McCartney Times

‘Fifth’ Beatle rememberedRe: “Producer Rescued the Beatles From Obscurity” by Randy Lewis, March 10. The late George Martin was a great producer, arranger and musician. It is obvious that he had a huge influence on how the Beatles sounded. But Martin’s greatest contribution to the band was encouraging John Lennon and Paul McCartney to challenge each other and engage in a good-natured competition. The results of that “competition” were historic. Martin was always of the opinion that if Lennon hadn’t been killed in 1980, he and Paul (and possibly George and Ringo) might’ve given it one more try. That was something Martin would’ve loved to have seen.

Source: Letters to the Calendar section – LA Times