Is That Why Pete Best Left the Beatles?
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One can feel sorry for Pete Best losing out to Ringo Starr. Rather one could.
Best recently released a new DVD, Best Of The Beatles, that tells his life story. It includes some shocking tales, such as the time Beatles manager Brian Epstein — who was as openly gay as you could be in the 1960s — propositioned Pete.
Did Pete’s rejection of Brian’s sexual advances have something to do with the ouster?
“It’s just something that, yeah, it happened,” Best told the Sun. “We were aware of Brian’s gayness. The hit on me was made. It was rejected. People who were aware were like, ‘You rejected him, you’re in trouble.’ Well, it’s not my cup of tea. You do what you want, but you’re not doing it with me.”