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Title: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Nada Surf on February 05, 2012, 03:21:14 AM
Did many of you know Pete Best tried to commit suicide in 1965?
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: tkitna on February 05, 2012, 03:27:08 AM
So
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Nada Surf on February 05, 2012, 04:00:13 AM
Ya' stoned Kitna? Was that an answer?
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Hello Goodbye on February 05, 2012, 05:28:36 AM
Perhaps many of us knew and chose not to discuss it.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: tkitna on February 05, 2012, 07:20:52 AM
Ya' stoned Kitna? Was that an answer?

Yeah it was an answer. It means nobody cares. This Pete Best pity party around here is getting old quick.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Nada Surf on February 05, 2012, 04:40:19 PM
Yeah it was an answer. It means nobody cares. This Pete Best pity party around here is getting old quick.
LOL...this has NOTHING TO DO with any Pete Best pity party (but you are correct!).
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Mairi on February 06, 2012, 03:10:25 AM
Well that's a fun topic now isn't it
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Nada Surf on February 06, 2012, 04:57:09 PM
Are these threads ONLY for fun topics?
The point is, why and how did they hide this?
Whether you or he or nimrod like it or not, Pete Best is an interesting story.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: BeatlesAtTheirBest on February 06, 2012, 09:51:48 PM
Are these threads ONLY for fun topics?
The point is, why and how did they hide this?
Whether you or he or nimrod like it or not, Pete Best is an interesting story.

Yes, it is.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: stevejrogers on February 07, 2012, 12:01:30 AM
Are these threads ONLY for fun topics?
The point is, why and how did they hide this?
Whether you or he or nimrod like it or not, Pete Best is an interesting story.

Was it a successful attempt?  No.  I'd imagine the reasons for the whys have long since resolved themselves over the course of 40 odd years, so at the end of the day, the story isn't as fascinating as you'd think.

Unless you want to tell us the demons (mental illness ranging from depression to bi-polar, addiction, etc) Pete was battling back then are still very much present and he is still fighting a battle against them today.  And well wouldn't this be better for the 5th Beatle forum as opposed to the general Beatle forum either way?
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: BeatlesAtTheirBest on February 07, 2012, 11:18:55 AM
Was it a successful attempt?  No.  I'd imagine the reasons for the whys have long since resolved themselves over the course of 40 odd years, so at the end of the day, the story isn't as fascinating as you'd think.

Unless you want to tell us the demons (mental illness ranging from depression to bi-polar, addiction, etc) Pete was battling back then are still very much present and he is still fighting a battle against them today.  And well wouldn't this be better for the 5th Beatle forum as opposed to the general Beatle forum either way?

Disagree.

To people who are not familiar with the story it can be very fascinating.  It was fascinating enough to me that I made a short film about it.

Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: nimrod on February 07, 2012, 12:37:29 PM
Are these threads ONLY for fun topics?
The point is, why and how did they hide this?
Whether you or he or nimrod like it or not, Pete Best is an interesting story.

interesting how my opinion is criticised in a thread Ive not even posted in  ???
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: stevejrogers on February 07, 2012, 01:35:59 PM
Disagree.

To people who are not familiar with the story it can be very fascinating.  It was fascinating enough to me that I made a short film about it.

Then put it in the 5th Beatle forum then.

What are you disagreeing with exactly?  Billy Joel made an unsuccessful suicide attempt in the late 1960s as well.  While he does have demons he is battling in terms of alcoholism, to me as a Billy Joel fan, I don't see a correlation between the Joel at that moment and the Joel since starting his rock career.  Billy may have battled bouts of depressions in the ensuing decades, but AFAIK he was way beyond thoughts of ending it all during those bouts.

So, again, if you want to say the reasons for Pete's suicide attempt are beyond severe depression about his life at that point in time (or perhaps a severe need for attention as sometimes unsuccessful attempts can be seen as) and are still very much a part of Pete's life (as I said, bi-polar or some other mental illness, substance addiction, etc) then that makes it an interesting look at Pete as a person beyond the music.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: BeatlesAtTheirBest on February 07, 2012, 04:00:45 PM
Then put it in the 5th Beatle forum then.

