AboutMelissa Davis Expertise I feel extremely comfortable with my ability to answer questions regarding The Beatles personally - backgrounds, family, education, and the genesis of the group from inception to the end. I do not feel that I have the expertise to answer extremely technical questions regarding equipment, other than to refer the questioner to other sources.
Experience Besides having been the right age at the right time to live through and enjoy The Beatles, I have continued my interest in them, in their music, and their influence on 20th century - in everything from the obvious, music, to fashion, humor, film, politics, and the music industry. As a dedicated Anglophile, I have studied at the University of London as an undergraduate and traveled in the UK extensively - yes, walked across Abbey Road, visited Savile Row - all of it. Beyond that, I am a teacher and a writer with excellent writing, editing, and research skills.
Publications The Copy Workshop advertising series
Colorado Law Journal
Various magazines
Education/Credentials B.A. History & Political Science, M.A. English History, J.D.
Awards and Honors Teacher of the Year, Archdiocese of Dallas (2000)
Expert: Melissa Davis Date: 6/23/2008 Subject: John and George
Question What was the fight John and George had before John died? They never made up when John died?
Answer Hi Ava,
I wouldn't characterize it as a fight in the sense that it wasn't an argument involving shouting or anything like that.
It was this simple: George wrote his book, I Me Mine, and published it in 1980. John read it and noted that it had (by John's count - not mine) only eleven references to John in the whole book. John said something like, "He credited every two-bit session sax player who ever recorded with him, but only mentioned me eleven times with all the years we played together?"
John was extremely hurt by this, but did not tell George directly - he made some comment in the press. George probably knew it would upset John and may have even done it deliberately - who knows. He may have thought - everyone always thinks - they have time to straighten out disagreements and hurt feelings. George felt that John had hurt his feelings along the way, as well, often saying not very complimentary things about George's solo music.
On the other hand, people who worked at Apple and EMI say that as far as John was concerned, nothing was too good for Ringo and George whenever they needed anything at all in New York. That he loved them dearly was evident to all the employees of companies they worked with.
George was asked about this and said that he didn't know John was upset until after John's death, but that he was alright with it, because he knew that John knew he loved him and that was all that was important.
The unresolved issues have certainly made things much more complicated for the surviving Beatles since John's death. Paul focuses on some positive conversations they had before John's murder and has said, "They are my only consolation."
Hope that gives you some useful information. It's all very sad for the guys who wrote, "Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend... I have always thought that it's a crime... so I will ask you once again, Try to see it my way... We can work it out." So many of us wish, like Paul, George, and Ringo, that they had worked out some of those hurt feelings.
