I wasn't sure if this belonged in the film section or whatever, but anyways:

"Stars belive that if they become famous in one area, they can get the all-access celebrity pass. Sometimes you're lucky just to get the gig you have. But people start believing-with the power of 'yes people' aroud them-that they have this all-around, multifaceted talent that they can apply to anything. I already know I can't act. I don't have to do some terrible submarine movie to figure that out. Hey celebrities: Stay put! Enjoy! Is it so bad to make millions of dollars just from singing?"

While I happen to agree with what he's said, why did he have to go after the Beatles? All of their films (with the exception of MMT) were big successes. Just exactly who does that arrogant little c*nt think he is anyways? (Sorry if we have any John Mayer fans here)

My daughter is a huge Mayer fan.  But she's a huge Beatles fan as well.  I imagine she'll rip right down the middle.

I wouldnt lose any sleep over that. Mayer probably got bumped out of line at a restaraunt or something by Paul or Ringo. He could have at least had the balls to bring up an actual movie that they acted in. It was a cartoon for Gods sake.

they didnt even do their voices.  I wonder if he knows that, ingrateful wannabe. 

I dont really like Mayer at all, but it did occur to me he could have been talking about the World War II submarine movie that starred Jon BonJovi in it. It was pretty lame and i dont think Bonjovi is much of a actor. I thought this film was so bad I cant even remember the name of it. I dont think he was talking about "Yellow Submarine". Since "Yellow Submarine" was a cartoon and did not have the real Beatles in it till the very end for a cameo apperance, it would be hard to say that they acted in it

i think it was like U531 or something.  And that makes more sense too ric

My daughter says theat Mayer is pretty bright but he doesn't express himself well; i.e., he's blunt.  And that he has said in the past that he never got into the beatles.

So it simply appears they're not his cup of tea. 

"Not that there's anything wrong with that."

He is talking about the Bon Jovi movie, not Yellow Submarine. He loves the Beatles. Too bad his music doesn't show it.

It was a terrible film

Quoted from Mairi

I don't have to do some terrible submarine movie to figure that out. Hey celebrities: Stay put! Enjoy! Is it so bad to make millions of dollars just from singing?"

It would be one thing if he said it about Magical Mystery Tour but he seems a bit foolish to use Yellow Submarine as an example.  Besides, they really weren't all that involved in its creation anyways, as many of you know of course.

I understand his overall point though.

John Mayer is a wannabe Bob Dylan.



But does'nt even come close.

yeah its not about yellow submarine, its definitely about U571. bon jovi sucked in that movie. by the way, magical mystery tour is a fine piece of cinema...no really it is

What the hell? Just because someone slightly mentions a movie that could be any damned movie in the world, you all get bent out of shape? You really think something that anybody says can tarnish the legacy of the Beatles' music? honestly... I thought better of you all...

I expected something like, "The Beatles were nothing but washed-up musicians who were able to do whatever the hell they wanted just because of their status..." Besides that, who cares if John Mayer or Paul McCartney or John Lennon said that same quote? We don't know what context it's in, and who cares, period?

I don't understand why fans get so bent out of shape when someone even implies that he's thinking about a band or musician in even the slightest wrong manner... It's not like you guys are their mothers... Let it be... He's gonna sink to the bottom soon anyway, whether he was talking about the Beatles or not...

Quoted from TenBobNote

He is talking about the Bon Jovi movie, not Yellow Submarine. He loves the Beatles. Too bad his music doesn't show it.

Ah, now I'm really upset!!

The Yellow Submarine movie, that freak... The Beatles were CHARACTERS in that movie, however they did NOT act or play their parts in the movie. So he is wrong, screw him. Anyway, the movie was still good anyway. And so what if the Beatles weren't the best actors in the world! They made millions doing it and I am sure, had a great time. That is all that matters. And besides, I ENJOYED THEM TOO!!

Tiff Lennon

Oh please.

I'm a pretty big Mayer fan. He is quite blunt, and says some things sometimes that make you go "hmmm he shouldn't have said that" but I don't even think this qualifies. I don't even think the Beatles themselves would be bothered by that, if it's even about them or not. I'm not sure if John Mayer is a Beatles fan, but I can tell you what he isn't:

"a wannabe Bob Dylan".... why, because he sometimes plays an acoustic guitar?!? I don't get it. He is nothing like Bob Dylan, and he certainly doesn't try to be.

~ missy

Quoted from Mrs_JWL

The Yellow Submarine movie, that freak... The Beatles were CHARACTERS in that movie, however they did NOT act or play their parts in the movie. So he is wrong, screw him. Anyway, the movie was still good anyway. And so what if the Beatles weren't the best actors in the world! They made millions doing it and I am sure, had a great time. That is all that matters. And besides, I ENJOYED THEM TOO!!

Tiff Lennon

he was talking about U571....read the first page

Quoted from joan_was_quizzical

Oh please.