What are you disagreeing with exactly?  Billy Joel made an unsuccessful suicide attempt in the late 1960s as well.  While he does have demons he is battling in terms of alcoholism, to me as a Billy Joel fan, I don't see a correlation between the Joel at that moment and the Joel since starting his rock career.  Billy may have battled bouts of depressions in the ensuing decades, but AFAIK he was way beyond thoughts of ending it all during those bouts.

So, again, if you want to say the reasons for Pete's suicide attempt are beyond severe depression about his life at that point in time (or perhaps a severe need for attention as sometimes unsuccessful attempts can be seen as) and are still very much a part of Pete's life (as I said, bi-polar or some other mental illness, substance addiction, etc) then that makes it an interesting look at Pete as a person beyond the music.


Put what in the 5th Beatle forum?

I am disagreeing with your statement.  Nada Surf said
"Are these threads ONLY for fun topics?
The point is, why and how did they hide this?
Whether you or he or nimrod like it or not, Pete Best is an interesting story."

You responded to her by saying...
...
Was it a successful attempt?  No.  I'd imagine the reasons for the whys have long since resolved themselves over the course of 40 odd years, so at the end of the day, the story isn't as fascinating as you'd think.


I agree with Nada Surf and disagree with you. 

I also reject the idea that comments regarding Pete Best or Stu Sutcliffe belong in a 5th Beatle forum.  That's the crappy logic I am fighting against.  As far as I am concerned the term "5th Beatle" is a term for people like Brian Epstein, George Martin, Murray The K, Neil Aspinall or Derek Taylor.  People who were never actually in the group.  There were 6 Beatles and Pete and Stu were 2 of them.  They weren't "5th Beatles".  They were Beatles.






Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: stevejrogers on February 07, 2012, 05:13:40 PM
What about Jimmy Nicol or Andy White?

Wasn't Rod Davis (IIRC correctly it was Rod, someone correct me if it was one of the others) literally kicked out of the Quarrymen by John Lennon hitting him over the head with his washboard?  Should we hear the Quarrymen's stories just as feverishly as you want the light shown on Pete and Stu?  And while we are at it, do you want Paul to reunite with them, along with Pete Shotten?

Don't make it sound like I'm p*ssing on the memory of Stuart Sutcliffe or on Pete Best, as I detect you might be in your tone.  Its more that, and I know I'm playing a moderator role that I probably shouldn't be, but this being the general Beatle forum here is not the appropriate place to discuss an incident in Pete's life that occurred after his time with The Beatles ended.  A better course of action, if you don't like the whole "5th Beatle" idea would to petition the mods/admins to set up a separate forum dedicated to Stu and Pete akin to the four solo Beatle forums.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: BeatlesAtTheirBest on February 07, 2012, 06:35:13 PM
What about Jimmy Nicol or Andy White?

Wasn't Rod Davis (IIRC correctly it was Rod, someone correct me if it was one of the others) literally kicked out of the Quarrymen by John Lennon hitting him over the head with his washboard?  Should we hear the Quarrymen's stories just as feverishly as you want the light shown on Pete and Stu?  And while we are at it, do you want Paul to reunite with them, along with Pete Shotten?

Don't make it sound like I'm p*ssing on the memory of Stuart Sutcliffe or on Pete Best, as I detect you might be in your tone.  Its more that, and I know I'm playing a moderator role that I probably shouldn't be, but this being the general Beatle forum here is not the appropriate place to discuss an incident in Pete's life that occurred after his time with The Beatles ended.  A better course of action, if you don't like the whole "5th Beatle" idea would to petition the mods/admins to set up a separate forum dedicated to Stu and Pete akin to the four solo Beatle forums.

Again, everybody else you mention WERE NOT BEATLES!!!   Sutcliffe & Best were.  You keep wanting to ignor that fact.

Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: The Swine on February 07, 2012, 06:43:00 PM
whos pete best?
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: stevejrogers on February 07, 2012, 07:12:28 PM
Again, everybody else you mention WERE NOT BEATLES!!!   Sutcliffe & Best were.  You keep wanting to ignor that fact.

