[DOC] [TLE] Stuart Sutcliffe - Wikipedia [PAR] Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940  10 April 1962) was a Scottish-
born painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist for the 
Beatles ... After leaving the Beatles, he enrolled in the Hamburg College of Art, 
studying .... made smaller left-handed Hfner 500/1 bass guitar of his own in 
June 1961,... [DOC] [TLE] Fifth Beatle - Wikipedia [PAR] The fifth Beatle is an informal title that various commentators in the press and 
entertainment ... The original bassist of the five-member Beatles, he played with 
the band ... When the band returned to Liverpool in 1961, Sutcliffe remained 
behind in ... Sutcliffe was an accomplished painter, but when compared to the 
other... [DOC] [TLE] Stuart Sutcliffe biography | The Beatles Bible [PAR] Article on The Beatles' original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe, on The Beatles ... He 
started to come and watch us when we played at parties and he became a fan ... 
After Sutcliffe sold a painting for 65, he was persuaded to use the money to ... 
Maybe John and Stu were both thinking about it at the time; so we'll leave that 
one. [DOC] [TLE] Stu and Pete - Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best, early Beatles [PAR] Stuart Sutcliffe was a short-lived member of The Beatles, and a painter who 
worked ... Lennon convinced him to buy a bass guitar with the money he had 
made from ... The consensus seems to be that he never became good, or even 
attained a ... a good bass player, certainly not bad, and his reason for leaving the 
band was... [DOC] [TLE] 55 Years Ago: Stuart Sutcliffe Leaves the Beatles [PAR] Jul 2, 2016 ... In July 1961, Stu Sutcliffe left the Beatles to continue his art career and be with ... 
Stuart was a thin, arty guy with glasses and a little Van Gogh beard; a good 
painter. ... bought a bass guitar and joined the band towards the end of 1959. ... 
Sutcliffe informed the others that he was leaving the band to be with... [DOC] [TLE] Stuart Sutcliffe | Biography & History | AllMusic [PAR] ... 1960 to mid-1961, Stuart Sutcliffe was the bass player in the Beatles, leaving 
the group ... The consensus seems to be that he never became good, or even 
attained a ... In 1961 Sutcliffe, now engaged to Kirchherr, was studying painting 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Yesterday In The Beatles' Earliest Days, The Bassist Was A Shy ... [PAR] Apr 26, 1994 ... Sutcliffe Quit Before The Fab Four Made It Big, But Not Before He Had A ... of the 
Beatles before they became famous and instantly knew he had a ... Astrid 
Kirchherr back in 1961, when the Beatles were playing seedy ... His talent as an 
abstract painter was evident, but a brain hemorrhage in April 1962, just... [DOC] [TLE] The tragic life of Stuart Sutcliffe, the 'fifth Beatle' - Mashable [PAR] Oct 22, 2015 ... A talented painter, Sutcliffe played bass in an early incarnation of the ... It was at 
college that he met fellow student John Lennon, who became his flatmate. ... 
1961. Sutcliffe plays bass with the Beatles at the Top Ten Club in... [DOC] [TLE] Stuart Sutcliffe's bass playing - Daytrippin' Beatles Magazine [PAR] Jun 22, 2011 ... Paul has knocked Stu's bass playing remarks he made while working .... who 
owe an apology to McCartney for consistently painting him as the villain. ... 
Congratulations if you know how to play bass guitar but quit the ... for Lennon's 
attentions at the time & they both had become his best pals in the band. [DOC] [TLE] Lousy Timing: 9 Musicians Who Came This Close to ... - Guitar Tricks [PAR] Jun 12, 2014 ... The irony of being on the cusp of musical greatness and suffering a fall into 
obscurity ... As the band's original bassist, Sutcliffe performed with The Beatles in 
their ... He quit the band in 1961 to focus on his paintinghe had a... [DOC] [TLE] They Could've Been Beatles | Mental Floss [PAR] Sep 18, 2011 ... When Lennon formed the band in '

Question: He quit as the Beatles' bass player to become a painter in 1961
Answer: Stuart Sutcliffe