Max Weinberg Quotes

We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.

John Lennon was definitely my favorite Beatle, hands down.

The Beatles have always had a big effect on me.

I would love to work with a Beatle: Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr.

I think The Beatles are the lasting influence on me, even more so than Dylan.

The Beatles are the most credible band in the history of music.

Ringo Starr may not have much of a voice, but when he sang a song on a Beatle album, it had its own special charm.

I was lucky enough to see the Beatles play live.

It's like this - these five members have been influenced of course by other groups, because that's where this generation's groups came from - an environment like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, and The Who. People like that.

When the Beatles cut old rock n' roll, they were recording music still in their performing repertoire, and besides, they never thought of the music as old.

I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis.

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.

My first two records were influenced by the Beatles and the Beach Boys.

I don't care what anybody says about Ringo. I cut my rock-n-roll teeth listening to him.

The Beatles mean so much to so many people, you know? Everybody has at least one song of The Beatles that's one of their favorite songs of all time.

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.

The Stones were a big influence on me and the Beatles, obviously.

I never saw The Beatles live. I was very aware of them, though.

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

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

And my biggest revelation that will never be beaten is the Beatles. I couldn't believe that I'd gone my whole life without knowing all those songs.

I worked with George Harrison - who was the reason I started playing guitar.

The Beatles had a huge impact on me. I did 'Strawberry Fields Forever', and we worked it out in an open tuning. That's such a beautiful song, and I think I did it in a different way.

You had to be there at the time to understand the wild creative energy of the Fab Four, and this contains forays into Indian music as well as classics such as 'When I'm Sixty-Four.'