01-08-2020, 09:58 PM
Here's something I just came across. It kind of gives a small look at the impact that the Beatles had and continue to have on musicians. Nearly every single person I know that is a musician - especially song writers, will tell you that the Beatles are a huge influence. Super admired and respected.
"If it wasn't for the Beatles, there wouldn't be anyone like us around." -Jimmy Page
"They were doing things nobody was doing. Their chords were outrageous, just outrageous, and their harmonies made it all valid… I knew they were pointing the direction of where music had to go.” -Bob Dylan
"The Greatest Band To Ever Walk The Earth!” -Ozzy Osbourne
"There's no outdoing the Beatles. -Brian Wilson
"All I know is when I heard ‘Love Me Do’ on the radio, I remember walking down the street and knowing my life was going to be completely different now the Beatles were in it.” -Justin Hayward
"I don't think anybody comes close to the Beatles, including Oasis." -Brian May
“I took one look on the Ed Sullivan Show and it was ‘Fuck school. This makes it.’ I memorized every Beatles song and went to Shea Stadium and screamed right along with all those chicks.” -Joe Walsh
“The Beatles were the first to actually find that middle path between the artistic and the intellectual, and at the same time still be on the street.” -Keith Richards
“They gave us our first big hit in England, which was a song they wrote “I Wanna Be Your Man.” And we were very grateful for that because it really broke us in England.” -Mick Jagger
“When The Beatles arrived, from then on, a thousand different things arose.” -Pete Townshend
“A big influence was seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. They were a quartet and we said, wow, we can do that. If these guys from England can come out and play rock ‘n’ roll, we can do it … We bought Beatle wigs. We went to the drama store, and I guess they were Three Stooges wigs at that time.” -Doug Clifford
“The lightning bolt came out of the heavens and struck Ann and me the first time we saw the Beatles on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show.’ … There’d been so much anticipation and hype about the Beatles that it was a huge event, like the lunar landing: that was the moment Ann and I heard the call to become rock musicians. I was seven or eight at the time. … Right away, we started doing air guitar shows in the living room, faking English accents, and studying all the fanzines.” -Nancy Wilson
“There is no way I’d be doing what I do now if it wasn’t for the Beatles. I was watching ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ and I saw them. Those skinny little boys, kind of androgynous, with long hair like girls. It blew me away that these four boys from the middle of nowhere could make that music.” -Gene Simmons
“That one performance changed my life … Up to that moment I’d never considered playing rock as a career. And when I saw four guys who didn’t look like they’d come out of the Hollywood star mill, who played their own songs and instruments, and especially because you could see this look in John Lennon’s face — and he looked like he was always saying: ‘F— you!’ — I said: ‘I know these guys, I can relate to these guys, I am these guys.’ This is what I’m going to do — play in a rock band’.” -Billy Joel
“My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!” -Johnny Ramone
“One of my earliest memories was sitting cross-legged on the floor in the living room of the house I grew up in and looking up at the black-and-white TV set and watching the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. I was five years old and I remember thinking, ‘Wow! That’s what I want to do.’ I know it sounds absurd — most five-year-old boys say they want to be firemen or policemen or baseball players, or even the president. Not me. I wanted to be one of The Beatles" -Richie Sambora
"I think the Beatles are the reason I'm a musician." -Sting
"John Lennon has been my idol all my life." -Kurt Kobain
“Michael Jackson can sell records until the end of time, but he’ll never matter to people as much as The Beatles did. Every record was a shock when it came out. Every single was an event.” -Elvis Costello
“If it weren’t for The Beatles, I would not be a musician.” -Dave Grohl
"The Beatles completely turned the whole world upside down." -Phil Collins
"The greatest band of all time." -Lemmy Kilmister
"Everybody was influenced by somebody. But everyone was influenced by the Beatles." -Alice Cooper
"I fell in love with music through the Beatles. I still think there hasn't been a band as good as them." -Adam Levine
“I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters.” -Mick Taylor
"Why can't I say I'm a Beatles fan? I used to get criticized for that." -Buck Owens
“When I was a kid, I went through a lot of musical phases, and one was when I’d learn everything that The Beatles ever recorded. After I started drums, I fell in love with their music so much that I
just wanted to learn everything.” -Eric Carr
"You can't love music without the Beatles." -Nick Cannon
“The first time I heard ‘You Really Got a Hold On Me’ by The Beatles, I was very, very, very happy. The Beatles chose one of my songs! And they wrote great songs!” -Smokie Robinson
“I love the Beatles. What more can I say? I’m not gonna lie to you. I love ’em. They make me happy. And I think they were the best, and still are.” -Liam Gallagher
"It is impossible to make an album better than the Beatles." -Kanye West
"They taught me to accept the hard times in life." -Justin Bieber
"I Want to Hold Your Hand is what pop music should be." -Ke$ha
"Their music just made me feel that there is so much good in the world. I bought all of their tapes and CD's." -Taylor Swift
"John, Paul, George, and Ringo changed the entire planet like no one ever will again! They are and always will be the greatest band of all time.” -Steve Luthaker
"The Beatles alone will keep fans and historians busy forever." -Todd Sucherman
