Five Famous Musicians That Hate The Beatles

Five Famous Musicians That Hate The Beatles
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[@gregmackinnon3663]

Lou Reed saying British people shouldn't play rock'n'roll is like saying Americans shouldn't read Shakespeare. Or speak English..Seriously, the guy wrote 2 good songs at best. The Beatles wrote hundreds.

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

Well they _shouldn't_ I've never read Shakespear and don't aspire to. I am getting tired of English for all the damn "exceptions" throwing me off. I refuse to pronounce "Hyperbole" as HI-PER-BOLEY"

[@gregmackinnon3663]

@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398 You tell 'em! 😆

[@Wheresthelove7]

Yeah, Lou Reed needed a tune up

[@carlbaumeister3439]

Funny that your comment is hyperbole. I assume you’re trying to be ironic? ​@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398

[@RedheadLondon]

@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398 Well learn another language, and live somewhere else - we won't miss you .............

[@davemathews7890]

Lou Reed said a lot of shit to provoke people, not because he necessarily believed his own words. At one point or another, he pretty much ended up hating everything.

[@die2no]

And now he's worm food

[@debutch7777]

He said he "always" hated them but there is recorded evidence of him once saying they were incredibly talented.

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

@@debutch7777prove it where can it be found

[@21sungalute.42]

Plus he was a shitty & very envious songwriter.

[@anneominous7172]

@@debutch7777 To be fair acknowledging someone's talent doesn't mean you have to like them. Having said that, Lou Reed was always a pretentious cock.

[@marfand7379]

It's odd that Lou Reed thought that British music was garbage considering his most successful album was produced by two Englishmen in London.

[@DavidRigby-np2zz]

Well said

[@marklamora885]

Lou Reed, ego much?

[@jaelge]

@@marklamora885: Junkies usually have inflated opinions of themselves, while they're wiping puke off their chin. Reed could barely manage a few chords on guitar and couldn't sing Three Blind Mice in key. In my humble opinion, the only thing he ever produced worth listening to was Rock and Roll Animal with guitarists Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter who obviously are the ones responsible for the arrangements of Reed's duller-than-average material.

[@nicke.3782]

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Yes, ELP, Jethro Tull, The Moody Blues.... and on and on and on.

[@heighwaysonthewing]

and he was crap lets face it put him on a stage with any top English band they would blow him off stage , jealous much Lou ?

[@robsmith6281]

Lou Reed was utter shit not even in the same league.

[@die2no]

He's worm shit now

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

lou reed did say that he thought lennon's "mother" was a great song and rem covered "#9 dream" so maybe they just hated the other 3 beatles. i like the artists mentioned here but they are filled to the sky with crap.

[@pauls7803]

No he was a league above. The first Velvet Underground LP could be the best LP ever

[@quietlightning4063]

The Beatles had a huge range.. and they were well received in nearly every genre they tried.. even if you don’t like them, it’s impossible to dismiss them.

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

no the were not ! LOL The Beatles themselves outside of Surr Paull hated Sgt Peppers and Yellow Submarine.

[@VAPIDISM]

@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 Really ?

[@howardjones7370]

@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 : Absolute bollox! And Yellow Submarine wasn’t even an album! It was cobbled together by Capitol Records for the American market!

[@pauledunn]

What other genres? Rock and what else?

[@quietlightning4063]

@@pauledunn oh, it’s semantics. They are technically I mean sub genre.

[@philiptownsend8348]

Lou Reed saying British bands shouldn’t play rock n roll, what a c••k

[@Grum-monkey]

Not sure how he would have coped with what's coming out Japan right now.

[@kevinsmith-uw4mj]

I mean you don't need to be a fan of the Beatles but Brits produce some terrific music....his words are truly ignorant

[@Cliffordbicyclegroup]

That's just one of the many stupid things Lou Reed has said. I've never understood the appeal of Lou Reed. Such a tool.

[@anthonylaspisa6992]

Yeah that's why the Beatles are the most influential band in the world not Lou Reed not Quincy Jones not 9-inch nails not REM but the fab 4

[@phayzyre1052]

Lou was good in his own right but he was an arrogant asshole. A buddy of mines brother once met him and said he was a prick.

[@philiptownsend8348]

When Frank Sinatra said that Something was the best love song written in 50 to 100 yrs. When Leonard Bernstein talked about how cleverly structured some of the Lennon/McCartney songs were then it doesn’t matter what these guys think

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

When that little evil Austrian was doing his thing in Germany, every one stuck their hands up and said this is great. just because thousand of people think they were great doesn't mean they were..

[@AntonioBarsanio]

Many people belittle Elvis but the same Leonard Bernstein said otherwise.

[@victorcifuentes2411]

These stupids...better said

[@philippeigoa7765]

That's enough for me !

[@spacewurm]

@@AntonioBarsanio Elvis didn’t write any of his own songs. He was simply an entertainer.

[@keithcieplinski]

Stipe didn't say he hated them, he just didn't identify with them. He also acknowledged their talent.

[@niemann3942]

"[Someone] HATED [someone else]!!!" is a typical click-bait tactic. And it works. There's especially a whole Beatles sub-genre of it.

[@fletcherchristian5996]

'Shiny happy people holding hands.' *vomit*

[@rodrigosilvamartins4983]

Stipe called the Beatles muzak in a 1992 interview, then 15 years later R.E.M. comes out with a version of Lennon's #9 Dream. Time changes everything

[@oppothumbs1]

@@fletcherchristian5996 That was a goof, though they were running out of songs. I revere the work John did with the Beatles, not so much Paul who is way too shiny.

[@shyman99]

@@oppothumbs1 - Yeah, "Helter Skelter" is just too shiny. 🙄

[@Bill-jc1fy]

Lou Reed was a minor rock figure with little in the way of melodic structure and lyrics that sounded like they were written by a 10 year old.Quincy Jones was always jealous of the Beatles success and in a an attempt to discredit them he always spoke of their musical limitations, never crediting them with the wealth of songwriting talent they possessed.

[@lonewolfvule4682]

I'm also 'afraid' to say he was a little bit racist.

[@pauls7803]

You think a 10 year old would write Venus in Furs?

[@PotrzebieConolly]

@@pauls7803 or "Heroin" for that matter.

