
X
have John in it is the obvious thing.
to have John in it is the obvious thing.
to
have
John
in
it
is
the
obvious
thing
I was talking
to
to
X
Yoko, and she said,
I was talking to Yoko, and she said,
I
was
talking
to
Yoko
and
she
said
“ah, I think i’ve got a tape
of
of
X
John.”
“ah, I think i’ve got a tape of John.”
“ah
I
think
i’ve
got
a
tape
of
John”
[Paul] we were pretty excited.
[Paul] we were pretty excited.
Paul
we
were
pretty
excited
New John song, amazing!
New John song, amazing!
New
John
song
amazing
[George] To hear John’s voice, that’s a thing that we should cherish.
[George] To hear John’s voice, that’s a thing that we should
cherish
cherish
X
.
George
To
hear
John’s
voice
that’s
a
thing
that
we
should
cherish
I’m sure he would’ve really enjoyed that opportunity
to
to
X
be
with
with
X
us again.
I’m sure he would’ve really enjoyed that opportunity to be with us again.
I’m
sure
he
would’ve
really
enjoyed
that
opportunity
to
be
with
us
again
[Ringo] We could use John and try and make a record.
[Ringo] We could use John and try and make a record.
Ringo
We
could
use
John
and
try
and
make
a
record
It was the closest we'll ever come
to
to
X
having him back in the room
It was the closest we'll ever come to having him back in the room
It
was
the
closest
we'll
ever
come
to
having
him
back
in
the
room
[Recharging]
[Recharging]
Recharging
[Tape rolling]
[Tape rolling]
Tape
rolling
[Music fades out]
[Music fades out]
Music
fades
out
[Fog horn blaring]
[Fog horn blaring]
Fog
horn
blaring
[Sean] I do remember living
at
at
X
the Dakota
with
with
X
dad and mum.
[Sean] I do remember living at the Dakota with dad and mum.
Sean
I
do
remember
living
at
the
Dakota
with
dad
and
mum
There’s this impression that my dad stopped doing music
for
for
X
a while to raise me,
There’s this
impression
impression
X
that my dad stopped doing music for a while to raise me,
There’s
this
impression
that
my
dad
stopped
doing
music
for
a
while
to
raise
me
which I think is partially true in terms
of
of
X
him not touring
which I think is
partially
partially
X
true in terms of him not touring
which
I
think
is
partially
true
in
terms
of
him
not
touring
and not fulfilling any major record label obligations.
and not
fulfilling
fulfilling
X
any major record label
obligations
obligations
X
.
and
not
fulfilling
any
major
record
label
obligations
but
but
X
he was always playing music
around
around
X
the house.
but he was always playing music around the house.
but
he
was
always
playing
music
around
the
house
He was always making demos
He was always making
demos
demos
X
He
was
always
making
demos
and I do remember him recording
into
into
X
these tape cassette recorders.
and I do remember him recording into these tape cassette recorders.
and
I
do
remember
him
recording
into
these
tape
cassette
recorders
mum had these handful
of
of
X
songs that my dad hadn’t finished.
mum had these
handful
handful
X
of songs that my dad hadn’t finished.
mum
had
these
handful
of
songs
that
my
dad
hadn’t
finished
and she gave them
to
to
X
the other beatles.
and she gave them to the other beatles.
and
she
gave
them
to
the
other
beatles
[whimsical music playing]
[whimsical music playing]
whimsical
music
playing
[Paul] George and Ringo came
down
down
X
to
to
X
my studio.
[Paul] George and Ringo came down to my studio.
Paul
George
and
Ringo
came
down
to
my
studio
[Paul] Nice day?
[Paul] Nice day?
Paul
Nice
day
[Ringo] Fabulous day.
[Ringo]
Fabulous
day.
Ringo
Fabulous
day
[Paul] We listened
to
to
X
the track.
[Paul] We listened to the track.
Paul
We
listened
to
the
track
[piano playing]
[piano playing]
piano
playing
There’s John
in
in
X
his apartment
in
in
X
New York city,
There’s John in his apartment in New York city,
There’s
John
in
his
apartment
in
New
York
city
banging away
at
at
X
his piano, doing a little demo.
banging away at his piano, doing a little demo.
banging
away
at
his
piano
doing
a
little
demo
Is it something we shouldn’t do?
Is it something we shouldn’t do?
Is
it
something
we
shouldn’t
do
Every time I thought
like
like
X
that I thought, “wait a minute.”
Every time I thought like that I thought, “wait a minute.”
Every
time
I
thought
like
that
I
thought
“wait
a
minute”
Let's say I had a chance
to
to
X
ask John,
Let's say I had a chance to ask John,
Let's
say
I
had
a
chance
to
ask
John
“hey John, would you
like
like
X
us
to
to
X
finish this last song
of
of
X
yours?”
“hey John, would you like us to finish this last song of yours?”
