Geoff Emerick > Quotes

“It was down to me—not George Martin, not anyone else—to turn the Beatles’ new vision into a reality.”
― Geoff Emerick, Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles

“There was an aggressiveness I had never seen in him before; by the end of the session, he was almost psychotic.”
― Geoff Emerick, Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles

“his other three contributions to the Sgt. Pepper album: “A Day In The Life” (about the car crash that killed Guinness heir Tara Browne)”
― Geoff Emerick, Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles

“Even though there seemed to be dozens of labels, he explained, they were all owned by just four record companies: Philips, Decca, Pye, and EMI. For example, the Parlophone label (headed, though I didn’t know it at the time, by George Martin)”
― Geoff Emerick, Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles

“The White Album was released in November 1968 to mixed reviews. Some people consider it their favorite Beatles album. Personally, I think it’s their least inspired effort, and I find it difficult to listen to. Of course, that may have a lot to do with my knowing the circumstances behind it. Unless you have nurtured an album, crafted it, lived with it every day, it’s just a piece of plastic with some songs on it. But if you’re aware of people’s talents and you see them just crumble and destroy themselves, it’s tough to deal with. I”
― Geoff Emerick, Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles