jayburd
"(As) we watch four guys go into the world of fame, we watch another guy make one of the biggest bonehead decisions in the history of pop culture."
I wholeheartedly disagree with that comment from the review.
Stuart made the right move both for himself and for his friends who happened to become pop superstars. The boneheaded move would have been keeping Stuart in the band. The fact is that even when he tried hard enough, Stuart Sutcliffe was not a very good bass player. At best he was servicable and besides that, the Beatles really had no need for two rhythm guitarists.
The Beatles attained their fame through a series of happy accidents and smart decisions. The smartest of which were replacing Pete Best with Ringo, and realizing that it was not worth keeping Stu on simply because he was John's best friend and he looked cool on stage.
Had he lived, sure he might have kicked himself. But as an artist Stu Sutcliffe was the real deal. He might have become famous all on his own.
Oh, and the movie's pretty good, too...
I wholeheartedly disagree with that comment from the review.
Stuart made the right move both for himself and for his friends who happened to become pop superstars. The boneheaded move would have been keeping Stuart in the band. The fact is that even when he tried hard enough, Stuart Sutcliffe was not a very good bass player. At best he was servicable and besides that, the Beatles really had no need for two rhythm guitarists.
The Beatles attained their fame through a series of happy accidents and smart decisions. The smartest of which were replacing Pete Best with Ringo, and realizing that it was not worth keeping Stu on simply because he was John's best friend and he looked cool on stage.
Had he lived, sure he might have kicked himself. But as an artist Stu Sutcliffe was the real deal. He might have become famous all on his own.
Oh, and the movie's pretty good, too...