“hey
John
would
you
like
us
to
finish
this
last
song
of
yours”
I’m telling you,
I’m telling you,
I’m
telling
you
I know the answer would’ve been “yeah!”
I know the answer would’ve been “yeah!”
I
know
the
answer
would’ve
been
“yeah”
He would’ve loved that.
He would’ve loved that.
He
would’ve
loved
that
[Tape rolling]
[Tape rolling]
Tape
rolling
[Piano playing]
[Piano playing]
Piano
playing
[John
on
on
X
tape] ♪ I know it’s true ♪
[John on tape] ♪ I know it’s true ♪
John
on
tape
I
know
it’s
true
♪ it’s all because
of
of
X
you… ♪
♪ it’s all because of you… ♪
it’s
all
because
of
you
[Ringo] There was very strange when we started that there’s only three
of
of
X
us
[Ringo] There was very strange when we started that there’s only three of us
Ringo
There
was
very
strange
when
we
started
that
there’s
only
three
of
us
after
after
X
all those years
after all those years
after
all
those
years
and all that life.
and all that life.
and
all
that
life
[Ringo] John? John, put the kettle
on
on
X
.
[Ringo] John? John, put the kettle on.
Ringo
John
John
put
the
kettle
on
[Indistinct chatter]
[Indistinct chatter]
Indistinct
chatter
[Laughing]
[Laughing]
Laughing
[George playing a misremembered version
of
of
X
“Norwegian wood”]
[George playing a misremembered version of “Norwegian wood”]
George
playing
a
misremembered
version
of
“Norwegian
wood”
[Laughing]
[Laughing]
Laughing
[Paul] We did “Free
as
as
X
a bird”
[Paul] We did “Free as a bird”
Paul
We
did
“Free
as
a
bird”
and “Real love”
and “Real love”
and
“Real
love”
and we got a little bit
of
of
X
time left
to
to
X
do “Now and then.”
and we got a little bit of time left to do “Now and then.”
and
we
got
a
little
bit
of
time
left
to
do
“Now
and
then”
[Ringo] When we started “Now and then,”
[Ringo] When we started “Now and then,”
Ringo
When
we
started
“Now
and
then”
it was very difficult because John was sort
of
of
X
hidden
in
in
X
a way.
it was very difficult because John was sort of
hidden
hidden
X
in a way.
it
was
very
difficult
because
John
was
sort
of
hidden
in
a
way
[Tape playing]
[Tape playing]
Tape
playing
[Paul] On John’s demo tape, the piano was a little hard
to
to
X
hear.
[Paul] On John’s demo tape, the piano was a little hard to hear.
Paul
On
John’s
demo
tape
the
piano
was
a
little
hard
to
hear
And
in
in
X
those days,
of
of
X
course, we didn’t have the technology
And in those days, of course, we didn’t have the technology
And
in
those
days
of
course
we
didn’t
have
the
technology
to
to
X
do the separation.
to do the separation.
to
do
the
separation
[John
on
on
X
tape] ♪ ...
for
for
X
sure that i... ♪
[John on tape] ♪ ...for sure that i... ♪
John
on
tape
for
sure
that
i
you know this computer stuff?
you know this computer stuff?
you
know
this
computer
stuff
You know I was telling you a year ago, Jeff was doing this thing
on
on
X
his computer,
You know I was telling you a year ago, Jeff was doing this thing on his computer,
You
know
I
was
telling
you
a
year
ago
Jeff
was
doing
this
thing
on
his
computer
but
but
X
it opens
up
up
X
a whole other kettle
of
of
X
fish,
as
as
X
to…
but it opens up a whole other
kettle of fish
kettle of fish
X
, as to…
but
it
opens
up
a
whole
other
kettle
of
fish
as
to
can
of
of
X
worms?
can of worms
can of worms
X
?
can
of
worms
but
but
X
will it open another year
of
of
X
work?
but will it open another year of work?
but
will
it
open
another
year
of
work
[Ringo] It really brought
to
to
X
the fore,
[Ringo] It really
brought to the fore
brought to the fore
X
,
Ringo
It
really
brought
to
the
fore
to
to
X
the three
of
of
X
us, that John’s gone.
to the three of us, that John’s gone.
to
the
three
of
us
that
John’s
gone
[Contemplative music playing]
[Contemplative music playing]
Contemplative
music
playing
[Piano playing]
[Piano playing]
Piano
playing
[Paul] Every time I wanted a little bit more
of
of
X
John’s voice,
[Paul] Every time I wanted a little bit more of John’s voice,
Paul
Every
time
I
wanted
a
little
bit
more
of
John’s
voice
this piano came
through
through
X
and clouded the picture.
this piano came through and
clouded
clouded
X
the picture.
this
piano
came
through
and
clouded
the
picture
[John
on
on
X
tape] ♪ It’s all because
of
of
X
you… ♪
[John on tape] ♪ It’s all because of you… ♪
John
on
tape
It’s
all
because
of
you
[Paul] I think we kind
of
of
X
ran out
of
of
X
steam a bit and time,
[Paul] I think we kind of
ran out of steam
ran out of steam
X
a bit and time,
Paul
I
think
we
kind
of
ran
out
of
steam
a
bit
and
time
and it was
like
like
X
, “well, I don’t know. maybe we’ll leave this one.”
and it was like, “well, I don’t know. maybe we’ll leave this one.”
and
it
was
like
“well
I
don’t
know
maybe
we’ll
leave
this
one”
[Piano continues playing]
[Piano continues playing]
Piano
continues
playing
Uh, I don't know if i'll see you soon.
