Beatles Press Conference in Essen, Germany (1966, June 25)
| Q: "Would you be so kind as to tell us something about your impressions in Munich and here in Essen?" John: (jokingly) "NO! Umm, yeah." (laughter) Paul: "It's bigger here." John: "It's very nice. We only saw the hotels and that." Q: "What's your opinion about your listeners here in Essen?" Paul: "Good audience." Ringo: "Yeah... The best audience." John: "Louder audience than Munich." Q: (female voice) "Do you like the German girls?" Paul: "Yes." (laughter) John: "Yes, great." Q: "Do you think it's very exciting and nice to be here as you are today, or would you rather be in Hamburg again?" Paul: "No, it's just wonderful. As you can see, we enjoy it." Q: "What do you think of a lot of noise at Beat concerts?" Paul: "Umm, yes. Just about as much as at a football match." (laughter) Q: "What's the difference between German fans, English fans and American fans?" Ringo: "They're all the same." Q: "There's an old German song that says 'Why is it so beautiful on the Rhine?' You've travelled along the Rhine, what are your impressions of it?" John: "We were asleep!" Ringo: "I slept, you know." (laughter) Q: "What about an appearance in Canada?" John: "We've been there." Ringo: "We go there in August." George: "We've been there three times." Q: "Are you never homesick?" Paul: "Yes, always." Q: "John, what's the time?" John: "I don't know." (laughter) Q: "George?" George: "Yeah." Q: "What's the time?" George: (pause) "Five 'til eight, on my watch." Ringo: "Time you were in bed!" (laughter) Q: "Are you afraid of your trip to Tokyo?" John: "Why?" Q: "Because they said they would cut your hair over there." Paul: "No, they won't." John: "They'd just imitate us." Q: "Do the Beatles plan in the near future to make another film?" John: (exaggerated German accent) "YA!" (laughter) Q: "Do you have any idea what it's going to be like?" John: "No. We have no script." Q: "Do you sing for music or for money?" Paul: "Both." John: "Well, when they don't pay you, you do it for music." (laughter) Q: "Do you do it for love or for money?" Paul: "Both." Q: "Is it possible that you will make a film without music?" Paul: "Umm, no. Not likely. It's possible though, but it's not likely." Q: "If you would have to buy a ticket for your own performance, how much would you pay for it?" John: "We know the manager, so we get in free." (laughter) Q: "Do the Beatles write their arrangements for their songs all by themselves?" Paul: "Yes." Q: "Who wrote the arrangement for 'Michelle'? John: "We did." George: "Leonard Bernstein." (laughter) Paul: "We did, all together. We do them all together." Q: What do you think about people who have written about you? Do you think they have intelligence or not?" George: "We don't think..." John: "Some are intelligent, some are stupid. Some are silly, some are stupid... the same in any crowd. They're not all the same. Ein is clever... Ein is soft." (laughter) Q: "What do you think of the questions you are getting asked here?" John: "They're a bit stupid." (laughter, followed by applause) Source: Audio recording of press conference |