David Gilmour says he found The Beatles’ ‘Get Back’ documentary “a hard watch” and he’s “surprised Paul McCartney allowed it”
nme.comDavid Gilmour has admitted he found The Beatles‘ Get Back documentary a “hard watch”.The Pink Floyd guitarist made the comments in a new print interview with Uncut (via Guitar.com), where he spoke about the Peter Jackson-directed documentary released in 2021.
Get Back was constructed from over 60 hours of footage when they recorded their final album, 1970’s ‘Let It Be’.In the interview, he shared that he frequently watches documentaries of bands from the 60s and 70s, including The Beatles.
He called Get Back a “hard watch”, specifically noting “Paul being domineering and and John ducking back because of the moment he was in at the time and George leaving and coming back.He added: “Horrible, really, I mean it’s lovely for us to watch, but I’m surprised Paul allowed it.”In a review of Get Back, NME praised the documentary as worthy of five stars, writing: “For diehards, the slower moments may even end up giving the most enjoyment.
Who wouldn’t want to watch Macca piece together the melody for ‘Let It Be’ over 15 minutes of canned choruses and rejigged refrains?
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