[@theDWshow]

Quincy's comments on Paul's bass playing are as weird today as the day he made them. Countless, leading bass players, across genres, regard McCartney as one of the most melodic bass players ever, and some even regard him as underrated as a bass player. So who would you rather believe... one record producer who can play the trumpet, or an army of bass players?

[@pierreverweij5559]

Didn’t know Quincy actually played an instrument 😊

[@scottstambaugh8473]

If all twelve people who bought The Strokes' albums refused to buy a Beatles record, I'm sure they'd survive.

[@timcolivet7343]

Lol. That genuinely made me chuckle. I always thought that The Strokes were pretentious and that the front man couldn't sing. I hated their music when it came out. Thankfully, I never hear it anymore.

[@Domn879]

They sold a few million but point taken.

[@kingshearer2]

@@timcolivet7343 I thought the Strokes were brilliant at a time when there wasn't much about - they did some superb tunes and albums.

[@superbug1977]

Funny!

[@buckster2575]

The strokes sucked what a fucking joke.

[@randumdude5824]

The old saying. “Opinions are like assholes ,everyone has one”. Applies here.

[@4Kmichelinstarmovies]

5 massive assholes

[@michaelserrurier9392]

And they all stink.

[@Kokuraman]

Ta, randumdude!

[@I_Am_Become_Light]

And some are smellier than others.

[@westpacific52]

...and they all stink.

[@TheTaffia]

I think Lou Reed forgot that John Cale, the co-founder of the Velvet Underground was British and the sound that the Velvet Underground got had a lot to do with Cale plus Bowie along with Mick Ronson, two more Brits produced Reeds best selling album, Transformer.

[@lsmlsm2115]

Exactly. Reed was joking when he made the statement in this video.

[@lsmlsm2115]

@@timcolivet7343 Reed was messing around when he said this. He said later in the same interview that the Brits should stick to learning to cook. He was notorious was trying to stir things up with journalists for a laugh. He collaborated with David Bowie afterall.

[@oppothumbs1]

Mick Ronson and Bowie were not on the scene when The VU did their best work.

[@artguti1551]

Lou Reed was too busy smoking his butt hairs to realize that John Cale was British!

[@thespacealienssmogandgrog4283]

@@lsmlsm2115 Yeah, what makes it even funnier is that Lou Reed songs sound like dried up dog turds on a hot summer sidewalk.

[@basswars7060]

I think Paul McCartney singing "Let it Be" pretty much shuts down their criticism. All of them together couldn't write a song half as good as "Let it Be." Also, as much as I respect Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney was a musical genius.

[@PaulFormentos]

"He's Dead He's Dead He's Been dead"

[@billzitsch6995]

Jealousy is such a terrible thing. They probably all think they should have been bigger than the Beatles

[@stephenbarden6121]

Lou Reed? Endlessly(and tunelessly) examining the dark side of humanity: Drug addiction, prostitution, underbelly of society, obsession, death, yawn, yawn, yawn. As for Michael Stipe, I hope he doesn't include the Byrds in his rather snooty dismissal of 60s music; it would surely be a bit of a nerve, considering that REM ripped off the Byrds almost shamelessly throughout their career.

[@stephenbarden6121]

It's my idea of a "Perfect Day" if I don't have to listen to a Lou Reed record.

[@goat9629]

@@stephenbarden6121 sounds like you are jealous of lous success

[@stephenbarden6121]

@@goat9629 Do you know I'm really not, honestly. But I do think Lou Reed was very jealous of the Beatles's success; Reed also took pot shots at Frank Zappa, a dazzlingly creative musician, composer and satirist, whose best work overshadowed anything Lou Reed ever produced. What do you think?

[@sunnyskies-md5rk]

Who cares what these dudes think of the Beatles? None of them can hold a candle to the Beatles. Sure, Quincy Jones is super talented but he has a very bad habit of knocking other artists. Not a very nice quality. Jealousy brings out the worst in people and these 5 are prime examples. The Beatles are awesome. Each of the four of them is talented in their own way.

[@cronejawford978]

How many Quincy Jones songs can anybody think of?

[@sunnyskies-md5rk]

@@cronejawford978 I really can't think of any. But, I do know he produced Michael Jackson's Thriller album and he also co-produced The We Are The World video, which is pretty awesome. But, as I said, I don't like the way he talks down to other artists.

[@cronejawford978]

@@sunnyskies-md5rk That was my point. Jones criticizing the Beatles' musicianship; It's the SONGS that matter. I predict very few will know who Jones is in a few decades. The Beatles will remain popular for much, much longer. Cheers!

[@spacewurm]

@@cronejawford978 many, open minded people anyways. Naturally, people that presume popularity determines talent and any attention won’t know a single song of his.

[@sunnyskies-md5rk]

@@cronejawford978 I totally agree!

[@joylindadichamounix]

I love The Beatles but we all have their own opinion. I personally have no interest in Lou Reed mumbling through songs.

[@spacewurm]

What is your favorite Beatles album and why?

[@joylindadichamounix]

@@spacewurm I am more about specific songs: John-Mr Kite, Paul-Your Mother Should Know, George-Piggies (my sign in Chinese Astrology), Ringo-Yellow Submarine. How about you?

[@Moekoffee2001]

I am sure John Lennon would have handled Lou Reed anywhere, and at anytime

[@Giovanni60smandear]

​@@Moekoffee2001These people still don't realize that if it wasn't for the Beatles.there wouldn't have been any groups .All groups where inspired by the Beatles.every groups wanted to sound and be like the Beatles.

[@spacewurm]

@@Moekoffee2001 Lennon was an asshole and like the Beatles was overrated. Reed would have managed him fine.

[@riccardotorri8648]

envy is a bad thing

[@rubencasares4167]

100 % agreed

[@markv.5962]

You got THAT right

[@TheRussRave]

Envy is fine.... it's jealousy that's bad!

[@nasirb3914]

BS. I don't envy them. They're just trash.

[@gabrielregalado6815]

Agreed

[@SilentAttackTV]

Michael Stipe was being honest, Quincy Jones was jealous, and the rest were trying to seem edgy and unique for disliking The Beatles.

[@Stephen-lx9nm]

A black man ,with a white name ,using european ,music and notes 😂😂😂😂😂

[@seanmchugh3476]

Had none of the critics in the video had ever lived, it would have made little difference to anything. The same can't be said of the Beatles.

