Background Research on Sgt. Pepper

The Beatles wanted to create a record that could, in effect, tour for them. McCartney decided that he should create fictitious characters for each band member and record an album that would be a performance by that fictitious band. The Beatles' fame motivated them to grow moustaches, and was an inspiration for the disguise of their flamboyant Sgt. Pepper costumes. McCartney was well known for going out in public in disguise and all four had used aliases for travel bookings and hotel reservations. So the character Sgt. Pepper was actually created by Paul McCartney.


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