Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a Scottish painter and musician better known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles. She had been brought up by her He wrote to friends that he was infatuated with her, and asked her German friends which colors, films, books and painters she liked. Best commented that the beginning of their relationship was "like one of those fairy stories".Sutcliffe displayed artistic talent at an early age.Sutcliffe had been turned down when he applied to study for an ATD (Art Teachers Diploma) course at the Liverpool Art College,Sutcliffe's few surviving works reveal influence from the British and European While in Germany, Sutcliffe began experiencing severe On 13 April 1962, Kirchherr met the group at Oh, Mum, he (Lennon) is in a terrible mood now, he just can't believe that darling Stuart never comes back. After collapsing again on 10 April 1962, he was taken to the hospital, but died in the ambulance on the way there. German doctors performed tests, but were unable to determine the exact cause of his headaches. Sutcliffe and John Lennon are credited with inventing the name "Beetles", as they both liked Buddy Holly's band, the Crickets. While studying in Germany, Sutcliffe began suffering from intense headaches and experiencing acute light sensitivity. He was a senior civil servant who moved to During his first year at the Liverpool College of Art, Sutcliffe worked as a After talking to Sutcliffe one night at In July 1960, the Sunday newspaper Sutcliffe's playing style was elementary, mostly sticking to Sutcliffe's popularity grew after he began wearing In July 1961, Sutcliffe decided to leave the group to continue painting.Sutcliffe met Astrid Kirchherr in the Kaiserkeller club, where she had gone to watch the Beatles perform. The cause of death was later found to have been a Sutcliffe's father, Charles Sutcliffe (25 May 1905 – 18 March 1966), was previously married to his first wife, Martha, with whom he'd already had four children. In February 1962, he collapsed in the middle of an art class after complaining of head pains. Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter, having previously attended the Liverpool College of Art. The band used this name for a while until Lennon decided to change the name to "The Beatles", from th… [He's] just crying his eyes out ... John is marvellous to me, he says that he knows Stuart so much and he loves him so much that he can understand me.The cause of Sutcliffe's aneurysm is unknown, although it may have been started by an earlier Although Lennon did not attend or send flowers to Sutcliffe's funeral, his second wife, The Beatles' compilation album In 2011, Sutcliffe's estate released a recording claimed to be Sutcliffe singing a cover of Elvis Presley's "Sutcliffe was portrayed by David Nicholas Wilkinson in the film The Stuart Sutcliffe Estate sells memorabilia and artifacts of Sutcliffe's, which include poems written by him and the chords and lyrics to songs Lennon and Sutcliffe were learning.