[@Morphstock]

Really? The Velvet Underground are not that far behind theg Beatles in terms of their influence on music. And I say that despite not really being a fan of either.

[@Morphstock]

And Quincy Jones produced Off The Wall and Thriller so again not personally a fan, but quite influential.

[@RobertWalsh-vp5ui]

@@Morphstock The Velvet Underground are one of these bands that critics always say were a big deal but really don't have much to offer musically. It was more of a fashion thing. I think it's a bit like modern art. This is crap and everyone knows it's crap but pretentious critics keep saying it's great and anyone who doesn't appreciate it is an idiot. Then eventually people start to believe it's good. Lou Reed was terrible.

[@RobertWalsh-vp5ui]

@@Morphstock How hard is it to 'produce' Michael Jackson in his prime. What made those albums great was having a musical legend and a team of the best session musicians in the world. All Quincy Jones had to do was press record and then pick out the best takes. You easily could have found someone else to produce those albums and they would have been just as successful.

[@Morphstock]

@@RobertWalsh-vp5ui But that doesn't alter my point that they are massively influential, like I say I'm not really a fan myself.

[@dirtylemon3379]

Translation: I'm not really that good but saying this will get me attention. I'm so cool and edgy. Look at me. Look at me.

[@deansmith6593]

A bunch of rich junkies that barely knew how to play their instruments were better than the Beatles. Sure Lou Reed, keep telling yourself that.

[@scottlaw8990]

I have yet to hear one Lou Reed song where he sings in tune. Dude was tone deaf but I guess that makes it artistic.

[@chrisbacos]

Lou Reed was a very unhappy person throughout his life. He came across as the prototype New York malcontent. Quincy? Just jealous and threatened. These other clowns should realized if it wasn't for the Beatles they wouldn't have had careers in music.

[@chrisbacos]

LMFAO

[@celosemnexo]

He's dead.

[@howardjones7370]

@@celosemnexo: Best thing he ever did

[@philipbrackpool-bk1bm]

Anyone who says they can’t find anything they like in the Beatles catalogue is a liar or a poseur.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

I'll say Stipe, Reed and Reznor know more about music than you fanboys and girls.

[@philipbrackpool-bk1bm]

@@ColtraneTaylor if they claim to know music I’ll stick with my comment.

[@Kaiserbill99]

@@ColtraneTaylor He said "if they can't find something they like" without the precursor of whether they have a doctorate in the construction of popular music. That does not seem a terribly high bar to me. Sometimes it is fashionable to be "edgy" and dismiss the popular mainstream but invariably this is borne out of either envy or immaturity. I wonder which one applies to you.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@@Kaiserbill99 Ok, fangirl.

[@Kaiserbill99]

@@ColtraneTaylor So the latter it is.

[@tonydalton459]

The truth is most of those guys wouldn’t have been in bands if it wasn’t for the Beatles.

[@alainfrigon1797]

I hope that you don't talk about Quincy Jones who wads there way before the Beatles and he is a musical genius.

[@orourkedamusic]

They would.

[@reneriley8132]

Well Velvet Underground and NIN have nothing in common with them, And yet their influences are from American artists who were there before the Fab Four.

[@impalaman9707]

Bands existed in rock music long before the Beatles. And not just "vocal groups" or "doo wop" groups, either. The Beach Boys, for example, owe nothing to the Beatles in that respect. They played and sung harmonies four years before they knew anything about the Beatles

[@franklamagna3889]

@@reneriley8132 It is ironic that The Beatles earliest influences were American artists.

[@budwudd]

The only one who seems to be sincere is Michael Stipe. I think the others just want to sound edgy and provocative. Quincy Jones comes across as a narrow minded elitist.

[@dansavik7137]

I am not a big Beatles fan but they are legendary for sure.

[@pit2ryan3]

@dansavik - Also Adolf H. is legendary...

[@rjw4762]

Indeed.....it's very possible to not LIKE the Beatles, but RESPECT them....I kinda feel the same way about ROlling Stones, LEd Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Difference is that if you played the Beatles' 240 songs, you'd find 5 or 6 different styles - I mean the same band that made Helter Skelter made Yesterday, the same band that made Love Me Do made Tomorrow Never Knows (4 years later FFS !!!) - simply not true of the others here. The Beatles stand head and shoulders above ALL other bands - but you don't have to LIKE them.

[@apathyintheuk265]

I am but it works the same way with me for Queen. Undeniably talented and with an unrivalled frontman. Although the presence of an 'enigmatic' frontman isn't vital for making a great band.

[@rjw4762]

@@apathyintheuk265 Back in 2000, we had a 'Britain's Favourite Band' TV prog and Beatles were top,and Queen 2nd. I like Queen - but for 95% of their songs, everything is turned up to 11 !

[@loupasternak]

@@rjw4762 dunno . To actually not LIKE the Beatles takes a special kind of stupid. No shortage of that these days. Make no mistake, I was never a Beatles fanboy, but seriously. Now, I despise RUSH and Dream Theater, posers, who deserve hatred.

[@aschule5684]

I had a feeling before watching this that whomever the people were not liking the Beatles were probably no one worth their comments anyways....... "I was right"

[@davefordavefor]

Your comment made me smile and laugh a little bit. I have some respect for Lou Reed, Michael Stipe and Quincy Jones. And, I like a few of their songs. The others, I’ve never cared for their music. But, on the other hand, The Beatles are my favorite band and have made tons of music that I like. I consider Paul McCartney my favorite musician of all time. I don’t pretend to like all of his music, either. We all have our own opinions.

[@PeanutSpring3]

Lou has actually said that he thinks they are some of the greatest songwriters ever. But he flip flops often.

[@ericjones176]

Not so much in recent years.

[@PotrzebieConolly]

@@ericjones176 Certainly not since his death.

[@DeliviaMusic]

I've met a lot of musicians who think that shitting on the Beatles makes them seem edgier than others. To me, it always spotlighted their arrogance and ignorance. They're also insanely jealous of the massive success of The Beatles.

[@FrontmanMedia]

It's ok to not like the Beatles, but some of these people sound maybe afraid or intimidated by the Beatles and their way of dealing with it is to write the Beatles off as just rubbish.

[@bobbystereo936]

The fact that they are the only band to have a #1 hit 54 years later after they disbanded, proves that they are the greatest rock n roll band to ever walk the earth.

