The Beatles wrote many songs centered on fictional characters, from the title character of “Mean Mr. Mustard” to Desmond and Molly Jones from “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.” “Eleanor Rigby” appears to be about ...

On October 10, 1939, a scullery maid from Liverpool died in her sleep at 44 years old, unaware that her name would come to inspire the titular character of one of The Beatles’ most iconic hits. The ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Paul McCartney offered a deeper look at his creative process in a new essay for The New Yorker, titled ...

More than 50 years after The Beatles broke up, the music made by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr continues to inspire and intrigue fans old and new. And beyond the music, ...