There are perfectly legitimate reasons to dislike The Beatles! This isn't a takedown piece, per se, merely an attempt to let people know that if they hate John, Paul, Ringo, George, and the music they made, that's totally an OK opinion to have. Not liking things is totally fine.
75% of Americans say they like the Beatles (at least a little), including almost four in 10 who like them a lot. Only 15% of Americans say they dislike the Beatles. Those ages 55 to 64 are especially fond of the Beatles -- they are liked by nine in 10 Americans in this age group (including 56% who like them a lot).
The Beatles created so many different types of music, by trying many ways to create new sounds for each of their songs. It was never boring, always new and different, and always rocked your socks off. From love songs, to crazy lyrics and melodees, to encouraging young and old to strive for Peace and Love. They were IT.
The Beatles released a remixed version of its Abbey Road album in late September, and it reached the No. 3 spot on Billboard. The group's music has been streamed 1.7 billion times so far in 2019. Thirty percent of that streaming comes from those age 18 to 24, followed by 25- to 29-year-olds, at 17%.
The group was mainly controversial because of their song lyrics and remarks during their interviews. One of the most controversial remarks made by the Beatles' member is stating that they were more popular than Jesus suggesting that their level of fame outranks that of Jesus'.
Although The Beatles ventured into many genre, but it's not hard to see why someone who's much into rap, didn't like them. Some just don't like it because it's not their taste of music. The higher the tree, the stronger the wind.
“We're more popular than Jesus now,” Lennon told the rock journalist Maureen Cleave. “I don't know which will go first—rock 'n' roll or Christianity.” The quip appeared in part one of a five-part Evening Standard series, “How Does a Beatle Live?” At first, no one seemed to notice Lennon's assertion.
A survey from British radio station Radio X took 2,000 respondents made up of Baby Boomers and Gen Z. The survey showed that 1 out of every 3 Gen Zers was familiar with or a fan of the Beatles.
In the ranking of least favorite band members, McCartney (21%) and Starr (18%) are a distant second and third to Lennon, while George Harrison is the least favorite of only 12%. — Andrew Farmer, Carl Bialik, and Linley Sanders contributed to this article.
Who was the least problematic Beatle? I think many people will agree that Ringo was probably the best Beatle, as a person. Ringo was kind, warm, had no ego issues and always looked fondly towards the other band members.
As well, many girls find the appeal on each Beatles members e.g John was perceived as wild and witty, Paul was perceived as adorable and charming, George was perceived as sultry and cool headed, Ringo was perceived as endearingly goofy and cute.
The band is widely recognised as one of the most influential in history. Even though the closest The Beatles came to performing in China was a visit to Hong Kong in 1964, still, millions of Chinese have heard about The Beatles nowadays.
According to the United World Chart, the Beatles have 16 of the 100 most successful tracks of all time, and also seven of the 100 most successful albums in history. Nine of the Beatles' 12 studio albums are in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Initially, the fans were predominantly young adolescent females, sometimes called "teenyboppers", and their behaviour was scorned by many commentators. By 1965, their fanbase included listeners who traditionally shunned youth-driven pop culture, which helped bridge divisions between folk and rock enthusiasts.
Ringo Starr Admitted to Being Emotional and Upset When Paul McCartney Threatened Him - IMDb. Even Ringo Starr wasn't spared in The Beatles' bitter breakup. His drumming increasingly shone through in the music (he praised his work on “Get Back”) in the later years, but none of that mattered as the band dissolved.
Sadly, from what I gather, both John and Ringo each physically abused both of their wives, mainly when under the influence of drugs/alcohol. Ringo eventually pulled an RDJ and got sober, reconciling with his first wife Maureen (even being at her bedside when she died) and saving his marriage to Barbara.
He was dubbed the “quiet one,” the Beatle who made music on his own gentle terms. If John was the headline-grabbing radical, he was the press-shy recluse.
McCartney and Asher were together from 1963 to 1968. Towards the end of their relationship, however, he began to have a wandering eye. In 1968 McCartney started a secret affair with American star Francie Schwartz. Asher found out when she returned from an acting job early and found the Beatle in bed with Schwartz.
• Nothing personal in Elvis' dislike of The Beatles
He actually liked some of their songs, including Yesterday and Hey Jude. Billy Smith contends that Elvis felt a musical connection with The Beatles. He explained as follows: “He thought the early Beatles were really similar to his early music.
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Ali joked that they should join forces and 'make some money'
“Hello there, Beatles! We oughta do some road shows together. We'll get rich!” Ali said, according to Lipsyte.
“Because there wasn't a rock'n'roll precedent, The Beatles when they came turned everything upside down and made a revolution, which I didn't foresee.” “When I was recording them in the early days, I was looking for a hit song, and I knew they didn't have it.
"More popular than Jesus" is part of a remark made by John Lennon of the Beatles in a March 1966 interview in which he argued that the public were more infatuated with the band than with Jesus and that Christian faith was declining to the extent that it might be outlasted by rock music.