THE BEATLES FIRED HIM 3 MONTHS BEFORE THEY BECAME THE BIGGEST BAND ON EARTH.Pete Best was the drummer who helped build the foundation. He played over 1,000 shows with John, Paul, and George — grinding through the sweat-soaked clubs of Hamburg and Liverpool from 1960 to 1962. He was there when no one cared. He was there when the crowds started screaming.Then on August 16, 1962, Brian Epstein called him in and told him he was out. Ringo Starr was in. Weeks later, “Love Me Do” launched a revolution.Best never got a real explanation. Some say it was chemistry. Some say it was politics. What’s known is this — the man who helped carry the weight never got to share in the glory. And 60 years later, his name still haunts every conversation about what could have been.
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