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4. I actually heard Paul Allen play a number of years ago.

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 05:09 PM

Feb 2018

Little Feat (more recent incarnation--this was probably ten plus years ago) played the Sky Church at EMP here in Seattle and darned if Allen didn't come out and play a couple of songs with them. I wouldn't call it Hendrix...he had one of the guitarists whispering the chord changes to him til he caught on. He was fine, but it did strike me as a guy with a lot of money who got to do it because it was his house.

That interview was awesome for all the lack of fucks, though, and hey, if I was on a guy's yacht I might think he played pretty well too.

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Quncy Jones calls Beatles "worst musicians in the world," Microsoft's Paul Allen "just like Hendrix" [View all] Miles Archer Feb 2018 OP

At one point in my chaotic life, I worked in a record store Sophia4 Feb 2018 #1

they clearly "borrowed" a lot. but then, so do all musicians. unblock Feb 2018 #7

Ask You Shall Receive Miles Archer Feb 2018 #12

Not sure, but I believe that record thucythucy Feb 2018 #23

Yes. After all, Western music is composed from 12 tones. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #20

Im still tripping on Brando and Pryor getting it on, LOL. bettyellen Feb 2018 #2

I was just thinking about that this morning. skypilot Feb 2018 #47

i'm a huge beatles fan, but i don't really have a problem with this critique unblock Feb 2018 #3

They were a lot of fun and played their role. I have quite a collection of their records. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #21

You made me laugh pretty hard! PJMcK Feb 2018 #52

Agree, as a huge Beatles fan Freddie Feb 2018 #29

Yeah, I have a professional jazz drummer friend who thinks that Ringo is incredibly underrated. cemaphonic Feb 2018 #48

I actually heard Paul Allen play a number of years ago. nolabear Feb 2018 #4

Kinda classless zipplewrath Feb 2018 #5

I do think I have heard that they wanted George Harrison because they needed a real guitar player lunasun Feb 2018 #6

yes, paul tried to be lead guitarist of the quarrymen unblock Feb 2018 #8

and to their credit, they knew their limitations and worked within them. unblock Feb 2018 #9

The Prince Story Miles Archer Feb 2018 #13

I've said this many times, but geardaddy Feb 2018 #19

I saw him more than once. An early career concert he had it easier to go off set list and just play lunasun Feb 2018 #34

WOW! What a performance! democratisphere Feb 2018 #27

I've watched that many times, and it just blows me away every time. It was a real tribute. Arkansas Granny Feb 2018 #46

Right. They were a lot of fun. That was the point. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #22

60 year anniversary of George joining "The Quarrymen" was 3 days ago... Miles Archer Feb 2018 #25

qunicy's biggest 60's hit? It's My Party featuring Leslie Gore nt msongs Feb 2018 #10

John, Paul, and George could write better songs in a coma. John Fante Feb 2018 #53

Ass! chuckstevens Feb 2018 #11

Message to Q: "Turn on, tune in, drop out". Uptight mofo! oasis Feb 2018 #14

Well! We all know what opinions are like, dont we? Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2018 #15

a couple of interviews were out yesterday.... dhill926 Feb 2018 #16

Worse than Winger? lame54 Feb 2018 #17

Quincy's out of money? Iggo Feb 2018 #18

GO QUINCY GO! MiltonBrown Feb 2018 #24

Jerry Lee Lewis???? ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #26

The Killer speaks for me MiltonBrown Feb 2018 #30

We Are Diametrically Opposed With Regard To That ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #32

Has my writing been unclear? I am a huge JLL fan. Since you have a piano avatar as you mentioned MiltonBrown Feb 2018 #33

No I'm Not ProfessorGAC Feb 2018 #36

Thanks for clearing that up. MiltonBrown Feb 2018 #37

Visited his restaurant in Memphis last year . Great history and a good band made for a great lunasun Feb 2018 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Feb 2018 #38

Never. MiltonBrown Feb 2018 #39

Sooo now someone is a Russian troll because they like QJones ?? Or don't like the Beatles?? lunasun Feb 2018 #41

I very well might be wrong but I doubt it Botany Feb 2018 #42

Yes, it's downright unAmerican to support American Quincy Jones' opinion that foreigners MiltonBrown Feb 2018 #43

Also, do you have a shred of evidence that I am a troll? MiltonBrown Feb 2018 #44

Okay, that's enough. Iggo Feb 2018 #50

Sad Cartoonist Feb 2018 #28

Pointless grumpy old man stuff BeyondGeography Feb 2018 #31

Old man who is losing it .... end of story. Botany Feb 2018 #35

I hope the Brando estate sues the piss out of this attention whore. sarcasmo Feb 2018 #45

A shame that a man with such an accomplished career feels a need to rag on fellow performers cemaphonic Feb 2018 #49

Who Cares What You Think Quincy Me. Feb 2018 #51

"Microsoft founder Paul Allen "sings and plays just like Jimi Hendrix." John Fante Feb 2018 #54

I don't like when musicians and actors criticize their peers n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2018 #55

Clickbait from Quincy, huh? Disappointing. Denzil_DC Feb 2018 #56