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Tyler Cowen: belief

16 Apr 2025 Conversations with Tyler Ian Leslie on McCartney, Lennon, and the Greatest Creative Partnership of All Time

“” Then there’s something else in there which seems to me more George than John, so I think we agree completely.”

— Tyler Cowen

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Tyler Cowen
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belief
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16 Apr 2025
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Conversations with Tyler

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…I would imagine Paul, although there may be a collaboration between Paul and George. Because George was involved in some of the wackiest stuff around that period. He hadn’t actually been that present during the making of Sergeant Pepper, but he came back renewed from “Magical Mystery Tour” onwards. I don’t know, what’s your guess? I agree with your hypothesis. Parts of “Flying” remind me of “Zoo Gang” and some other weird McCartney B-sides of the early to mid ’70s, like “Lunch Box/Odd Sox. ” Then there’s something else in there which seems to me more George than John, so I think we agree completely. Yes, you’re right. Any time there’s some weird, really avant-garde thing to do, we should be thinking about Paul. Not always the case, of course, because there are tracks like “Tomorrow Never Knows,” where John really goes full blast, but even then, it’s —…

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