I'm a pretty big Mayer fan. He is quite blunt, and says some things sometimes that make you go "hmmm he shouldn't have said that" but I don't even think this qualifies. I don't even think the Beatles themselves would be bothered by that, if it's even about them or not. I'm not sure if John Mayer is a Beatles fan, but I can tell you what he isn't:

"a wannabe Bob Dylan".... why, because he sometimes plays an acoustic guitar?!? I don't get it. He is nothing like Bob Dylan, and he certainly doesn't try to be.

~ missy

he is a wannabe dave matthews, which is said in its own right.

I'll admit there are some general similarities between DM and JM (especially when you're only looking at his radio-hits) but those similarities are inadvertent. John Mayer's quite talented, and he isn't simply mimicking anyone - his music is his own.

... even if it's not everyone's cup o' tea.  


~ missy

I don't think he was referencing 'Yellow Submarine'.

Quoted from TurnMeOnDeadman

he was talking about U571....read the first page

Yeah, sure, that could be right. I wrote my response before reading what everyone else wrote. I didn't think it mattered, but I guess it does. Oh well... My bad... bahh

Tiff Lennon

I love Dylan, but he has to be the worst singer-songwriter actor of all time.  James Taylor in "Blacktop Whatever" was pretty horrible too.  And poor Paul Simon in "One Trick Pony."  Or Neil Diamond in "The Jazz Singer" (with Olivier, no less--the movie was a hit, but they still wouldn't let Neil go near a movie set after that one).  Robbie Robertson was interesting in "Carny", but Levon Helm was really good in "Coal Miner's Daughter" and "The Right Stuff."  I thought Lennon was good in "How I Won the War", but Paul stunk up the screen in "Give My Regards to Broad Street" (aka let me rerecord my Beatle hits and make even  more royalty money off my lame 80s versions).  John Doe was good in "Great Balls of Fire" and Joe Strummer in that Jarmusch movie set in Memphis.

But the most pathetic has to be Dylan in "Hearts of Fire" from the 80s.  Co-starring "fiona".  One scene is truly pathetic.  Fiona is skinnydipping and Bob's character is going to jump in with her.   But instead of taking his clothes off, he jumps in completed dressed.  I guess the director thought the sight of his skinny wizened a** would drive people from the theaters.  

I guess that's what you call a "nadir."  

It galls me to say this, but Jagger in Performance is the only decent rock star-turned-actor , well, "performance", that I can think of.

Cher! haha jk

qoute Richebacher:  "I dont really like Mayer at all, but it did occur to me he could have been talking about the World War II submarine movie that starred Jon BonJovi in it. It was pretty lame and i dont think Bonjovi is much of a actor. I thought this film was so bad I cant even remember the name of it. I dont think he was talking about "Yellow Submarine". Since "Yellow Submarine" was a cartoon and did not have the real Beatles in it till the very end for a cameo apperance, it would be hard to say that they acted in it"

thx, richenbacher..you're right Mayer wasn't talking about the Fab, he was referring to that recent german u-boat clunker at the box office w/ Bon Jovi in it.

I liked Bowie's work in 'The Man Who Fell To Earth'

^And let's not forget "Labyrinth".

Yep

Ringo was brilliant in Caveman. He grunted in all the right places. But seriously, he was pretty good in that one movie that I can't think of the name of right now. Keith Moon had a short part in it. What the hell was it called?? I think Ringo is a pretty good actor actually. He should have done more. David Bowie is also a natural and Mick Jagger can hold his own. The actors these days that are actually actors can't even act and movies suck anymore anyway so I think rock stars can do whatever the hell they want. What's one more crap so called actor in the grand scheme of things?

Quoted from Sandra

Ringo was brilliant in Caveman. He grunted in all the right places. But seriously, he was pretty good in that one movie that I can't think of the name of right now. Keith Moon had a short part in it. What the hell was it called??

The Magic Christian?

It was "That'll Be The Day"

Who is John Mayer, I have never heard of him?

Ringo was great in "The Magic Christian"

Quoted from 829

Ringo was great in "The Magic Christian"

Yes, it's a great funny film!
Pretty good move for Ringo after he left the Beatles.  

Wonder why Ringo didn't do more acting. I thought he was heading in that direction in the late seventies or early eighties. Maybe the excessive drinking got in the way. I mean, didn't he and his wife go through several bottles of hard alcohol per day back then? Too bad.

Quoted from Sandra

Wonder why Ringo didn't do more acting. I thought he was heading in that direction in the late seventies or early eighties. Maybe the excessive drinking got in the way. I mean, didn't he and his wife go through several bottles of hard alcohol per day back then? Too bad.

I think he and the wife spent some quality time with Betty Ford in the late 80's.

I heard his name once or twice but really don't know who he is...apparently an a**hole!

I agree atleast if he said a movie they acted in, they hardly had anything to do with Yellow Submarine. And the rest of there movies were a big sucess.....

Obviously someone is jealous, probably because The Beatles are more popular then he is.

Guys ...

This thread is like old. Let it die.