#beatles

The Beatles did treat me as a member of the group. And that was a great honor, you know? ↗

— Billy Preston

#did #great #group #honor #know

I heard Q-Tip on the Jungle Brothers' song 'The Promo.' It was very exciting. It was very new. The music and the culture around hip-hop was evolving. I think there's an emotional quality to their music and there's a vulnerability to the music. For me, A Tribe Called Quest was my Beatles. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#around #beatles #brothers #called #culture

So to compare the Beatles, obviously the Beatles are the Beatles, but in hip-hop terms, Tribe is the Beatles. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five are the Beatles. Big Daddy Kane is Jimi Hendrix. It means that much to people that grew up with it. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#big #compare #daddy #five #flash

I met The Beatles and Stones at the same time, because Michael Cooper was doing several of their album covers. ↗

— Terry Southern

#beatles #because #cooper #covers #doing

As far as I'm concerned, there won't be a Beatles reunion as long as John Lennon remains dead. ↗

— George Harrison

#beatles #concerned #dead #far #i

I'm like, 'Would you be the person in the room that would boo when Dylan went electric? I know I wouldn't. Or are you the person that left The Beatles after 'She Loves You,' or 'Drive My Car?' You weren't on board for 'Revolution 9' or 'Day In The Life,' were you?' ↗

— Regina Spektor

#beatles #board #boo #car #day

I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters. ↗

— Mick Taylor

#beatles #beatles songs #chords #great #i

I was still listening to the Beatles until I came here, you know. ↗

— David Thewlis

#came #here #i #i came #know

I was the walrus, but now I am John...and so my friends, you'll just have to carry on. The dream is over. ↗

— John Lennon

#dream #individuality #walruses #dreams

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

#purpose-of-art #art