Leslie Cavendish, hairdresser to the Beatles, recalls one of his favourite Paul McCartney stories.
My Grandmother who lived with us said to me when I got home in her thick eastern European accent that “a Paul McCartney” phoned for you. Really? What did you say to him?Â
“We had a nice little chat and told him that I would pass on the message.”
She wasn’t quite sure who he was so I said to her that he was a member of The Beatles, and she replied, “Oh, when you speak to him tell him he needs a haircut.”
Grandma, you do know that I cut his hair?
Really!
Discover more great stories in Leslie’s fascinating book:
The Cutting Edge (Paperback)
The Beatles’ hair changed the world. As their increasingly wild, untamed manes grew, to the horror of parents everywhere, they set off a cultural revolution as the most tangible symbol of the Sixties’ psychedelic dream of peace, love and playful rebellion. In the midst of this epochal change was Leslie Cavendish, hairdresser to the Beatles and some of the greatest stars of the music and entertainment industry.
