Tyson Ritter, The All-American Rejects
“As an artist if you listen to The Beatles regularly then you can’t go anywhere else – why would you listen to a band that took it everywhere? Where are you gonna take it?...Isn’t it funny how grossed out you are when you hear someone rip off The Beatles? A lot of contemporary bands do it and fail and it’s hilarious. But at the same time The Beatles had a great influence on some classic bands – we all agree on Queen, Kiss and Neil Diamond."
Darren Cordeux, Kisschasy
“It’s funny, you rebel against what your parents like but as you grow older your pop sensibilities come round to the fact they were the greatest band of our time. Their vocal prowess, their chords, the whole structure of their songs have had an influence on our music in one way or another… One of my fave records is ’Day In The Life’ from ’Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’. John Lennon wrote it and it takes you on this amazing trip."
Paul Dempsey, solo artist
“They have had a huge influence on my music – they wrote the template for modern music… Their production is so different on every record – they’re the most adventurous band who ever went into a studio. They invented new record technologies to bring their ideas to life. People try to use new technologies these days just to achieve the sound they got with primitive stuff.”
Wayne Coyne, The Flaming Lips
“There’s a giant mountain in the US that has 4 presidents on it: it’s Mount Rushmore, but the Mount Rushmore of my life would be The Beatles. The thing about them is they were just so optimistic – they had a way of saying: ‘Wow man, life’s good.’…I couldn’t have been luckier being born in a time when a band like The Beatles were making music.”
Molly Meldrum, Host of ‘The Beatles: A Day In The Life’
“They’re the greatest band to have ever recorded music and if you don’t believe me just ask U2, Coldplay, Billy Joel. Elton John, Green day - and the list just goes on and on… There have been no bands that have been covered so much. I am so looking forward to doing this 24-hour Beatles marathon.”
Tune-in to, ‘The Beatles: A Day In The Life’, 24 hours of Beatlemania, this Saturday, September 5 from 12am on Vh1. Encore on Vh1 on September 9.
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