Bands Quote by Alex Lifeson

The Beatles looked like they were in show business, and that was the important thing. And the important thing for the Rolling Stones was…

— Andrew Loog Oldham

The Stones were a big influence on me and the Beatles, obviously.

— Brad Paisley

I liked the Beatles but I wasn't mad on the Stones. I always thought they were a slight rip-off of Chuck Berry and some…

— Cliff Richard

I like the Beatles very much, and there are certain things about the Stones that I like.

— Leon Russell

But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and…

— Ronnie Spector

I honestly grew up listening to the Stones more. But that doesn't mean I don't love the Beatles.

— Mike McCready

When people talk about the '60s I never think that was me there. It was me and I was in it, but I was…

— Charlie Watts

I loved the Beatles when they turned up, and the Stones when they turned up, and never really stopped liking them.

— Tom Stoppard

And it was a very, very fruitful and great relationship between the Stones and The Beatles. It was very, very friendly.

— Keith Richards

Rolling Stones came later for me. I was a Beatles guy. All of us were pretty much more along the lines of Beatles guys…

— Synyster Gates

The Stones were nasty and ugly and doing songs I was familiar with.

— Robert Quine

The Beatles were no trouble... lots of girls. The Stones were black-jacketed guys, a rough crowd. A whole different scene between the Stones' black…

— Sid Bernstein