I wasn't a Beatles fan.

When I first started making music, it was learning other people's songs and putting them onto four-track. Like Beatles songs and stuff. When I…

— M. Ward

I am a big Beatles fan. And, you know, unbeknownst to anyone, I used to be one. But I have no problems of putting…

— Ringo Starr

As a child, I was this record collector/listener that would sit in a room and listen to the entire Beatles catalog alone, over and…

— Chris Cornell

I thought my Beatles LPs sounded pretty good on a record player, but that was before I had heard a CD.

— Alastair Wood

Growing up in San Diego, my main interests were the Beatles, Louis Armstrong, 'Star Wars,' baseball cards, and drawing.

— Kyle Mooney

He's (Ringo Starr) not even the best drummer in the Beatles…

— Paul McCartney

It was great fun to be able to work with so many different artists. And I'm paying a tribute to the Beatles. I've just…

— Billy Preston

'The X Factor' seems to be more about building up personalities and people in tears. And it's not a new idea. The pre-Beatles pop…

— Jools Holland

Oh, I think country has changed tremendously. I think country has totally changed. Country music when I was a kid was Hank Williams. If…

— John Mellencamp

Elvis Presley's music said, 'Free your body.' The Beatles said, 'Free your mind.'

— David Sheff

The Beatles have a deeper appreciation of all music. There's a humor, there's a Broadway sense, and later on, the Indian stuff came in.…

— Jimmy Vivino

The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, these are just some of the people who threatened to sue if we used their songs.

— Colin Mochrie

If you look in my CD case, you'll see it's Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, now I can't think of anyone else,…

— Michael Angarano

“Like almost all of Beefheart's recorded work, [Trout Mask Replica] was not even "ahead" of its time in 1969. Then and now, it stands…

— Lester Bangs

It's marvelous when you visit Tokyo: they have these clubs, and they'll have 'Motown Night' or 'The Beatles - Totally Authentic and Live!' You…

— Robert Palmer