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The Beatles Three rare unpublished six-page questionnaires completed by Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr one with occasional annotations by John Lennon in circa 1963 , each comprising 78 questions, the majority of these answered by McCartney and Starr, Harrison however only completing four of the six pages, the documents providing a fascinating insight into the connections between the three Beatles, their manager, their interests, tastes, humour, ambitions, family relationships, and their musical influences: -- Paul McCartney's form completed in his hand in blue ink and ballpoint pen, Paul giving the most detailed answers of the three, and 'assisted' on three responses by John Lennon -- McCartney describes the location of his first meeting with the other Beatles: John at Woolton Church Fete. George at School. Ringo (in Hamburg) ; he gives his initial impression of the other Beatles as: John (good singer), George (could play Raunchy), Ringo - fab drummer ; only Paul proffered an anecdote about another Beatle recalling: Hitch-hiking with George - didn't eat for 28 hours once, used to cook tins spaghetti on primus by roadside. Slept on beach in Taunton and in football stand in Wales. Taught George G7 - first guitar chord ; he describes his favourite off-stage hobby as: Songs and bird watching ; and the worst moment of his professional career: whenever mikes or amplifiers go off... ; his ambitions other than music as: Money... ; his main extravangances as: little things - clothes and food.. ; in response to questions regarding his home life, he gives his parent's view of his stardom as: My Dad likes it, but thinks we're away a bit too much ; and when asked if his family encouraged him in music?: Yes. not half ; How?: suffered my practising for years. ; and what else they would have liked him to have been: Clever ; in answer to questions regarding the type of music he listens to, his favourite singers, composers and groups he responds: American records; rhythm & blues. Chuck Jackson. Miracles, Little Richard etc...Ketty Lester, Juliette Greco + Dinah Washington, Margie Hendrickson...Goffin King, Luther Dixon, Leonard Bernstein, Miracles, Shirelles, Rolling Stones... ; McCartney's response to the question regarding the biggest musical influence on his own career is initially completed in Lennon's hand in blue ink: John and why?: He's Great McCartney scored out Lennon's confident answers replacing John's name with: Dad adding: (he [Lennon] put that himself) ; as to a question about his future career if music was out, again McCartney crosses out Lennon's hand-written response: John and replaces it with: Tramp ; Paul describes his chief music ambition: be successful etc... ; and the way the hit records have affected him most as: made me feel happy got more money too ; he names his best friends in show business as: Group. Gerry ; and finally his appreciative words regarding Brian Epstein are: ...good manager: astute, sympathetic, good lad, dad! -- George Harrison's form, largely completed in blue ballpoint pen, describes his first meeting with the other Beatles in detail: Met Paul first, on the bus home from school 8 years ago. Met John 1 year later in the chip shop by school. Met Ringo in 'Kaiserkeller' Club. Hamburg ; and continues with his first impression of two of them: John 'He doesn't get his haircut too!' Paul 'Fat and friendly' George's answer to his first impression of Starr completed in Ringo's hand in black ballpoint: Looked moody but found he was quite different once I got to know him.. ; George describes his favourite off-stage hobby as: Music (Records and Playing Guitar) ; and his main extravagances as: Clothes - Records ; Harrison gives his response to the question - Anything you want to buy? as: Big House ; George largely gives brief answers to questions about his homelife as follows -- How do parents view your stardom?: Pleased ; Did they encourage you in music?: Yes ; How?: By not complaining at my f