 Jane Asher (qv) asked Roger Corman (qv) if a friend could visit  the set and join them for lunch. She explained that her friend was a  musician who was about to about to do his first gig in London that  night. At the end of lunch, Corman wished him good luck with his  concert. Roger Corman had never heard of Paul McCartney (qv) until  he read of the concerts success in the next days newspapers.