Thus Pete Best became the drummer for the Beatles

He turns 83 today Pete Bestwho was the drummer for Beatles from August 15, 1960 to August 16, 1962, when he was replaced by Ringo Starron the eve of the group’s first success.

Many things have been written about the figure – professional and human – of Best, and the reasons for his “dismissal” are still partly unknown, or in any case not made explicit. After long years of (understandable) depression, culminating in a suicide attempt, Best has come to terms with his past; also helped concretely by the fact that, upon the release of the first volume of the Beatles’ “Anthology”, which took place in 1995, the inclusion of some songs in which he played the drums allowed him to receive a very substantial sum (the amount has never been defined, but it is certainly not less than one million pounds). Below we report an anecdote concerning him dating back to January 29, 2020.

The social networks of Beatles They regularly engage fans by asking them questions like, ‘What’s your favorite Beatles album?’ or ‘Which Beatles song best describes your life?’. Things like that to interact with their fans. On January 29, 2020, the Liverpool band’s Twitter account asked fans the following question: ‘Who or what introduced you to the Beatles?’. The following day, several replies arrived, among many this: “Paul called me asking me to join them. That led me to the Beatles.” It was Pete Best who answered the question with those words. Che joined the group in 1960, when the trio was due to play in Hamburg, Germany, but lacked a drummer. So they turned to someone they knew.

One of the places they played when they were still called the Quarrymen was the Casbah Coffee Club, in the basement of the house of Mona Best. John Lennon, Paul McCartney And George Harrison they had helped decorate the place and had also played during the opening night of the venue. Mona’s son Pete was a drummer who, like the members of the Quarrymen, loved the beat. John, Paul and George had seen Best play with his group, i Black Jacks. An audition was then organized at the Casbah e Pete Best was hired. The following day they left for Hamburg, where he debuted with the band he called himself Beatles starting August 17, 1960.

In June 1962 i Beatles they auditioned with the producer George Martin. He had concerns about his ability to keep time Pete Best. Thus, in August, the band’s manager, Brian Epsteininformed the drummer that he would be replaced. He was hired in his place Ringo Starr…the rest is history.