Billy Roberts fascinating new book Spooky Liverpool is available for pre-order now on www.merseyshop.com
When I left school in 1962 I was already a professional musician, and doing what every guy my age was only dreaming of doing - playing lead guitar in a rock band and touring through Europe with some of the biggest names in music, such as The Small Faces, The Yardbirds, The Kinks and even Jimi Hendrix.. Although I was never a Beatle's fan, like everyone else in my profession I respected and admired them for what they had achieved. However, I particularly admired John Lennon and Paul MCcartney, and always thought they were quite special and extremely talented. After the opening of Liverpool's Capital of Culture event, I was quite disgusted with the way in which Ringo Starr degraded Liverpool with his blatent and yet sometimes veiled innuendoes, showing him for what he is - an ignorant, talentless man who seized the opportunity to use such a prestigious event to promote his new album, whose title I will not mention. Ringo, where have you been all these years? He even admitted that he will not be coming back to Liverpool, if he can help it! No problem Ringo, what's your name? That's the last time we'll invite you! I would suggest you stick to narrating Thomas The Tank Engine. That at least was right up your street!
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