I always love to hear what the popular artists of today are inspired by,
because sometimes you are really surprised by what they listen to.
Sometimes if I really like band I find out what music they listen to it and
it helps me to open my mind to different types of music. I was very
excited when I found these particular quotes that I am going to share with
you because I really think they show how much the Beatles have influenced
music. So here you go:
BILL JOEL
One of
the more popular singer/songwriters of the past 30 years had this to say
about the Beatles:
He also said:
"I tell you, if it wasn't for me seeing them (The Beatles) that
night on 'The Ed Sullivan Show', I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing right
now. I might not even be alive. I credit them with creating a lot of my
life."
Tommy James of the 1960�s band, �Tommy James and the Shondells�. Had this
to say:
�I think the Beatles had an influence on everybody coming up in
the sixties. They changed everything; the way we dressed, the way we wore
our hair, the way we thought, the way we approached music�.They really did
take us on a �Magical Mystery Tour�, didn�t they? They really took us on a
trip that can never happen again.�
RUN DMC
DMC, from the popular rap duo (yes I know there are 3 guys in the picture)
Run-DMC of the 1980�s had this to say about �Sgt.Pepper�s Lonely
Hearts Club Band�:
�This record embodies all the
qualities I
love about the Beatles-their courage in challenging
conventions, their
topicality, their introduction of new musical textures
such as their
use of Indian instruments, and so on�
DAVE MATTHEWS
Dave Matthews from the Dave Matthews Band (one of my FAVORITE bands out
right now) has this to say about the Beatles:
"If not for that album
(�Sgt. Pepper�s Lonely Hearts Club Band�), I don�t think I�d be doing what
I�m doing now, It just completely flipped me out. I found this interesting
looking cover, put the album on, and fell madly in love�still today, that
album is like the smell of play-doh to me, it�s so familiar. When I was
little, there was some click, like from joy to some very serious passion,
that happened to me listening to Sgt. Pepper.