Greazy Will

Take it away.

Yes.

So it's 1964.

The Runettes toured England with the Beatles.

They do actually go to the Beatles to tour with the Beatles.

And Phil insists on being there.

He is super jealous.

He does not like it.

You got to keep in mind, too, the Beatles...

are the next evolutionary step in this chain.

We went to now producers and bands are gone, and Phil Spector represented the most important version of that.

But it's 1964, and the Beatles are about to cross over in America, and Phil Spector is incredibly threatened by them.

They have been tearing up the charts and kind of pushing him out, very much so.

So when the Ronettes are asked to go on tour with the Beatles, he's like, hmm.

And so he goes to England to supervise.

He has to go over and watch and make sure no one's putting the moves on the old girl.

He said, from Ronnie, this is from Be My Baby, Ronnie's book.

Phil never came out and said it, but I could tell he didn't like the idea of us spending too much time with the Beatles.

I don't think his ego could stand the competition.

The Beatles were leaving to start their first US tour in a few days, and when John asked me if we wanted to fly back with them on their chartered jet, I didn't have the nerve to ask Phil if it was okay, so I made my mom make the suggestion.