[@rubencasares4167]

In a MILLION years from now THEY wiil be the BEST BAND of the history of Rock and Roll

[@counterfeit1148]

@@rubencasares4167 Now that's possibly a bit of an exaggeration

[@GlennSnell]

Stones!

[@bobbystereo936]

@@GlennSnell They have a #1 song today?

[@GlennSnell]

@@bobbystereo936 Come on. The Stones are still touring selling out stadiums and released a new album. Don't get Angry with me for them still being around

[@delbyedwards]

Having grown up in the sixty’s seventies and eighties.The Beatles were one of the greatest song writing teams on the planet. I have to say what exactly did Lou Reed Offer up. Just saying.

[@tedwilliams8879]

Never been able to stand Reed.

[@sexobscura]

Tonnes of great music. But that's the whole beauty about bias: it creates dialogue and debate

[@sexobscura]

@@tedwilliams8879 thanks for your opinion

[@Tony-k9i]

Heard he was good as a head coach

[@delbyedwards]

To be fare to mr Reed. He did write a couple of good songs. Walk on the wild side. Perfect Day. And maybe Sweet Jane. After that I struggle to think of anything that comes close. Just never got why he was so big. But I suppose you can’t like everyone.

[@mikebrooks3468]

Lou Reed sucks, always did

[@jimcoleman598]

Loud and long!

[@poemaboutthemanfromnantucket]

He was just being intentionally provocative and contrarian to get a reaction from journalists, as he often did. You're doing the same thing right now by dismissing his work, which is also very influential. He's also said many times that he loved the Beatles' songwriting.

[@Tony-k9i]

If ya grin you in

[@apathyintheuk265]

It's ironic but I've got to return his 'overrated' claim straight back at him.

[@anarcovision]

I've always thought Quincy Jones criticism of Paul may have something to do with the fact his wife used to be Paul's girlfriend

[@agoogleuser4443]

Which wife? I see he had several, lol.

[@anarcovision]

@@agoogleuser4443 Sorry, Peggy Lipton

[@agoogleuser4443]

@@anarcovision Interesting. I learn something new about the Beatles all the time!

[@anarcovision]

@@agoogleuser4443 😊🙌

[@corailgris]

Lou Reed was a genius, The Strokes, REM, NIN are great bands with brilliant music, Quincy is a top-notch producer, I like them all and their records, and their opinions are totally valid. But I love The Beatles, they're the best.

[@Overzealous1]

Yea and people commenting here are probably unaware that Lou Reed later declared being a fan of both solo Lennon and McCartney work. He also obviously dug Bowie’s work… Q indicated that he later learned to love what the Beatles were doing and was reacting initially from the jazz perspective … it is also no surprise someone like Julian or Stipe who came of age in later generations and play alternative music would have connected more with Waiting for The Man and Heroin than they would Sgt Pepper or Hey Jude

[@EmmaPeelman]

Who the hell are the first 2 nobodies? Lou Reed is grossly over-estimating his own qualities, Jones would be hard pushed to write a song like Penny Lane

[@tchwiss]

Paul deflowered hi swife to be. He never got over it, Look it up

[@geoffcoulson5698]

Personaly deep down inside i think there just trying to be " contriversial" ," different" " Go against the grain"

[@richardgrier8968]

Exactly. I remember quite a few people claiming to hate the Beatles back in the day. We'd call them hipsters now. They're the same people who'd say "Guitar solos are stupid".

[@alephnull7410]

The reason they choose to go down the road of being “controversial” is because they feel inadequate when measuring up to the Beatles musical output. They can’t admit it but it is objectively true right in front of their faces.

[@Dreamcatcher9000]

Yes. I'm not the type of person that "goes with the flow" either, but in the case of the Beatles, I can't do otherwise. If they had written only good but "simple" songs like "Yesterday" and "Let It Be" and everybody was saying that they're the greatest band ever, then ok, maybe I would agree that they exaggerate, but no, having listened to all of their albums and seen their progress from "Please Please Me" to "Revolution 9", I have no other choice than to agree that there was no other band like them. I understand if people say that, for example, Pink Floyd was the greatest band of all time, but although they did more progressive stuff, they don't speak to my heart as the Beatles do.

[@anaranjadisimo]

man what the fuck? are you stating that everyone has to like The Beatles? They truly suck. Its stupid music for weak brains.

[@RedheadLondon]

They are - not 'there'!

[@sergeia]

5 Chihuahuas barking at the Elephant.

Good one.

[@Holaloha59]

Love this response.

[@chriskemp466]

Excellent summary!!

[@killer-kane]

And every single one of them would have appeared on stage with them if asked.

[@deistdean486]

John Lennon wrote a song about Lou Rude "Jealous Guy".

[@gamkal7231]

Huh?? Is this a joke? It talks about himself making his girlfriend cry. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXKng4WPg62bhaM&ab_channel=johnlennon

[@NessunaOffesa]

In fact, Lou Reed covered "Jealous Guy"

[@apathyintheuk265]

I like that.

[@pauls7803]

@@deistdean486 and it was easy listening tosh

[@petercoleman7882]

mind you, if I did not like he Beatles I wouldn't be shy in telling everyone, but it just so happens that I have always liked them.

[@randysallade9468]

I have to believe that many of these opinions are an attempt to get attention!

[@jamestower4473]

Nothing wrong with not liking the Beatles, no group is sacrosanct

[@bolderyman6089]

Some people don't care for the Beatles, so what? Very, very many people do; again, so what? The fact that a single band is the topic of "There are actually people who don't like this band?!" says enough to me.

[@rethink62]

Bunch of has beens that nobody will remember in 20 years If not already forgotten ( Lou ) Beatles are forever

[@bryanstaddon5998]

It’s a hipster image thing. Too cool for school.

[@davidgangemi3314]

Exactly!

[@apathyintheuk265]

My brothers wife said a long time ago that she 'hated the beatles'. I countered that it was a bit of a trendy view to hold. I can't remember her verbalised response to my claim but I do recall her making a noise like a severely wounded animal looking for an escape from the pain. Fast forward a few years and me and our kid had one of our (by now rare) nights out which involved seeing a live beatles tribute act. Guess which ball and chain came in tow?

[@philhamilton8731]

Loving them is, not hating them.

