The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The band consisted of remarkable John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, and are regarded as the most influential band of all time. The Beatles originated as a skiffle group and then quickly embraced 1950s rock and roll and their repertoire ultimately expanded to include a broad variety of pop music.<\/p>\n
“I made a suggestion. I said, ‘We need to get away from ourselves – how about if we just become sort of an alter ego band?<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n -Paul McCartney<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In August 1966, the Beatles permanently retired from touring. Paul McCartney had an idea for a song involving an Edwardian military band that formed the push towards the Sgt. Pepper concept.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth album by the band which essentially represents a performances by the fictional band. The album roughly follows a narrative of watching a single live production. This alter ego would let them loose from their image as Beatles and give them the freedom to experiment musically and create an avante garde concept. There were numerous influences for the album. McCartney envisioned the Beatles’ alter egos being able ‘to do a bit of B.B.King, a bit of Stockhausen, a bit of Albert Ayler, a bit of Ravi Shanker, a bit of Pet Sounds, a bit of the Doors.<\/em>‘<\/p>\n