Chris Cornell Quotes

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.'

The Beatles were something everyone had in common; this was thirty years ago, there was Dr. Who and everybody knew who the Daleks were and there was The Beatles and everybody knew who George Harrison was.

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

The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.

Every night I fell asleep to a different Beatles album. So I'm very familiar with the Beatles; Ringo was my favorite Beatle until I grew up and then changed. I made the switch over to George Harrison just in time to regain my cool.

If I were in the Beatles, I'd be a good George Harrison.

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.

My first favorite band that made music important to me was the Beatles. I was a little kid. I didn't know who was singing what song or who wrote what song.

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.

If I could be in any band, I think it would have to be The Beatles. That would have been a lot of fun.

We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.

I wasn't really terribly familiar with the Beatles when I met George. They were just emerging. They certainly weren't as big as they became later on. I just knew them as a pop group, and that's all. I was keener on George as a man and a person, as opposed to someone in a band.

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.

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

I think the Beatles is one band that, if I'm working on a song arrangement or if I have some idea for a song, and there's a little bit of a Beatles quality to it, I never avoid that. I always will steer into it.

The Beatles were a huge influence on me to write really good melodies.

Listening to the Beatles' music figures into pretty much all of my childhood memories.

I liked the Beatles and all the folk rockers.

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

I was lucky enough to see the Beatles play live.

I grew up a massive Beatles fan.

I was still listening to the Beatles until I came here, you know.

I was obsessed with the Beatles as a kid.

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