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Shotton was Lennon's bandmate in the Quarry Men , playing percussion (specifically, a washboard), until Paul McCartney joined. He was "fired" from the band when Lennon smashed the washboard over his head at a party, after confiding in John that he really didn't enjoy playing. However, he remained a friend and confidant—as he became with all of the Beatles as the group formed. After they became stars, Lennon and George Harrison bought a supermarket on Hayling Island , and gave it to Shotton to run. Later, he served as manager of the Apple Boutique , then as the first managing director of Apple Corps . Shotton regularly visited Lennon's house ( Kenwood ) on weekends, leaving his wife and young son at home to keep Lennon company, or escorted Cynthia Lennon for a night out when her husband was busy with band matters or songwriting. Shotton had an uncredited, but notable, role in the Beatles' music: He was occasionally invited to observe them recording at Abbey Road Studios , and played percussion (maracas, tambourine) on a few records. Shotton also helped Lennon with the lyrics to " I Am The Walrus " (remembering a nonsense rhyme they'd loved as boys) and McCartney with the storyline of " Eleanor Rigby " (he suggested that the two lonely people in the song meet, but too late). After Lennon began a relationship with Yoko Ono , then Apple began to founder as the group grew apart, Shotton parted company with Lennon and the Beatles, resuming management of the Hayling Island supermarket, which he continued to run until the late 1970s. Upon hearing the news that Lennon had been murdered in December 1980 , Shotton visited George Harrison at Friar Park . Shotton was the author of ''John Lennon: In my Life'' (republished later as ''The Beatles, Lennon and Me''), which told the (unexpurgated) story of their friendship, from the age of six until Lennon's death. |
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