The Beatles were huge. And the first thing they said when you interviewed them, 'Oh yeah, we grew up on Motown.'..They were… — Smokey Robinson Copy Share Image
It's funny because if you ever ask anyone in England to try and do a Beatles accent, no one knows what they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Rascals are something else. They're up there with the Beatles, and Stones and Byrds. That level of musicality. They have a… — Steven Van Zandt Copy Share Image
I get my inspiration for my songs and the lyrics from experiences in my life, but I'm also very inspired by the… — Kim Petras Copy Share Image
I actually didn't find out about a lot of music until I was older. Some people have been listening to the Beatles… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
When the Beatles were on 'Ed Sullivan,' life went from black and white to color like in 'The Wizard of Oz' -… — Steve Lukather Copy Share Image
We have to play 'Livin' on a Prayer,' 'Bad Medicine.' We have to play them, and we want to play them, and… — David Bryan Copy Share Image
Over the years, I've come to realize that writing 'I Ain't Living Long Like This' was an exercise in combined musical influence,… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
By 1968, both The Beatles and The Beach Boys had plenty of fame - we were looking for something deeper. The Maharishi… — Mike Love Copy Share Image
The Beatles once approached Stanley Kubrick to do 'The Lord Of The Rings.' This was before Tolkien sold the rights. They approached… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
It's nearly redundant to enumerate the reasons The Beatles are important. There are probably different reasons why The Beatles are important to… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
Obviously the people that I admired, like the Beatles, were really into rock'n'roll, but it was already a little past rock'n'roll when… — Elvis Costello Copy Share Image
I just got exposed to electronica, and I really liked it. I am also good with alternative rock. I like Lana Del… — Anushka Sharma Copy Share Image
I did have quite a different upbringing to a lot of my peers. We all have a sort of code that we… — Stella McCartney Copy Share Image
Just about every rock band and every guitar player from 1964 to 1984. To me, that's the golden period of rock. From… — Paul Gilbert Copy Share Image
I tried to emulate my favourite guitar players, the old bluesmen like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy. I used to… — Ronnie Wood Copy Share Image
I said Revolver is my favorite The Beatles album, but only because it came to my head and it's a brilliant one.… — Nick Hodgson Copy Share Image
In East of Eden, John Steinbeck wrote that there's never been a great creative collaboration. When the Beatles first burst on the… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
I remember, when I was a kid, listening to the radio and hearing 'Big Bad John' by Jimmy Dean - and it… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others' negative tendencies in check; they balanced each… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about the Beatles was: The music was one thing, but we kind of symbolized a certain kind of freedom… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Somebody said to me, 'But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.' That's a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Our music did not sound like the Beatles in any way, shape or form. I could never find it in myself to… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
She is the rock 'n' roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
The best pop music is the songs that a group of people can dance to, but you can also listen to in… — Jack Antonoff Copy Share Image
Rock critics are often totally ignorant of the rock music of the past, they barely know the best sellers. No wonder they… — Piero Scaruffi Copy Share Image
Music as a whole industry is growing exponentially, but in terms of the actual music file, when you look at the actual… — Troy Carter Copy Share Image
I think it's all about the music you listen to along the way. For me, my parents always played Motown music and… — Bishop Briggs Copy Share Image
We were pretty good mates until the Beatles started to split up and Yoko came into it. It was more like old… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
'The X Factor' seems to be more about building up personalities and people in tears. And it's not a new idea. The… — Jools Holland Copy Share Image
I'm just old enough to be able to say I got those very first Beatles records right as they were hitting America.… — Lee Ranaldo Copy Share Image
Everyone loves the Beatles, but if you really dig into their music, they were actually speaking on things. When you have such… — Skip Marley Copy Share Image
I think the Beatles is one band that, if I'm working on a song arrangement or if I have some idea for… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
I wasn't good in school. I didn't do sports. I sat in the bedroom and listened to records. Because the Beatles did… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
“I’d always admired The Beatles for starting out as a bubblegum pop group and then getting heavier and heavier as their albums… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
Before the Beatles, America was musically a very conservative country. You can see film footage of people at a baseball game, they… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
The Beatles never sounded intimidated by their idols. They never interpreted old rock; they simply played it as well and as joyfully… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
I suspect by the time the Beatles were writing the White Album, they didn't go, "'I Wanna Hold Your Hand!' I wanna… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
“I was in '78 recently," he announced. "I brought you this." He handed me a single by the Beatles. I didn't recognize… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
The Beatles are now history, and it would be unhealthy to try to make my way as a former member. I must… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
