I'll be honest. We copied everyone... the Beatles, the Bachelors. It was the only way people would even listen to you.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.
I was still listening to the Beatles until I came here, you know.
So whenever I hear The Beatles I always feel I've got a lot in common with everybody else.
I tried to emulate my favourite guitar players, the old bluesmen like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy. I used to sit by the record player and copy Chuck Berry and the Beatles. You can never copy someone completely, so you end up developing your own style.
The Beatles did everything first, and they did it the best.
The Beatles have always had a big effect on me.
The Beatles were in a different stratosphere, a different planet to the rest of us. All I know is when I heard 'Love Me Do' on the radio, I remember walking down the street and knowing my life was going to be completely different now the Beatles were in it.
I grew up with the Beatles and they are still to this day my top band played in my iTunes.
If we'd know we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.
For us... you know, we're not The Beatles.