[@BaalDavaR999]

You don't think The Beatles were hipsters? C'mon, at the height of Beatlemania their looks helped carry the band.

[@ericbgordon1575]

I think Quincy Jones might have had every right to say what he did about the Beatles when he said it. He was coming from the standpoint of having been a jazz musician. When you're listening to one style of music most of the time and hearing a minimum level of proficiency, people like John, Paul, George and Ringo who were not formally trained or educated, it kind of stands to reason that somebody like Quincy Jones wouldn't have the kindest words to say about their proficiency. What I would like to know is if Quincy had changed his mind about them by 1982 when Michael Jackson was recording the music from *Thriller* and they recruited Macca to duet with Michael on "The Girl is Mine".

[@davidperry7128]

good grief a reasoned response, take a bow.

[@roberthewer88]

The Beatles were not formally trained or educated! Thank god for that.

[@pkoven]

it's no excuse. whenever Quincy said it it was already an idiotic an arrogant comment. see my comment above.

[@gregshirley-jeffersonboule6258]

"The Girl Is Mine" is a stupid song. QJ is a great studio cat, but he can't write great songs like the Beatles did. They have different approaches to making music, and both are legit. The best thing to do is just to shut the F up and make music.

[@ericbgordon1575]

Real suave, @@gregshirley-jeffersonboule6258.

[@scotty]

Those people could disappear tonight and never be missed The Beatles on the other hand changed everything significantly and inspired so much that much of what good came after them and some of the musicians in this clip even wouldn't even be in music had it not been for the Beatles.

[@pauls7803]

Never be missed by who? Why generalize about other people's musical tastes?

[@lissabell3620]

Respectfully, I disagree. I love The Beatles to the moon and back. I also think Paul's bass work is catchy and sublime. Nevertheless, Quincy Jones has contributed to some of the finest music made in my lifetime. The musical world would be less rich without his superb work. I have a feeling it's just a matter of Paul's pop style lacking any appeal to QJ. Honestly, if he can't perceive the wonder of it, it's his loss and I'm sad for him.

[@pauls7803]

​@@lissabell3620I think you misunderstood. I was just stating that the op was generalizing about other bands like The Velvet Underground. I personally think The Beatles are overrated but that wasn't what I was talking about.

[@Robinssoncravents]

R.E.M . is amazing in himself they give body to the alternative rock... Beatles created his stuff and inspired a lot ... but is impossible beloved for everyone

[@33andathird]

The common thread seems to be that they are Americans. The Beatles repackaged American music and sold it back to the USA. That will probably have been annoying or confusing to some Americans. There's quite a culture gap between the two countries despite the assumption that a common language helps us understand each other. Lou Reed's career was resuscitated by Bowie incidentally so his statement that Brits shouldn't play anything was particularly daft. He can go and boil his head frankly.

[@ocan1033]

Naw .. I never liked the Beatles but am a huge Stones fan.

[@artguti1551]

@@ocan1033 What's the Stones? Never Heard of them...

[@ocan1033]

@@artguti1551 'What's' the Stones? They're English too .. a subject you seem to be struggling with.

[@djtrendsetta5766]

@@artguti1551 They're the band that made anywhere from 11-14 masterpieces, as opposed to the Beatles' three.

[@doctorgarbonzo2525]

Paul Mccartney dated Peggy Lipton back in 69, She would marry Q in 74, He always despised Paul

[@TommySmith-y5i]

I have no REM ..LOU REED..QUINCY JONES...NINE INCH NAILS and I have no idea who the 5th guy was....but I own 0 of the fives albums.. how's your math??????

[@celosemnexo]

Julian Casablancas, from The Strokes.

[@tedwilliams8879]

It's just jealousy. How many #1 singles between them? Maybe 2 or 3? I don't consider Quincy Jones a musician, so fuck him. Lou Reed? His ego was oblivious. Michael Stipe? Shiny Happy People. That's all I have to say about him. Reznor? LOL. What a joke. The Strokes? Their name is what I consider their music.

[@sexobscura]

My math is just fine. And all of these musicians are as good as The Beatles to their respective fans

[@mori1bund]

@@tedwilliams8879 If you think Trent Reznor's comment (and pretty much all of the other comments) has anything to do with jealousy then you're as clueless as you're salty someone else isn't a fan of your favorite band. ^^

[@tedwilliams8879]

​@@mori1bundReznor is a little whiny bitch who isn't good enough to clean Ringo's toilet.

[@lindaeverett7835]

All they did was voice their opinion, just cos all of you on here like The Beatles doesn't mean everyone else has to. I think Paul and John are great song writers without a doubt doesn't mean i have to like them , as far as rock n roll goes my favourite is Elvis Presley and always will be and what was it John Lennon said without Elvis there would not of been The Beatles

[@Hanika-original]

Who cares about that? A real Beatles fan certainly doesn't. And this weird Lou Reed only had coloured play-doh in his confused head anyway.

[@georgecapote6374]

I’ve been a Rolling Stones’ fan since 1965 and I say that anyone who says that the Beatles were overrated or no good is a self-absorbed and envious Capitalist A-Hole.

[@Bluepilled-c5t]

Capitalists? How does this make sense ?

[@georgecapote6374]

@@Bluepilled-c5t That was a major brain fart on my part. I meant to say conceited not capitalist. Lou Reed was pompous and vain.

[@mynie]

I saw Nine Inch Nails in Chicago in 2000. Reznor played the entire first disc of the White Album two times through before the during sets.

[@robdagnallschannel]

All five of these artists i wouldnt cross the street to listen to....

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

If they played in my back yard, I'd close the curtains.

[@carlbaumeister3439]

I saw REM back in the day. Not too bad, but after awhile all their songs started to sound the same. I also saw McCartney that same year, and it was an incredible show. So here’s one man’s opinion anyway.

[@perezfecto]

Funny how the 5 famous musicians are american. I think the US have given us some of the greatest musicians to ever walked this Earth but most americans tend to think they are the greatest or the only country in the world, which is obviously wrong. The Beatles were so good and so big even americans couldn't ignore them. As a cultural icon and music standard the british are unmatched even to this day. Fun fact though: as many brits the Beatles were very much into american blues and R&R, at least at the beginning.

