Since 2001 - give or take the odd year - I have been photographing and interviewing celebrities, sixties scenesters and people I admire about a Beatles album of their choice.

"The Music Was The Thing" is my tribute to the ongoing influence of the Fab Four, which I plan to turn into a book in the future. As well as discussing the music, the participants also share the special memories that those songs evoke.

Participants so far include:
Elton John, Pete Doherty, Tom Jones, Ranulph Fiennes, James May, Astrid Kirchherr, Mathew Horne, Bill Wyman, Donovan, Edwina Currie, Rob Brydon, Ricky Hatton, Torvill & Dean, Victor Spinetti, Howard Donald, Chas & Dave, Benjamin Zephaniah, The Proclaimers, Stephen Graham, Joe Bonamassa, Les Dennis, Graham Coxon and many more...

In 2008, The Hard Days Night Hotel in Liverpool licenced some of my photos to form part of a long term exhibtion piece. You can see a small selection of these images below:

"Tell them the music was the thing."
- John Lennon's message to a 1970s Beatles convention.

If you have any questions or feel you can help the project in any way, please contact me.

The Music Was The Thing concept is
© Zara Jones 1999.