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Did The Beatles demand silver for payment?

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Not per se. Manager Brian Epstein often collected concert proceeds from promoters IN CASH, in a paper bag; income that was never reported (and thus not taxed). They were not allowed to leave the Philippines in 1966 (after upsetting Ferdinand Marcos by not turning up for his birthday party), until they handed over the cash. Their earnings from the movie Help! were banked in sterling, in the Bahamas; one of the reasons they filmed there was to have an excuse to set up a tax-shelter company (Cavalcade Productions). They lost a small fortune when Harold Wilson devalued the British pound, while he was Prime Minister. John Lennon's Aunt Mimi told the media he'd been bad at Math in school; when they asked him how he kept track of his income, he jokingly told them "I don't count the money. I weigh it." George Harrison kept a close eye on their earnings, and was always asking Epstein how they were doing businesswise. Paul McCartney was always careful with spending, and tried to save as much as possible, even to the point of buying up extra shares in Northern Songs (which Lennon only found out about in 1969). Ringo Starr was originally hired at a £25/wk. salary; even after he became a full member of the band, they still paid him the £25. (He used it for cigarettes and pocket money.)

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