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The British invasion was the most important event of my life. I was in New Jersey and the night I saw the Beatles changed everything. I had seen Elvis before and he had done nothing for me, but these guys were in a band.

— Steven Van Zandt

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Growing up, as much as country was a big influence in my life, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin were such a close second. My first concert ever was the Rolling Stones in Denver. I snuck a camera backstage and filmed Mick Jagger during sound-check.

— Thomas Rhett

My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music.

— Gary Oldman

Being in The Beatles was a short, incredible period of my life. I had 22 years leading up to it, and it was all over eight years later.

— Ringo Starr

I think when I was a kid, and I was in England and it was all about The Stones, The Who, The Kinks and The Beatles and that's what my dad was into.

— Slash

But times changed, and I changed, and I didn't feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing. The Beatles just changed the whole world of music.

— Barry McGuire

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

— Billy Preston

The Beatles have always had a big effect on me.

— Scott Weiland

I was a huge Beatles fan. The Stones, Dylan. Later on, I got into Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers - he's one of my heroes. Al Green, too.

— Adam Levine

The Beatles had just come out, and everybody had a band. It was incredible competition out there.

— Gregg Allman

What the Beatles did was something incredible, it was more than what a band could do. We have to give them respect.

— Yoko Ono

✗Opposing Perspectives

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