“ It would have been the equivalent of Jackson Pollock's attempts to copy the Sistine Chapel. ”
- Malcolm Cowley- Copy
- 399
“ Sexual intercourse beganin nineteen sixty-three(Which was rather late for me)between the end of the Chatterley banand the Beatles' first LP. ”
- Philip Larkin- Copy
- 3K
“ And she was just on his chest, you know, and I was just doing — it was a Beatles song,... and I just was singing it, and I caught them in the audience, and you do. And it's just like a picture, it's like a Rockwell or something. Very emotional. ”
- Paul McCartney- Copy
- 2.6K
“ Before the Beatles ever got big, we started out playing rock 'n' roll at The Cavern. I'm going back as a nod to the music that has always — and will ever — thrill me. ”
- Paul McCartney- Copy
- 2.3K
“ Fads don't last, but it should be clear by now that the Beatles are no ordinary fad. ”
- The Beatles- Copy
- 3.3K
“ All the lonely people, where do they all come from? / All the lonely people, where do they all belong? ”
- The Beatles- Copy
- 486
“ And I said, 'Why not? It's the truth! Why can't I say I'm a Beatles fan?' I used to get criticized for that. ”
- Buck Owens- Copy
- 1.9K
“ Nervousness was never something I would ever associate with the Beatles ever. A Hard Day's Night was relatively unscathed by marijuana, but even then they were quite relaxed about it. ”
- Richard Lester- Copy
- 3.3K
“ I went over to say hi to Rob and he introduced me to Wayne and Fred. I had made a radical purchase of some brown Beatle boots. Wayne was like 'Where did you get those boots! Who is this guy? ”
- Michael Davis- Copy
- 3.8K
“ Sometimes I'll listen to a little old Van Halen, or some Beatles, Zeppelin stuff, classical music… I like a lot of different things. ”
- Eric Carr- Copy
- 2.3K
“ You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth. ”
- John Lennon- Copy
- 2.7K
“ We were all on this ship in the sixties, our generation, a ship going to discover the New World. And the Beatles were in the crow's nest of that ship. ”
- John Lennon- Copy
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“ Somebody said to me, "But the Beatles were anti-materialistic." That's a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, "Now, let's write a swimming pool.". ”
- Paul McCartney- Copy
- 1.2K
“ Sexual intercourse began in 1963 — Between the end of the Chatterley ban and the Beatles first LP. ”
- Philip Larkin- Copy
- 934
“ I have been around for 35 years. I have met Elvis Presley, Elton John, John Lennon, all the Beatles. I have never ever seen anything like that and I hope I never will see it again. Michael was crushed. ”
- Uri Geller- Copy
- 3.9K
“ When I was a kid in the 60s, believe it or not, most of you are younger and don't know that, but it was a blast to fly! You dressed up, you got in your Sunday best, women wore white gloves, you had room to stretch your legs out, you had a very nice meal, the stewardess paid particular attention to you… ”
- John Travolta- Copy
- 2.6K
“ One has to completely humiliate oneself to be what the Beatles were.... It happened bit by bit, until... you're doing exactly what you don't want to do with people you can't stand — the people you hated when you were ten. ”
- John Lennon- Copy
- 3.5K
“ I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did'. ”
- Kurt Vonnegut- Copy
- 1.1K
“ Because when the film was first mooted, the Beatles didn't like the idea at all. In fact they wouldn't have any part in it. And when Brian had committed them, it was part of a deal he did with United Artists, I think. ”
- George Martin- Copy
- 1.1K
“ The Beatles used pot as a continuing device to amuse themselves because film-making didn't amuse them any longer. We had some wonderful times, but it had all become a bit of a giggle. The novelty of being around a film crew had obviously worn off and pot was there to alleviate the bordeom of hanging around between takes. ”
- Richard Lester- Copy
- 2.6K
“ Rock 'n' roll is a young form. People over twenty-five ruin it. This whole censorship thing has come about because old people are playing with a form that is essentially young and rebellious. Do you know how brilliant it was for The Beatles to break up when they did? ”
- John Hughes- Copy
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