Jimmy Nicol wasn't a Beatle? 

Okay sure that would mean opening the door to calling people from Billy Preston, to Eric Clapton and hell Mick & Keith (based on their contribution to You Know My Name) and being in the room for All You Need Is Love video) Beatles, but for THAT portion of the tour Jimmy Nicol was just as much an official Beatle as Billy Preston is for being credited on the Let It Be/Get Back sessions.

And why do you sound like you are angry at me?  I'm not downplaying Pete's contribution and I'm sure the hell not downplaying Stu's.  My point is more is there a point beyond telling the real story and your desire to see Paul and Ringo do a concert and studio release with Pete Best?

Paul McCartney WAS a Quarryman.  That just as much a fact as Pete Best was a Beatle.  John, Paul and George broke away from that group, Rod Davis, Pete Shotten and the others stayed together and kept the Quarrymen name.  Sure there isn't any intrigue, or at least no where near the extent of Stu's leaving the group to stay in Hamburg and Pete's firing and being replaced, but why does your nostalgic need for closure end with Pete Best and not with the Quarrymen?
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Nada Surf on February 07, 2012, 09:33:07 PM
interesting how my opinion is criticised in a thread Ive not even posted in  ???
LOL..Sorry Nim! I meant Tkitna! I had you two mixed up..again, my apologies.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: BeatlesAtTheirBest on February 07, 2012, 09:35:56 PM
Jimmy Nicol wasn't a Beatle? 

Okay sure that would mean opening the door to calling people from Billy Preston, to Eric Clapton and hell Mick & Keith (based on their contribution to You Know My Name) and being in the room for All You Need Is Love video) Beatles, but for THAT portion of the tour Jimmy Nicol was just as much an official Beatle as Billy Preston is for being credited on the Let It Be/Get Back sessions.

And why do you sound like you are angry at me?  I'm not downplaying Pete's contribution and I'm sure the hell not downplaying Stu's.  My point is more is there a point beyond telling the real story and your desire to see Paul and Ringo do a concert and studio release with Pete Best?

Paul McCartney WAS a Quarryman.  That just as much a fact as Pete Best was a Beatle.  John, Paul and George broke away from that group, Rod Davis, Pete Shotten and the others stayed together and kept the Quarrymen name.  Sure there isn't any intrigue, or at least no where near the extent of Stu's leaving the group to stay in Hamburg and Pete's firing and being replaced, but why does your nostalgic need for closure end with Pete Best and not with the Quarrymen?




I am talking about The Beatles, the most successful entertainment group in the history of the world.  I am not talking about the Quarrymen, a group that has had 13 members of which 3 members were also Beatles.  The other 10 weren't.


As for Jimmy Nichol, Billy Preston, Tony Sheridan and others like that.  Yes, they played with The Beatles.  Nichol even got a Beatle haircut.  But none of them were actually MEMBERS of the group. (Caps for emphasis, not shouting).  Best & Sutcliffe were actually real, original members of The Beatles.  Sutcliffe  helped name the group and Best was not only the most popular member of the group, but he also put in more time drumming live with the band in his 2 years than Ringo Starr did in his entire career.

Stu Sutcliffe & Pete Best were members of The Beatles.  The others you keep talking about weren't.




 :)
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Hello Goodbye on February 07, 2012, 09:37:27 PM
LOL..Sorry Nim! I meant Tkitna! I had you two mixed up..again, my apologies.

tkitna doesn't post with an Australian accent.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Nada Surf on February 07, 2012, 09:37:54 PM
Lennon Bread Bakers are the testiest of all Beatle fans...Sorry, but there are people who do NOT believe anything Yoko Ono says and Tony Bramwell, Mick Jagger, Cynthia Lennon, Pete Shotten and probably Paul McCartney are a few of those...

The reason I posted this thread is this actually IS a positive story in many ways!

