Fab Four Shocker: Beatles Couldn't Read Music - But Still Topped Charts!
Paul McCartney confesses to 'stealing' Victorian lyrics, while John Lennon's iconic glasses fetch a fortune at auction
None of The Beatles could read or write music, with Paul McCartney admitting to 'stealing' lyrics for "Golden Slumbers" from a 17th-century poem and creating his own melody.
The Beatles often struggled with live performances of complex songs like "Paperback Writer," resorting to showmanship to cover musical mistakes.
John Lennon's iconic round glasses wer…
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