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McCartney says meditation helped stabilize The Beatles
By Michelle Nichols Michelle Nichols – Fri Apr 3, 5:03 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters) – The surviving members of the Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, will perform at a concert on Saturday to raise funds to help children learn a meditation technique McCartney said helped stabilize the band at the height of its fame. McCartney and Starr will perform separate sets at the “Change Begins Within” concert for the David Lynch Foundation, which helps people learn Transcendental Meditation. The Beatles helped popularize Transcendental Meditation — described as … Continue reading →
Vatican forgives John Lennon for Jesus remark
Vatican forgives John Lennon for Jesus remark 11/22/2008 3:00 PM, Reuters I always thought that the Vatican was a little slow to react to things. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican’s newspaper has finally forgiven John Lennon for declaring that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, calling the remark a “boast” by a young man grappling with sudden fame. The comment by Lennon to a London newspaper in 1966 infuriated Christians, particularly in the United States, some of whom burned Beatles’ albums in … Continue reading →