American drummer Marty Richards walks from Sir Paul McCartney's former home at 7 Cavendish Avenue, to the Abbey Road studios at 5 Abbey Road, London. Filmed on April 12, 2010 while on tour with the Joe Perry Project.
Paul McCartney gives every generation the chance to relive or imagine the vibe of what it was like in swiniging 60s London. Who else with his high risk profile would still live this close to his army of well wishers and fans who want to loose themselves for a brief moment in time. For thisI he should be commended.
He use to make that walk back in the day. What would it be to be a Beatle, young and rich and everyone loving you while the world's greatest music rattles around your head and spills out your hands, over and over again.
Very cool video! Paul probably did walk sometimes. Great to imagine him walking and thinking how the bass track for "A Day in the Life" would go back in 1967.
In 1970, June and July I made the same walking about 20 times or more. I got emotional here to see these streets again...Cavendish, Circus, Grove End...Abbey Road. Amazing. Thank you.
Great treat for Mccartney's fan. Imagine that Sir McCartney used to walk from his house to EMI Abbey Road studio, carrying the silver case of his Ricky bass during 60s.
The Polish builders still haven't finished that house yet in Circus Road. :( Paul stays in Cavendish when in London. He is there frequently. He walks around the area and into the coffee shops in the morning in St. John's Wood High St. I saw him walking to the Swiss Cottage Odeon to watch a film. The house is worth around £30 million. He bought it for around £30,000.
Worked in the Penthouse studio at Abbey Road, I was the drummer with the 1990's version of The Quarry Men - Charles Hart on the album "Open For Engagements" recorded in 1993 mastered at Abbey Road
I think John regretted moving out of London, as while Paul was at the heart of all that was going on culturally, John was stuck out in Surrey. It's notable that John would later live pretty centrally in NYC
Seems 7 Cavendish has been totally redone since 2010. On google maps (2012) the house looks a lot less secure but more modern. The neighborhood less plush but the corner of Cavendish & Circus is exactly the same.
Só quem faz esse caminho sabe o que é viver um sonho... É um momento único e particular o que acontece na nossa alma. Falo por mim. Revendo estes caminhos revivi os momentos mais que andei por essas ruas lindas, limpas e especiais.
Appreciate the video showing us around and what the places look like today ( which haven't changed much since 1969 ) but a guided commentary would have been helpful.
To think that John and Paul walked that same path from Abbey Road studios to Cavendish one night, while John was tripping on acid. John accidentally dosed on acid while recording the backing harmonies for "Getting Better" in 1967. They had to end the night session early due to John's condition, and Paul, knowing that John's driver wasn't going to arrive until the next morning, and Cynthia was probably fast asleep, he decided to take John to his home. He ended up taking acid with him to take care of his friend. It was their first acid trip together, as Paul had been reluctant to take the drug before with his bandmates.
I'm actually just as excited by the mention of the Joe Perry Project. I loved that band and I never thought I'd see the day when Joe toured as the JPP again. I honestly thought he'd completely forgotten about that band! Discount Dogs, Conflict of Interest, such great songs. No disrespect to Sir Paul, of course.
Funny, this was recorded about two months before I was there on vacation in June, 2010 and did the same walk from the studio and back. This video was posted on June 18, very close to the very day I was there. I also videoed the walk.
The zig-xzag lines are a pedestrian road crossing. If a driver sees someone approaching the lines, he must stop and let them cross as the Beatles did on the cover of Abbey Road!
Woah, that crossing is dead compared to when I went there last year. There were swarms of people waiting for their turn to cross the crossing and grab a picture.
I did that same walk, but from the studio to Grove End Road to Cavendish, after I graduated college in the States in 1982. It is a lovely area of London. My one comment is that when I visited there, the Abbey Road Studio’s low white wall wasn’t so de-faced. Rather, most of the grafitti was small and not in markers or paint. It’s a shame tourists feel the need to do that. And no, I did not sign the wall..,
Funny Lennon /McCartney story. Seems John lived near Paul at some point. at 4AM John leaves for his house walking. Next day John calls Paul and asks about Paul neighbors. "What about them?" Paul thinking they had given John a fan hazzle on his way home. "They're crazy .. they were playing cards on the lawn at 4:AM" Paul falling on the floor laughing .." Those weren't the neighbors, thats a nativity scene they have..." "Oh" says Lennon. "I wasn't wearing me glasses..."
British viewers of a certain age may be interested to know that there is a “Blue Plaque” for Billy Fury on the wall on the other side of the road opposite Paul’s house.
What do the zig-zag lines on the streets in London mean. They are pretty much unique to London as far as traffic markings. Even on video you can smell history on that walk.
@Jim McCracken No, they mark the area where vehicles are not allowed to park on either side of the zebra crossing. They are on all crossings in the UK, not just in London. I think they were introduced in the late 1970s, which is why you don't see them on the cover photo of Abbey Road
Should have said 5 Cavandish Avenue. I am sure that number 7 did not look anywhere near as nice as it does now. I knew all the roads in St. John's Wood. I was born in Wharncliffe Gardens in 1936
I doubt Paul walked from his house to abbey Road, as he would have needed to carry his guitars etc, so why risk walking, getting harassed or even getting your guitar stolen when you can just jump in your car. I know I would if I was him.
Paul did walk to the studio sometimes but he never carried a guitar. They kept their gear in a large cupboard at the studio when it wasn’t with Neil. I’ve heard of a few cabbies who dropped Paul off at Abbey Rd, makes sense since there’s nowhere to park around there.