Uh, I don't know if i'll see you soon.
Uh
I
don't
know
if
i'll
see
you
soon
[laughing]
[laughing]
laughing
-okay, see you next year. -see you next week.
-okay, see you next year. -see you next week.
okay
see
you
next
year
see
you
next
week
[Paul] “Now and then” just kind
of
of
X
languished in a cupboard.
[Paul] “Now and then” just kind of
languished
languished
X
in a cupboard.
Paul
“Now
and
then”
just
kind
of
languished
in
a
cupboard
[door slamming]
[door slamming]
door
slamming
[Contemplative music playing]
[Contemplative music playing]
Contemplative
music
playing
[Paul] and then
in
in
X
2001, we lost George,
[Paul] and then in 2001, we lost George,
Paul
and
then
in
2001
we
lost
George
which kind
of
of
X
took the wind out
of
of
X
our sails.
which kind of took the
wind out of our sails
wind out of our sails
X
.
which
kind
of
took
the
wind
out
of
our
sails
[Music continuing]
[Music continuing]
Music
continuing
[Paul] It took almost a quarter
of
of
X
a century
for
for
X
us to wait
until
until
X
the right moment
[Paul] It took almost a quarter of a century for us to wait until the right moment
Paul
It
took
almost
a
quarter
of
a
century
for
us
to
wait
until
the
right
moment
to
to
X
tackle “Now and then” again.
to
tackle
tackle
X
“Now and then” again.
to
tackle
“Now
and
then”
again
[suspensul music playing]
[suspensul music playing]
suspensul
music
playing
[Paul]
with
with
X
the technology that Peter Jackson and his team
[Paul] with the technology that Peter Jackson and his team
Paul
with
the
technology
that
Peter
Jackson
and
his
team
had worked out
during
during
X
the Get back movie,
had
worked out
worked out
X
during the Get back movie,
had
worked
out
during
the
Get
back
movie
he’d been able
to
to
X
separate
off
off
X
certain instruments and voices.
he’d been able to separate off certain instruments and voices.
he’d
been
able
to
separate
off
certain
instruments
and
voices
[Peter]
during
during
X
the course
of
of
X
Get back,
[Peter] during the course of Get back,
Peter
during
the
course
of
Get
back
we were paying a lot
of
of
X
attention to the technical restoration.
we were paying a lot of attention to the technical
restoration
restoration
X
.
we
were
paying
a
lot
of
attention
to
the
technical
restoration
that ultimately lead us
to
to
X
develop a technology,
that ultimately lead us to develop a technology,
that
ultimately
lead
us
to
develop
a
technology
which allows us
to
to
X
take any soundtrack,
which allows us to take any
soundtrack
soundtrack
X
,
which
allows
us
to
take
any
soundtrack
and split all the different components
and
split
split
X
all the different components
and
split
all
the
different
components
into
into
X
separate tracks based
on
on
X
machine learning.
into separate tracks based on machine learning.
into
separate
tracks
based
on
machine
learning
[Ringo] Peter Jackson has the “mal” machine…
[Ringo] Peter Jackson has the “mal” machine…
Ringo
Peter
Jackson
has
the
“mal”
machine
[Ringo
on
on
X
tape] Morning, Paul…
[Ringo on tape] Morning, Paul…
Ringo
on
tape
Morning
Paul
[Ringo] …which could lift anything.
[Ringo] …which could
lift
lift
X
anything.
Ringo
which
could
lift
anything
[Ringo
on
on
X
tape] …How are you this morning?
[Ringo on tape] …How are you this morning?
Ringo
on
tape
How
are
you
this
morning
[Paul] We thought, “well, we’d better send John’s voice
to
to
X
them
[Paul] We thought, “well, we’d better send John’s voice to them
Paul
We
thought
“well
we’d
better
send
John’s
voice
to
them
off
off
X
the original cassette.”
off the original cassette.”
off
the
original
cassette”
[Sean] my dad would’ve loved that,
[Sean] my dad would’ve loved that,
Sean
my
dad
would’ve
loved
that
because he was never shy
to
to
X
experiment
with
with
X
recording technology.
because he was never shy to experiment with recording technology.
because
he
was
never
shy
to
experiment
with
recording
technology