Andre Rieu Quotes

I like the Beatles very much, and there are certain things about the Stones that I like.

We idolized the Beatles, except for those of us who idolized the Rolling Stones, who in those days still had many of their original teeth.

Personally speaking, I think the Beatles were our biggest influence.

I think my favorite song is by Led Zeppelin called 'Good Times Bad Times,' a Rolling Stones song called 'You Can't Always Get What You Want,' and every song The Beatles ever wrote.

Some people have been listening to the Beatles their whole lives; I didn't discover them until I was 18 years old.

We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.

I'm more in the Stones camp than the Beatles camp.

I looked at Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and the boys up there thinking, I want to be that.

I wish I lived in the '60s because I'm a big fan of the Beatles.

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

But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and shook their hair.

In terms of what influenced me, I grew up on The Beatles, and I always was struck by their dry British sense of humor.

I was a massive Rolling Stones fan, and I wanted to play music like... they do... were doing.

Growing up in the neighborhoods I did in Oakland, you don't know the Beatles, but I started learning their songs.

I work to Glenn Gould in the morning and go to sleep listening to Parsifal.

The Rolling Stones were one of the best bands ever, and 'Sticky Fingers' is one of the best rock albums I've ever heard.

I would have loved to record with Paul McCartney on some of his early solo recordings, wonderful music. Playing some lovely organ, perhaps. I would have loved to record with John Lennon. He was a dear friend. I had lunch with him just two days before he died.

Classical music only really came into my life in 1969. I wish I had heard classical music and church music when I was a teenager or even as a child.

There are some Rolling Stones songs that are just stunners.

Were the Rolling Stones good looking? Well, Jagger was, but the rest of the dudes? Maybe not so much.

I love the Beatles. Now I know I'm a good few decades late on this one, but I've always been behind the curve.

You know, Rolling Stones songs all sound kind of the same.

The Rolling Stones are so versatile, they're like the band version of that Infinite Dress they sell on QVC.

John Lennon was definitely my favorite Beatle, hands down.

I was such a massive fan of all the '60s pop bands, but if I had to single out one band, it would definitely be The Beatles.