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In March 1966, Lennon remarked to a journalist from the Evening Standard that the Beatles had become "more popular than Jesus". The comment went unnoticed until, in August of the same year, the American magazine Datebook republished it, inciting protests against the Beatles. The band was threatened, their records were publicly burned, and some ...
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.They are widely regarded as the most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.
John Winston Ono Lennon [nb 1] (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist.He gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles.
4 films, 4 perspectives, 1 giant rollout. Each film will dive into the life of one member of the Beatles, weaving his personal journey into the band’s rise and eventual breakup in 1970.
"More popular than Jesus" [nb 1] is part of a remark made by John Lennon of the Beatles in a March 1966 interview, in which he claimed that the public were more infatuated with the band than with Jesus, and that Christian faith was declining to the extent that it might be outlasted by rock music.
The Beatles in the U.S.A.," and formed the substance of the 1991 "The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit." (Bits and pieces have appeared in various Beatles docs over the years; it is foundational stuff.)
1969: "Get Back" and "Don't Let Me Down" (The Beatles) 1969: Abbey Road (The Beatles) 1970: Let It Be (The Beatles) 1970: All Things Must Pass (George Harrison) 1970: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (John Lennon) – piano on "God" 1971: Sticky Fingers (The Rolling Stones) 1971: The Concert for Bangladesh (George Harrison and Friends)
Thanks to recent remarks by Paul McCartney in the New Yorker, maybe we now can all finally agree that a rivalry between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones was — and is! — a real thing, as ...