McCartney Times

It’s no surprise that the Grammy Awards’ music film category includes a nomination for the Ron Howard-directed documentary “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years.”Grammy voters have saluted the group, its music and its members regularly since first bestowing the new artist for 1964 award on the Fab Four.“It’s a blast!” Howard said enthusiastically Tuesday morning not long after he got the news of the nomination.“I jumped into it as a kind of irresistible life experience and creative opportunity. But as soon as [the news] hit the Internet, I started realizing how seismic anything having to do with the Beatles can be. I thought, ‘It’s always a high-wire act, but this one is really up there.’ So I took it very seriously, of course, as I always do.

Source: Director Ron Howard reacts to the Grammy nomination for his Beatles documentary – LA Times