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Notes From Ralph

"The Residents do not hate The Beatles. They have simply expressed an attitude which indicates boredom with the present day rock 'n' roll culture."

- Jay Clem, The Residents Radio Special, 1977

Cosmichobo1 _(Admin) (talk) 17:08, February 18 2023

"Meet The Residents, of course, is a Beatles crossover, so... it always goes for high money because Beatles collectors want that, and you know, the 7" inch... that they did, The Beatles Play The Residents and The Residents Play The Beatles... they're always the two sort of high-end things as far as their collectibles go."

"You want the truth or you want a bunch of crap [about Capitol Records threatening a lawsuit over the cover art for Meet The Residents]? [...] Alright, the truth is... it was just like, 'well, we can say this', because there was no Internet or anything, and like, say, 'oh, The Beatles are going to beat us up if we put any of their imagery our on our record', but in actuality, you know... It makes for a great story here, you know, forty-five years later... Well, yeah, more-or-less [it was a PR stunt]. The answer is yes."

"Both of them [John Lennon and George Harrison] were actually avid collectors... I can't really tell you whether that is the truth or not, but I heard, you know, that John definitely... he definitely knew of the existence of The Residents. Whether he owned anything by them or not, I have no idea. Because, he was, uh... I think one of Lennon's favorite things was a Captain Beefheart record, so I could definitely see him finding interest in The Residents... because they have somewhat of a similar background, let's say. Both creative artists, you know, doing completely different things, you know. But all totally original."

"Yeah, I heard [John Lennon was aware of The Residents] from... some people who sort of worked in his house, over in New York City, so... But I have no idea. I don't know the guy, so... But I could definitely see it."

- Tom Timony, "Ep 137: Ralph Records with Tom Timony", The Vinyl Guide, September 10th 2018

ImaginaryJacques _(Admin) 💀 (talk) 17:11, 23 June 2023 (UTC)