Read this: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-447201/Pete-Best-The-happiest-Beatle-all.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-447201/Pete-Best-The-happiest-Beatle-all.html)
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: stevejrogers on February 07, 2012, 09:48:09 PM
Heh, what does Yoko have anything to do with Pete Best?

Good article though Nada...even though I still don't think this thread is in the right place =;)
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Hello Goodbye on February 07, 2012, 09:51:22 PM
...even though I still don't think this thread is in the right place =;)

;)
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Nada Surf on February 07, 2012, 09:52:00 PM
Heh, what does Yoko have anything to do with Pete Best?

Good article though Nada...even though I still don't think this thread is in the right place =;)
I don't have any idea where this is supposed to be placed as I'm fairly new here and don't know my way around many of these types of blog sites...
It says anything Beatles...this is definitely Beatle related.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: BeatlesAtTheirBest on February 07, 2012, 09:55:13 PM
Lennon Bread Bakers are the testiest of all Beatle fans...Sorry, but there are people who do NOT believe anything Yoko Ono says and Tony Bramwell, Mick Jagger, Cynthia Lennon, Pete Shotten and probably Paul McCartney are a few of those...

The reason I posted this thread is this actually IS a positive story in many ways!

Read this: [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-447201/Pete-Best-The-happiest-Beatle-all.html[/url] ([url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-447201/Pete-Best-The-happiest-Beatle-all.html[/url])



Nice link!

Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Nada Surf on February 07, 2012, 10:01:04 PM

Nice link!
Honestly, I don't know how Best made it...Most people would have blown their heads off as his mom said...This is one of the better Beatle-related stories I've ever read...This guy should be an inspiration to a lot of people.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: tkitna on February 09, 2012, 02:37:29 AM
Honestly, I don't know how Best made it...Most people would have blown their heads off as his mom said...This is one of the better Beatle-related stories I've ever read...This guy should be an inspiration to a lot of people.

Yeah, an inspiration to be a better drummer.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Mairi on February 10, 2012, 04:02:19 PM
Yeah, an inspiration to be a better drummer.

Ba-dum-TISH!
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: nimrod on February 10, 2012, 11:14:22 PM
Ba-dum-TISH!

 ha2ha
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Jema on February 11, 2012, 02:54:24 PM
Yeah it was an answer. It means nobody cares. This Pete Best pity party around here is getting old quick.
I agree,people have been talking about Pete so much recently.I didn't know about the suicide attempt though.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: BeatlesAtTheirBest on February 11, 2012, 05:41:25 PM
I agree,people have been talking about Pete so much recently.I didn't know about the suicide attempt though.

Pete Best was in The Beatles.  This is a Beatles forum.  It shouldn't seem strange to have people talking about a member of the group.  And, like you said, you learned something new!

Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Jema on February 11, 2012, 08:05:39 PM
Pete Best was in The Beatles.  This is a Beatles forum.  It shouldn't seem strange to have people talking about a member of the group.  And, like you said, you learned something new!
I'm really sorry,please forgive me :( I wasn't saying it was strange,I was just saying I thought it was funny how all of a sudden Pete was in the star light for conversation recently.You don't have to attack me - I know this a Beatles forum and I know that Pete was ounce a Beatle so you don't have to tell me.I'm sorry if I was being mean in this comment  :-\ Please forgive me if I was,it's just I felt offended and I'm really sensitive.Let's just forget this and move on :)
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: tkitna on February 11, 2012, 11:36:22 PM
I'm really sorry,please forgive me :( I wasn't saying it was strange,I was just saying I thought it was funny how all of a sudden Pete was in the star light for conversation recently.You don't have to attack me - I know this a Beatles forum and I know that Pete was ounce a Beatle so you don't have to tell me.I'm sorry if I was being mean in this comment  :-\ Please forgive me if I was,it's just I felt offended and I'm really sensitive.Let's just forget this and move on :)

Dont feel bad Jema. At this point, the only agenda I see is this guy promoting his college course film about Pete that nobodys going to see or care about. Seriously, its gone on way to long now.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: BeatlesAtTheirBest on February 12, 2012, 12:33:50 PM
I'm really sorry,please forgive me :( I wasn't saying it was strange,I was just saying I thought it was funny how all of a sudden Pete was in the star light for conversation recently.You don't have to attack me - I know this a Beatles forum and I know that Pete was ounce a Beatle so you don't have to tell me.I'm sorry if I was being mean in this comment  :-\ Please forgive me if I was,it's just I felt offended and I'm really sensitive.Let's just forget this and move on :)

I didn't attack you.  All I said was that was Pete was once a Beatle so it shouldn't seem that strange for a person to want talk about him on a Beatles forum.  How is that an attack on you?

Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: BeatlesAtTheirBest on February 12, 2012, 12:41:45 PM
Dont feel bad Jema. At this point, the only agenda I see is this guy promoting his college course film about Pete that nobodys going to see or care about. Seriously, its gone on way to long now.

For someone who continually says he doesn't care about Pete Best you sure do never miss an opportunity to troll around reading and commenting on any Pete Best related posts.  Seriously, your hipochisy has gone on way too long now.


Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: tkitna on February 12, 2012, 01:10:00 PM
For someone who continually says he doesn't care about Pete Best you sure do never miss an opportunity to troll around reading and commenting on any Pete Best related posts.  Seriously, your hipochisy has gone on way too long now.

I cant help it They've been the only active threads on the board for the past month. I'll agree to let them go if you do.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Jema on February 13, 2012, 01:47:06 PM
I cant help it They've been the only active threads on the board for the past month. I'll agree to let them go if you do.
I agree,we should let go of the past and all of the trouble these topics about Pete has brought to many of us,it's all for the Best  ;)
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Loco Mo on September 01, 2019, 04:46:00 PM
So, where's the film?  I want to see it.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: nimrod on September 02, 2019, 12:04:08 AM
So, where's the film?  I want to see it.  Thanks.

Maybe Mark Lewisohn knows  ha2ha
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Loco Mo on September 02, 2019, 08:56:44 PM
nimrod:  Yeah, if anyone would know, he would.

I googled this and got nothing.

So it was a short clip - what was it?  Head in the oven and pulled out with a lot of shouting - end of story?
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: nimrod on September 02, 2019, 11:55:21 PM
Amazing how many posters have left  :(
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Moogmodule on September 03, 2019, 01:39:32 AM
Amazing how many posters have left  :(

It’s quality that counts though.  ;)
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Loco Mo on September 07, 2019, 05:54:34 PM
If Pete Best had succeeded, it would really have marred the Beatles legend.  A lot of fans would probably blame Pete's demise on the Beatles.  I don't know how this would have impacted their record sales or popularity but I think it would have definitely had an adverse effect.   People talk about Pete Best to this day but it would have been much more salient and poignant had he passed by his own hand.

The Beatles would have been asked about it repeatedly and maybe they've have responded apologetically.  How else could they have responded?
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Hello Goodbye on September 09, 2019, 02:52:38 AM
^

An interesting thought, Loco.  Yes, I believe it would have had an adverse effect.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: tkitna on September 09, 2019, 09:42:10 AM
If Pete Best had succeeded, it would really have marred the Beatles legend.

Do you really think so?  I think it would have added to the legend to be honest.  Thankfully it never happened though.
Title: Re: Pete Best's '65 suicide attempt...
Post by: Loco Mo on September 09, 2019, 11:25:52 PM
I tend to think that if Pete succeeded in killing himself, that it would have hung over the Beatles like a black shelf cloud.  I can just imagine people yelling "You killed him - you Beatles did!!"

You know how people are.  It's crazy but, yeah, I think that would have happened.

I think Mona Best accepted the firing because she once said there were no hard feelings for the Beatles.  Although Pete was her son, I think that Mona may have secretly realized that Pete wasn't a right fit for the Beatles.  Pete had said in his bio that he shared in their legacy and by rights he should have benefited from that legacy.  But how?  Without being their active and current drummer, he had no claim to a legacy with the Beatles.  I mean should they have sent him an honorary paycheck periodically because he was entitled to share in their legacy?