Paul Shaffer Quotes

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

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

We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question.

The Beatles saved the world from boredom.

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

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.

Ready, Steady, Go!' was the show of the '60s in London, where the Beatles, the Stones and the DC5, and every other major act started.

I was lucky enough to see the Beatles play live.

I grew up a massive Beatles fan.

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.

I was obsessed with the Beatles as a kid.

I'm touched by rock n' roll. I'm touched by the Beatles. I want some of the music I do to reflect that.

From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles.

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

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.

Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was The Beatles.

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

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.

I had this image before Boy George, before the Beatles, before the Rolling Stones.

Both the Beatles and The Rolling Stones broke on the music scene the summer I was in England. I can vividly remember hearing 'She Loves You' in August 1963.

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.

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 think all of The Beatles were from an era when certainly playing was important to them, and they were cutting edge. But for all time, they're master composers.

I do love great pop music, The Hollies had brilliant pop records.

In the sixties when Paul was with the Beatles and I was with the Moody Blues, we shared the same bill and tried to blow each other off the stage.