[@agoogleuser4443]

As an American I agree with your statement about them being a cultural icon and music standard. I'm one of the biggest Beatles fans you'd meet. I disagree with your statement about most Americans tend to think they are the greatest or the only country in the world. We are a very large country of over 300 million people, and I don't think most of us feel that way. I think it's the obnoxious and outspoken ones that make other countries think that we do. Most of us are just working stiffs trying to make a living and worrying about what's going to happen next. BTW, my top 3 favorite bands are British, although I do give tons of credit to the US musicians who were the early pioneers of rock!

[@DonLeist]

The pre fab four were mocked by Eric Idle in the spoof movie from 1977 called the "Rutles" all you need is cash,they were just another propaganda band.

[@ianarchibald1423]

That's O.K. even John Lennon disliked the Beatles.

[@bobma6342]

On Monday he did, on Thursday they were the greatest band in the word, by Saturday they were fine.

[@ianarchibald1423]

@@bobma6342 All through the 70s, the music industry was begging the Beatles to get back together, they would have made centillions. However, Lennon said no, he was the obstacle and they never forgave him.

[@celosemnexo]

I love the beatles and like stuff by all these other artists. How lucky I am for being so eclectic.

[@ianbest3677]

What's the big deal, why can't someone dislike the Beatles.

[@ocan1033]

Because Beatles' fans are a bit precious.

[@spunky3183]

It's just pathetic click bait.

[@radiojet1429]

It's the REASON they dislike the Beatles, not the fact that they do.

[@ocan1033]

@@radiojet1429 Petty was a bigger George Harrison fan than the group. Same with Dylan .. they all liked George (my favorite Beatle.) The fact that you needed to defend them and respond to my stupid comment is a bit precious, though.

[@radiojet1429]

@@ocan1033 George was my favorite, too. A bit precious? I think my defense and comment were outrageously, deliciously precious. Like when one of the Royals wave.

[@alan2007-x8x]

To say something isn't to your taste is fine - we all have differing tastes. But to suggest that the Beatles were anything other than amazing composers and musicians really is ridiculous. I don't enjoy modern jazz. But I can accept that there are many great jazz musicians who are innovative and technically-brilliant. As for Lou Reed's comments... how silly.

[@robertrobertsakarogerslemer]

Some musicians are much younger and have no idea what the Beatles were, their influence and the entire musical and social scene of the 60s. Others don't like them out of pure envy and jealousy. I'm 64 years old and I know very well what the music world was like in the 60s and especially after the Revolver album. The Beatles are still bigger than all those mentioned. The influence of the Beatles and Bob Dylan is immeasurable. Of course, others were also important, such as Motown, Elvis, George Martin, Phil Spector, blues musicians, Carole King, girl groups, Fender, Gibson, wah-wah and all the studio technologies, fashion, etc.

[@djtrendsetta5766]

I dare say anyone over the age of 10 knows who the Beatles were. They're easily the most over-marketed entity in media history.

[@robertrobertsakarogerslemer]

@@djtrendsetta5766 You must have problems with interpreting texts. My argument has nothing to do with popularity or media exposure. If you are under 60 you are forgiven, otherwise I must say you were an accident of nature.

[@antoniocosta5659]

Man i love Reed, REM,Strokes,etc, but nothing of them made of the Four guys did, they were from another GALAXY❤😂

[@garryciambella1886]

The Strokes ?!? NIN ?!? I STILL hear The Beatles EVERY-SINGLE-DAY somewhere on the radio. I can’t even remember when I last heard The Strokes or the Nails on the airwaves. Anyways, who the f*ck cares what these, at best, “B - listers” think ? Collectively, these ‘barely-even’ artists probably sold less music than just the Sgt. Pepper album alone. Lou Reed on a different level ?!? Puh-leeze. Spare me. Besides “Wild Side” and then a distant “Sweet Jane” and MAYBE “Dirty Boulevard”, that’s all he brought to the table. Day In The Life, Eleanor Rigby and Fool On The Hill blow any of those artists’ songs out of the water in terms of craftsmanship and relevance; even 55-ish years later. The Beatles weren’t virtuosos. Quincy’s right about that, but just cuz it ain’t Motown don’t mean it ain’t good. It’s either hubris or some alternate reality to deny that The Beatles’ contribution to music is the ‘modern’ equivalent to Mozart’s contribution to classical music.

[@trublugeoff]

I wish I'd written that.

[@vampyros1]

Ah, and we just lost Quincy Jones. Hey, Q, glad yer gone...

[@jimdexter684]

A bunch of musicians expressing their jealousy of the Beatles' greater talent and success - not very becoming.

[@bisonradio5847]

“…their peers”? The Beatles HAD no peers. That has to be said.

[@djtrendsetta5766]

They definitely had superiors though. Namely the Stones and The Kinks.

[@davidmcquaid2557]

Lou Reed... during his SIgourney Weaver phase.

[@Markycarandbikestuff]

Never seen both in the same room at the same time.

[@johnnywires943]

REM made music for nearly 30 years.The Beatles exploded onto the scene with Love Me Do till,The End a total of 8 years and in those 8 years they changed the face of music.Their output was phenomenal and their evolutions,even more.After the Beatles,for me,it was David Bowie but the legacy of the Fab For is second to none.Brian May of,Queen,said it best,when he said that Beatle music is his bible.They were and always will be the best band ever.REM already forgotten.

[@Kaiserbill99]

It all comes over as a little churlish. None of those artists are fit to tie the Beatles' shoelaces. Whatever someone's musical preferences it is ridiculous to doubt the revolution in popular music the Beatles created. As for Lou Reed's comments about British bands I doubt most people would name a single non British band in their top ten of all time. What a dick.

[@contesketchup2981]

Exactly, Lou Reed is just a difficult person because he knows he's not a good looking person and has the voice of a crow with a stick up his ass so he masks it all with this false intellectual avant-garde "I'm better than you bullshit" If it weren't for the Beatles, there wouldn't be any Pink Floyd or hardly as many prog rock bands that came after Sergeant Pepper.

[@andigisler]

I'm sure Lou Reed had all the Beatles album at home, he was a master of provocation!

[@paulryan5150]

All of these peoples music will be forgotten long before the Beatles.

[@roycallahan-x9r]

Human envy is such a sad and ugly emotion.

[@djtrendsetta5766]

Almost as ugly as pretentiousness.

