And Pete’s onstage personality also presented difficulties. He’d settled into a role he hardly ever varied, booking after booking, night after night—playing with his head down, avoiding eye contact, not smiling, projecting the study in moody shyness he knew would win girls’ hearts. Fine, but it was bound to wear thin for the other Beatles. Sometimes they wanted to see a spark when they turned around, some vibrancy, emotion, an engagement of eyes or mind.
