None of this was written by me!!!
'Let It Be' forever is fan dreamby MATT WOLF (associated press writer)London-Derek Taylor takes a swig of water from his Beatles mug and declares that the upcoming ABC miniseries "The Beatles Anthology"-and all the hoopla surrounding it-still won't close the book on Beatlemania."It's never the last word," Taylor, a lively 63, says in a basement office at Apple, the room stuffed with books, files, and papers pertaining to the legendary rock 'n' rollers who still control Apple Corporation Ltd."In my head, though I may think this is for good, the fact is the interest goes on and on," says Taylor, who worked two stints as the Beatles' press officer and is now fielding worldwide press on the "Anthology.""IT will survive us," he says, "and the main thing now is that we must survive it."When Taylor discusses survival, it's clear he knows whereof he speaks. Born in Cheshire in the north of England, he was working as the northern drama critic for The Daily Express newspaper when he first saw-and reviewed-the Beatles in concert.A subsequent profile of manager Brian Epstein led to a job as Epstein's assistant, ghostwriting his memoirs. After eight months, Taylor left Apple for PR work in Los Angeles but returned to the Beatles' press job, and its ceaseless demands, in 1961."I knew they were wonderful," Taylor said of the group. "What I didn't know was there were four of them, and they could hide away, whereas there was only one of me. I could not hide, and the world's press is vast."At home, he remembers "phones under cushions and permanently off the hook, and if they weren't off the hook, they rang 24 hours a day. There was no peace," In 1970, Taylor left Apple again to work as a record executive, returning a decade ago to the company on an ad hoc basis that, he says, has become full time during hte "Anthology.""Nothing has ever been controllable with these people because of whatever it is they generate," Taylor said. "It's always been too(cant read because of tape)_ _ to know the con-_...im bored of writing this now.
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