| Phill
Marshall plays Lennon Live!
As
part of his popular tribute band The Beatles 4Ever, Phill
Marshall also hosts evenings as John Lennon.
Dressed
in his signature seventies white suit with flared bottoms,
round glasses and wavy hair, Phil is the spitting image
of his hero. Add to that the Liverpudlian accent and people
are taken back to the era when they felt the essence of
John Lennon.
Phill
thinks people love Lennon for his ideas, his anger, his
humour, his desire to change things for the better.
“In
the show, I take people on a dreamy trip through the life
of a great man. In my act, I try to look like him, sound
like him and act like him. The music, the lyrics and ideals
behind Lennon fuel my performance.“
Phill
got his first guitar at the age of eight. A few years
later, he listened to his aunt’s Beatles records
and he was hooked. “I was immediately drawn to
John Lennon. I identified with his attitude and his rebellious
personality”.
Phil
was taught by a Beatles fanatic and the founder member
of The Beatles Theatre Show. He later got the role of
Lennon. Today, the Beatles4Ever tribute band is Phil's
main love, but his Lennon act is proving to be a big hit
with audiences too.
“I’m
always amazed at the way Imagine just hypnotises people.
Thirty-six years after his assassination and people are
still entranced. He just has something, no one can take
that way from him. And he’s still got it. I’m
just the messenger."
Click
on a video link below to get a glimpse of Lennon Live...
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