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Former Beatles drummer Pete Best announces his retirement
Musician, who played with the Beatles between 1960 and 1962 until he was replaced by Ringo Starr, says he ‘had a blast’
Best met the band through his mother, Mona, when she booked John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ken Brown to play at the club. After McCartney, Lennon and Harrison asked him to make the final decision, the Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, fired Best from the band and he was replaced by Ringo Starr. Harrison later admitted he was “quite responsible for stirring things up” around Best, saying: “I conspired to get Ringo in for good; I talked to Paul and John until they came round to the idea.”
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