[@GlynDwr-d4h]

Anyone claiming there isn't a single Beatles song they like is just lying.

[@pauls7803]

@@GlynDwr-d4h or they don't like The Beatles.

[@JefferyHagen]

Quincy Jones was used to studio musicians ( hired guns) who were just doing a job. It’s not fair to compare hired guns to people creating their own music.

[@pkoven]

good point. studio musicians, by definition, work as "studio musicians" because they're limited, incapable of writing their own music and they're incapable of singing their own music and they're incapable of arranging their own music. Otherwise they'd be performers. So to compare the pure musicianship of The Beatles to that of a studio musician is a ridiculous comparison because The Beatles will always come out on top even if a studio musician might theoretically play a particular instrument better than them. And anyway, how many studio musicians can play rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass, drums and piano like Paul McCartney? And compose like him? And sing like him? You'd need to hire 10 different people to do what he does on his own.

[@niemann3942]

Quincy Jones also had a stable of ghost-composers around L.A. composing "his" music for him. I knew a couple of them and heard them talk about it.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

In order to create your own music, you need to be able to read and write music. Quincey could do this. The Beatles at best could only wrote love songs. Most of their music was composed by George Martin.

[@JefferyHagen]

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 what about their solo work? John Lennon would disagree with what you say about George Martin. As far as not being able to create music without knowing how to read it; what about Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Lionel Richie, Alex Lifeson, Eddie Van Halen, Prince, Steve Howe and the list goes on not to mention all of the blues artists who created music that’s still played today ,and don’t forget Errol Garner who “ wrote” the music for Misty even though he couldn’t read music.

[@pkoven]

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 in three lines, you managed to write something historically inaccurate, musically inaccurate, silly and ridiculous. quite an accomplishment. Lucy, the Walrus, Tomorrow, Taxman, birthday Blackbird, Gently Weeps, etc are . . . . . love songs? you obviously don't even know the Beatles catalogue. and as someone else has already commented, there are countless other accomplished musicians who can't read or write music.

[@JohnLemon1974]

You don't have to like them but to deny their impact and genius is a fools errand.

[@alephnull7410]

Not one of these people were involved in a musical relationship with another person where the art they created was greater than the sum of its parts. Let alone 3 other people! These people are egotists and feel inadequate by the high level the Beatles operated on compared to what they were capable of, given their own talent combined with the musical relationships they had with other people.

[@ShanghaiRooster]

Hilarious. What was it Brian Eno said about the first Velvet Underground album? Something like "it only sold 10,000 copies but everyone who bought it formed a band". They may have sold peanuts compared to the Beatles, but the influence on future musicians was as deep as that of the Fab Four.

[@alephnull7410]

@@ShanghaiRoosterI never liked the Velvet Underground, I never liked any New York groups. I don’t think New Yorkers should play Rock n Roll.

[@ShanghaiRooster]

@@alephnull7410 😉

[@lissabell3620]

I think Quincy Jones elevated the work of every musician he recorded, but ymmv.

[@the_unspoken_of]

Only 5 little known musicians? It's like a fly being jealous of an elephant's size...

[@denispantis9366]

5 twits, jealousy won't lead you nowhere.

[@djtrendsetta5766]

To be fair, I wouldn't label George Martin a "twit".

[@dextrosebizarre]

Of course, as a jazz musician, Quincy Jones can find the Beatles average or mediocre instrument players. . But he would say the same for any pop rock band of that era. Probably about Nirvana to. . From a pop rock musician perspective, at barely 20 years old, they were super tight and could achieve beautiful live vocal harmonies on the pitch without good sound system and the noise of the crowd. Then around 27, 28, , with the help of George’s Martin , they had already Revolver, Rubber Soul , Sergesnt pepper, and Magicsl mystery tour. More interesting songs than than Quincy Jones repertoire according to me. Kubain and Hendrix praised the Beatles for a reason.

[@jayanxiety]

Even The Beatles admitted that they weren’t the best musicians out there, nor could they read sheet music. They also weren’t the only band from the “British Invasion”. They came out around the same time as the Dave Clark Five (who had a similar frenzy when they came to the US), Jerry and the Pacemakers, The Rolling Stones and others. Still, they hit at just the right time, played music which fit the times but also felt timeless, were great at marketing themselves, had albums that sounded different from each other and didn’t overstay their welcome. They left while the audiences still wanted more and to this day whenever a new Beatles project is announced, it’s big news. They crossed genres and generations.

[@alexandermacdonald7547]

1000 years from now the Beatles music will be held in the same esteem as now

[@Dreamcatcher9000]

I can understand if people wouldn't consider the Beatles as a great band if they had stopped making music in 1965. Although all their songs were very nice up to that point, and you just feel joy and nostalgia listening to them, I agree that they weren't something really groundbreaking. But after that, everything changed. If people, and especially musicians, listen to songs like "Eleanor Rigby", "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Within You, Without You", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "I Am The Walrus", to name just a handful of their masterpieces, and almost everything out of the "White Album", and say that they are overrated or nothing special, their out of their minds. Ok, yes, music has progressed miles since then, and more innovative and progressive stuff may have come out, like Pink Floyd, of course, but if they don't keep in mind in what era the Beatles created, and they don't acknowledge how within 3 years went from "Help" to "Helter Skelter", they're idiots. I love Lou Reed, the Velvet Underground is also one of the greatest and most influential bands ever (although short lived), but if he really meant what he said and he wasn't trolling, then there was something wrong with him. If someone can't enjoy listening to the Beatles and prefers more experimental stuff like, I don't know, Amon Duul II or Popol Vuh or whatever, fine, but saying that the Beatles were garbage or whatever, makes you an ignorant idiot. They sure were not the ONLY great band of the '60s, or the only innovative, but they sure made the biggest impact. No other band in the history of music made the transformation that they did from how they started to how they finished, all within about only 7 years. It's not an opinion, it's a fact, so stop making a fool of yourself.

[@pauls7803]

But there is a nagging doubt that their more experimental stuff was so well received because they were already the most famous band in the world from their early 60s boy band phase, not because it was so great. Late 60s vands like Can and VU did not have the ealier more radio friendly output so were largely ignored. I personally never really liked any of the Beatles stuff. Just a matter of personal taste I suppose.

