The story

When Honey magazine commissioned photojournalist Michael Ward to follow and photograph an up-and-coming music group called The Beatles in February 1963, he had never heard of the Liverpool-based rock band.

And he was not impressed when he heard The Beatles play:

"I thought, Oh my God. How awful. What terrible noise theyšre making. Therešs no syncopation. They're playing all on the beat," he says. Read full article »