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The Beatles in 1963 came to America and became international celebrities, but Bobby Fischer was one of the first, as Elvis was, more in terms of the message created around him.

— Edward Zwick

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.

— Rod Stewart

Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business.

— Isaac Hayes

It's not like I'm the first man ever to do this, y'know? You gotta go back to Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and Sammy Davis Jr. Those are people who've done music well and movies well, and y'know, Frank Sinatra and Elvis and all these dudes have made the transition. I don't know about Elvis, 'bout doin' 'em good, y'know? It's nothin' new.

— Ice Cube

You have to remember that when I met Elvis, you know, it wasn't the fanfare that it is today or even when he was here in the states and I was in Germany growing up.

— Priscilla Presley

The Beatles had a six-year career, from 1963 to 1969, which - to me, in my early 20s - seemed like a phenomenally long time.

— Chris Squire

In maybe 1963, we had 'Collier's Encyclopedia,' and they sent us their yearly LP. I heard the Beatles talking on there. That was the first time I tried altering my voice, doing a Liverpudlian accent.

— Dana Carvey

My favorite artists have always been Elvis and The Beatles and they still are!

— Johnny Ramone

✗Opposing Perspectives

I was the first to promote The Beatles in the States, and Ed Sullivan called me first about them before he ever booked them on his television show.

— Sid Bernstein

The Beatles did everything first, and they did it the best.

— Taylor Momsen

The first concert I ever saw was Roy Orbison.

— Daniel A. D'Aniello