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Article Grading: The following comments were left by the quality and importance raters: (edit · refresh) To the author: While I had the same impression reading the autobiography that Klaus Voormann is "harping" a little about a few things, especially about his relationships to the Beatles and other musicians I cannot see that he regards himself as the "most important contribution to Rock 'n Roll in Germany". My impression on him was that he is quite an unintrusive person. His book is certainly no crowning achievement in terms of sophisticated literature but gives a nice insight in the Beatles history and the characters of the members. I seriously wonder why and to what extent Klaus Voormann shall be dishonest about his relationships and his private life. I feel that the author should allocate his allegations about Klaus Voormann as it could be seen as derogative to characterise him as dishonest if one cannot prove it. Joachim Bernstorff, Germany
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[edit] email interview

Alireza Hashemi with Klaus Voormann

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From an e-mail interview with Klaus Voormann:

A.H: Were you ever resentful of Astrid and Stuart¹s relationship?

no.

K.V: How close was the film ³Backbeat² in portraying your true personality?

I think they were pritty much of the track.

A.H: Of all the bands you¹ve played in and of all your collaborations, which one do you consider to be the most memorable?

to me paddy,klaus+gibson. we toured together, no money,no future.but still playing with those boys was great.

A.H: What are your memories of the Plastic Ono Band¹s concert in Toronto?

what sticks now - after all these years - in my mind is.it must have taken a lot of guts for john to get out there and perform.for us it was hard too but o.k. and then again,we´re not john lennon.

A.H: What did you like the most about John Lennon and George Harrison?

(this question takes too long to answer.)

K.V: Does it bother you that a great deal of your prominence and achievement is attributed to your relationship with the early Beatle band mates?

no,it´s only natural.as long as people give me some credit for what I´ve done then it´s o.k..

A.H: What are your fondest memories of the Concert for Bangladesh?

K.V:the happy faces of all those great people even though they didn´t get payed for their participation.

A.H: As a final point, what does the future hold for you?

K.V: thank you!I´m working to become a better illustrator.I need to learn more about graphic techniques to be able to express all the ideas that spinn around in my head.

I hope you´re happy. all the best, klaus

To the author:

While I had the same impression reading the autobiography that Klaus Voormann is "harping" a little about a few things, especially about his relationships to the Beatles and other musicians I cannot see that he regards himself as the "most important contribution to Rock 'n Roll in Germany". My impression on him was that he is quite an unintrusive person. His book is certainly no crowning achievement in terms of sophisticated literature but gives a nice insight in the Beatles history and the characters of the members.

I seriously wonder why and to what extent Klaus Voormann shall be dishonest about his relationships and his private life. I feel that the author should allocate his allegations about Klaus Voormann as it could be seen as derogative to characterise him as dishonest if one cannot prove it.

Joachim Bernstorff, Germany

It says in the article that Klaus does not focus at all on his "achievements", so he is not harping on about anything. --andreasegde 11:15, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA

I want to start on this article soon (after Mimi Smith gets an FA, and Brian Epstein gets a GA). If anybody wants to help, it could be good fun. andreasegde 14:19, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

I have upgraded this article to B-Class. andreasegde 17:59, 27 April 2007 (UTC)