Peter Noone Quotes

The Beach Boys already had about four or five albums under our belt when these newcomers, The Beatles, took the U.S. by storm in early 1964.

The Dave Clark Five had more appearances on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' than The Beatles.

Obviously Hall & Oates wasn't overlooked by the masses in terms of the record sales.

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

The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.

The Beach Boys have always been a part of the '60s spectrum, with The Beatles and that kind of thing. They were a part of the music business like everyone else. And they did quite well as a singing group, and I finished a lot of good records, and I'm very proud of them.

I have a feeling there were many, many successful rock duos that just didn't get attention. That's the fault of the rock press. They are always playing up controversy, scandal, aggravation, and irritation.

I don't hate pop music. I liked the Beatles, but then, I knew them.

I know they call it the British Invasion, but musically, I call it the British Infusion.

The L. A. Times is reporting that Britney Spears' album Blackout will be number one on the Billboard charts. Not to toot my horn, but I predicted this on my show a week ago. No one wanted to believe me - even I didn't want to believe me, but now I know how Nostradamus feels.

There was a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the catchphrase "I'll give it five!" The Beatles and Stones were so popular when they were on it. One week The Beatles were number one and then the Stones were right on their heels.

It wasn't until 1963 that you would really want to listen to any kind of English music.

The Dave Clark Five was basically a live band. During '63 we got the Gold Cup for being the best live band in Britain.

It was amazing for me growing up in the musical decade of the '60s. I saw The Beatles on television and went out and bought an electric guitar.

Nobody thought that the music boom of the Sixties was going to last.

I knew The Beatles before because we did our first television with them, 'Thank Your Lucky Stars.'

I just love that whole Brill Building era. I will always regret not being there. That's where I belong.

Of all the '60s - there was Elvis, there was the Beatles, there was the British invasion, Jimmy Hendrix, and Woodstock - the No. 1 record was 'The Twist.'

I wasn't on 'You Really Got Me,' but I did play on the Kinks' records.

I honestly grew up listening to the Stones more. But that doesn't mean I don't love the Beatles.

I have to write pretty songs; that's what gets them on the charts.

Being on the Hot 100 is absolutely amazing.

I've never written to a band since the Beatles. Since the Dave Clark Five!

There's so many influential albums my parents would put on. Like the first album I ever heard was 'Help!' by the Beatles and from there I just loved rock music.

I'm not concerned at all to have a number one song or a top 10 or top 50 or top whatever.