“This was different, shifted the lay of the land. Four guys, playing and singing, writing their own material … Rock ‘n’ roll came to my house where there seemed to be no way out … and opened up a whole world of possibilities.” -Bruce Springsteen
"If it wasn't for the Beatles, there wouldn't be anyone like us around." -Jimmy Page
"They were doing things nobody was doing. Their chords were outrageous, just outrageous, and their harmonies made it all valid… I knew they were pointing the direction of where music had to go.” -Bob Dylan
"The Greatest Band To Ever Walk The Earth!” -Ozzy Osbourne
"There's no outdoing the Beatles. -Brian Wilson
"All I know is when I heard ‘Love Me Do’ on the radio, I remember walking down the street and knowing my life was going to be completely different now the Beatles were in it.” -Justin Hayward
"I don't think anybody comes close to the Beatles, including Oasis." -Brian May
“I took one look on the Ed Sullivan Show and it was ‘Fuck school. This makes it.’ I memorized every Beatles song and went to Shea Stadium and screamed right along with all those chicks.” -Joe Walsh
“The Beatles were the first to actually find that middle path between the artistic and the intellectual, and at the same time still be on the street.” -Keith Richards
“They gave us our first big hit in England, which was a song they wrote “I Wanna Be Your Man.” And we were very grateful for that because it really broke us in England.” -Mick Jagger
“When The Beatles arrived, from then on, a thousand different things arose.” -Pete Townshend
“A big influence was seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. They were a quartet and we said, wow, we can do that. If these guys from England can come out and play rock ‘n’ roll, we can do it … We bought Beatle wigs. We went to the drama store, and I guess they were Three Stooges wigs at that time.” -Doug Clifford
“The lightning bolt came out of the heavens and struck Ann and me the first time we saw the Beatles on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show.’ … There’d been so much anticipation and hype about the Beatles that it was a huge event, like the lunar landing: that was the moment Ann and I heard the call to become rock musicians. I was seven or eight at the time. … Right away, we started doing air guitar shows in the living room, faking English accents, and studying all the fanzines.” -Nancy Wilson
“There is no way I’d be doing what I do now if it wasn’t for the Beatles. I was watching ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ and I saw them. Those skinny little boys, kind of androgynous, with long hair like girls. It blew me away that these four boys from the middle of nowhere could make that music.” -Gene Simmons
“That one performance changed my life … Up to that moment I’d never considered playing rock as a career. And when I saw four guys who didn’t look like they’d come out of the Hollywood star mill, who played their own songs and instruments, and especially because you could see this look in John Lennon’s face — and he looked like he was always saying: ‘F— you!’ — I said: ‘I know these guys, I can relate to these guys, I am these guys.’ This is what I’m going to do — play in a rock band’.” -Billy Joel
“My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!” -Johnny Ramone
“One of my earliest memories was sitting cross-legged on the floor in the living room of the house I grew up in and looking up at the black-and-white TV set and watching the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. I was five years old and I remember thinking, ‘Wow! That’s what I want to do.’ I know it sounds absurd — most five-year-old boys say they want to be firemen or policemen or baseball players, or even the president. Not me. I wanted to be one of The Beatles" -Richie Sambora
"I think the Beatles are the reason I'm a musician." -Sting
"John Lennon has been my idol all my life." -Kurt Kobain
“Michael Jackson can sell records until the end of time, but he’ll never matter to people as much as The Beatles did. Every record was a shock when it came out. Every single was an event.” -Elvis Costello
“If it weren’t for The Beatles, I would not be a musician.” -Dave Grohl
"The Beatles completely turned the whole world upside down." -Phil Collins
"The greatest band of all time." -Lemmy Kilmister
"Everybody was influenced by somebody. But everyone was influenced by the Beatles." -Alice Cooper
"I fell in love with music through the Beatles. I still think there hasn't been a band as good as them." -Adam Levine
“I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters.” -Mick Taylor
"Why can't I say I'm a Beatles fan? I used to get criticized for that." -Buck Owens
“When I was a kid, I went through a lot of musical phases, and one was when I’d learn everything that The Beatles ever recorded. After I started drums, I fell in love with their music so much that I
just wanted to learn everything.” -Eric Carr
"You can't love music without the Beatles." -Nick Cannon
“The first time I heard ‘You Really Got a Hold On Me’ by The Beatles, I was very, very, very happy. The Beatles chose one of my songs! And they wrote great songs!” -Smokie Robinson
“I love the Beatles. What more can I say? I’m not gonna lie to you. I love ’em. They make me happy. And I think they were the best, and still are.” -Liam Gallagher
"It is impossible to make an album better than the Beatles." -Kanye West
"They taught me to accept the hard times in life." -Justin Bieber
"I Want to Hold Your Hand is what pop music should be." -Ke$ha
"Their music just made me feel that there is so much good in the world. I bought all of their tapes and CD's." -Taylor Swift
"John, Paul, George, and Ringo changed the entire planet like no one ever will again! They are and always will be the greatest band of all time.” -Steve Luthaker
"The Beatles alone will keep fans and historians busy forever." -Todd Sucherman
“This was different, shifted the lay of the land. Four guys, playing and singing, writing their own material … Rock ‘n’ roll came to my house where there seemed to be no way out … and opened up a whole world of possibilities.” -Bruce Springsteen
