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  2. More popular than Jesus - Wikipedia

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    "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 argued 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.

  3. Religious views of the Beatles - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. The Beatles' 1966 US tour - Wikipedia

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    Plans for the tour were jeopardised in late July by the reaction to John Lennon's comments that the Beatles had become "more popular than Jesus". [8] [9] Lennon made the remark to Maureen Cleave of the London Evening Standard in February, [10] during his interview for the newspaper's "How Does a Beatle Live?" series. [11]

  5. Murder of John Lennon - Wikipedia

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    The killer, Mark David Chapman, was an American Beatles fan who was envious and enraged by Lennon's lifestyle, alongside his 1966 comment that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus". Chapman said he was inspired by the fictional character Holden Caulfield from J. D. Salinger 's novel The Catcher in the Rye , a "phony-killer" who loathes ...

  6. Cultural impact of the Beatles - Wikipedia

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    A year later, Lennon controversially remarked that the band were "more popular than Jesus now". The Beatles often incorporated classical elements, traditional pop forms and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways, especially with the albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). Many ...

  7. Only Visiting This Planet - Wikipedia

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    makes reference to John Lennon's famous claim that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. The album features future King Crimson bassist and Asia frontman John Wetton on bass guitar, then a member of the progressive rock band Family .

  8. Talk:More popular than Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The Beatles Wikipedia: ... "We're more popular than Jesus now" is a remark made by John Lennon of the Beatles that incited controversy in mid-1966.

  9. Revolver (Beatles album) - Wikipedia

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    The release there coincided with the Beatles' final concert tour and the controversy surrounding John Lennon's remark that the band had become "more popular than Jesus". The album topped the Record Retailer chart in the UK for seven weeks and the US Billboard Top LPs list for six weeks. Critical reaction was highly favourable in the UK but less ...