Matt Trzcinski’s career in journalism began in high school when he started writing for local newspapers. He’s been a film critic since 2012 and joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019 where he specializes in classic rock and pop music. He loves the larger-than-life personalities in both genres, which provide ample fodder in books and interviews for behind-the-scenes information our readers want to know. Matt has expertise in acts such as The Beatles and The Monkees.
Matt is a Tufts University graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Studies. In his free time, he participates in the Boston Horror Society, a group devoted to horror films. He also enjoys reading the work of critics including Roger Ebert and Chuck Klosterman and authors J.D. Salinger, Edgar Allen Poe, and Franz Kafka. See more of Matt’s work on Screen Rant, Cinema Axis, Taste of Cinema, American Songwriter, and his Muck Rack profile.
A John Lennon songs inspired a movie starring Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell. A journalist who famously spoke with John discussed how this happened.
John Lennon's songs generally weren't as sentimental as Celine Dion's. However, one of John's later tracks is so emotional that it works in Dion's hands.
While The Beatles' "Hey Jude" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" sound so different from each other, they have a major similarity. They also share a connection to a David Bowie song.
Ringo Starr loved an Al Green song because of its incredible drumming. That tune appeared on an album that had an unusual impact on the American pop chart.
John Lennon wrote a bad song for Ringo Starr. That's just sad, considering four classic rock stars — one of whom was not a member of The Beatles —worked on it!
While it's one of the most innovative songs of the 1960s, Ringo Starr declined to play The Beatles' "Helter Skelter" for years. He discussed performing the track with Paul McCartney.
Ringo Starr had the idea for The Beatles' "Octopus's Garden" after he asked for an egg dish. He asked for eggs because someone offered him food that was more exotic.
The Beatles' Yellow Submarine is often cited as a classic children's film. Despite that, Ringo said kids hated some of his character's actions in the film.
Ringo Starr's wife, Barbara Bach, revealed she preferred two iconic soul singers to The Beatles. One of those soul singers put out a fantastic cover of a Fab Four ballad.
One of Ringo Starr's albums was going to feature songs written by John Lennon. While discussing this record, Ringo shrugged off the nostalgia fans had for the Fab Four.
Paul McCartney said one of The Beatles' B-sides was "very fine." In contrast, John Lennon said the tune was a poor rewrite of one of the Fab Four's earlier tracks.
Ringo Starr penned one tune from The Beatles' The White Album but he didn't seem too proud of it. The track could be interpreted as a commentary on his songwriting.