Black Quote by Smokey Robinson

I was raised really strongly on The Beatles; they were huge in my family, my parents loved them, and they used to quiz me…

— Eric Hutchinson

Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was The Beatles.

— Eddie Murphy

There were a lot of great acts at Motown, and some of them were hard to get along with.

— Dennis Edwards

The Beatles were so big that it's hard for people not alive at the time to realize just how big they were.

— Mick Jagger

Motown was about music for all people – white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers. I was reluctant to have our…

— Berry Gordy

Personally speaking, I think the Beatles were our biggest influence.

— Charlotte Caffey

The Beatles were just a band that made it very, very big, that's all.

— John Lennon

When I was a kid, and Elvis Presley broke through to a middle class, white audience, it was a sociological phenomenon that lasted through…

— Lindsey Buckingham

Before the Beatles could give us 'The White Album', they had to achieve disorienting success.

— Tom Junod

Motown wasn't just pioneering a sound but a cultural dynamic.

— Suzanne de Passe

All the best British groups were inspired by black American music. With The Beatles, it was Motown and the blues. With me, it was…

— Mick Hucknall

We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.

— Barry Gibb