[@Dreamcatcher9000]

@@pauls7803 Yes, personal taste is personal taste. If you don't like listening to them, if they don't give you anything personally, ok. But you agree that no other band in the history of Rock made the transformation that they did, right? Within just a few years. You acknowledge that going from "Help!" to "Tomorrow Never Knows" in just a year is not something to ignore. And they were the first that did something like that, at least in such a big impact. Subjectively saying that you don't like them, fine, but objectively saying that they were nothing special in the history of Rock, it's 100% biased. p.s.: And yes, even if they weren't that global boy band phenomenon and had started their career from "Sgt. Pepper's", they would still make a big impact, I guarantee you that. p.s.2: Bands like Can are great for their own genre, and yes, of course they were more evolved than the Beatles (since they came after them, for one reason), but there is a reason why the Beatles they have been universally loved by billions of people for the last 60 years, but Can haven't. It's because their music speaks both to the heart and mind, whereas the music of Can or King Crimson or whatever speaks mostly to the mind. It's good to be cerebral, but if you don't also have a heart, makes you an incomplete person. And I'm not talking about you, I'm talking who whoever snubs the Beatles and says "pfff, the Beatles are lame, I'm cool and intelligent because I listen to Einstürzende Neubauten". Nothing wrong with Einstürzende Neubauten (much better than NSYNC, that's for sure), but it's the kind of music constructed to impress by its innovations and by being "weird". And that's the problem with some people, they think they're something special because they know everything about experimental music, and snub and spit to whatever is "simple". But sometimes, most of the times I should say, the simple stuff are more intelligent than whatever complicated experimental crap. For example, Einstürzende Neubauten will forever be incapable to write something like "Bridge Over Troubled Water", which as a piece of art is 100 times better and more important than anything they have done.

[@MichaelRuno]

Can you say.......... JEALOUS??????????? Plus all those critics SUCK AND SUCK AND SUCK AGAIN!!!!!!!.............

[@bartbluemusic]

Well, Reznor has done a complete 180 since then ... LOL. He likes and supports the Beatles now - in fact, calling them geniuses and ahead of their time.

[@blucat4]

Thanks for that, as I am a big fan of both.

[@bartbluemusic]

@@blucat4 same

[@JimRobinson-colors]

In the 80s I played with a keyboard player that said that the Beatles had absolutely no influence on him at all. I then asked him which bands did have a big influence in him and he said "Genesis". I later saw Phil Collins being interviewed and he was asked the same question and he said "The Beatles" and that the whole band was extremely influenced by them. So some of the younger guys in this video, may have had musicians that they love, that were influenced by the Beatles. Lou Reed, wouldn't admit it, if he had been influenced by them.

[@dukeemzworth3005]

Never even heard of any of them ... who are they?

[@cj548]

The Beatles were a rock and roll group from the 60s that were highly promoted and really popular

[@dukeemzworth3005]

Really? I though that was The Bootles. My bad.

[@howardjones7370]

@@cj548: And positively revolutionised music forever!

[@bikecopjoe]

@@dukeemzworth3005 No no no. "The Bootles" were from Russia and had hits like; "Hey Boris'" "Siberian Gulags Forever" and "Back in The U S A"

[@dukeemzworth3005]

@@bikecopjoe And "All You Need is Ukraine".

[@jimcoleman598]

Who are these first 2 goofs? The rest, comical!

[@Cureboy1]

Agree with Stipe, personally I dont like the Beatles very much but cant argue with their influence. I love R.E.M though...

[@JimDeferio]

By the end of 1970 the four members of the Beatles had written a total of about 255 songs (not including the score for two movies). Have you listened to all of this music?

[@edmund184]

0:16 did you keep saying that to John Cale, Lou?

[@talktothehandreviews]

I'm pretty much a lifelong musician and when I was younger I could not really understand why everyone slavishly followed The Beatles. Now that I'm older I still feel the same in some ways. I do LOVE Paul and feel that his songwriting is some of the best the world has ever known. HOWEVER now that more musicians have access to being able to create music via computers and the internet distribution systems, there is SO MUCH AMAZING MUSIC that I wonder if the Beatles would have been heard through the avalanche of other music nowadays. I mean, I'm a musician and I think my sh*t is pretty slammin'. But unlike the Beatles I did not have access until the age of the internet. Now my music has been licensed and used in movies and TV shows. Back in the day I would have had to worry about the expense of a recording studio and all the stuff you need to just be able to get an album out. Thank you Internet for helping out us musicians! PAUL STILL ROCKS!!

[@artguti1551]

Music now a days is run through a computer for most artists for pitch correction...Many modern artists can't sing! Nor do they Write their Own music...or Play Their Own Instruments...nor are they Innovative!!! The Beatles Broke all the Barriers and Did All of That in the 7 Years they were making Albums 63-70!

[@talktothehandreviews]

@@artguti1551 Yes, but there were simply not the same amount of musicians at that time, and it was horrendously expensive to get access to a studio, or studio musicians. Many more people can be more creative with the help of computers. I'm not young so I remember how hard it was to create music before computers and I even put out an album before using any computers. There is so much more great music around nowadays because even those who play instruments can now record themselves instead of trying to afford studio sessions. Also computers have helped artists with distribution. And 'pitch correction' is just the tip of the iceberg of what has been improved. If you listen closely to old recordings it's easy to hear a lot of pitch problems. Anyhoo, I do love Paul!!

[@talktothehandreviews]

@@artguti1551 But The Beatles were innovative for sure, for their time. I recently was thinking about how cool it is that on so many Beatles songs that they change time and style right in the middle of the tune! My husband said it was from their immersion into Indian culture (in India). They learned a lot and of course it really shows in their songs. I feel sort of bad saying anything negative about them because I truly do love their music and Paul Mc Cartney and Wings was a huge influence for me and almost the first songs I ever heard as a child that made me love music were his. However, I do think that they would have had a lot more great competition in today's world.

[@TheHandsomeman]

Who are these people again?

[@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066]

Quincy Jones is the man who produced Thriller and a whole other slew of albums. If you honestly if you don't know who he is you nust be living under a rock :D

[@TheHandsomeman]

@@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066 Dya mean Quincy jones the man with the metal plate in his head? Who had the same condition as Bruce Lee and survived. Michael Jackson wrote and produced most of his own work. He probably looked on. Quincy Jones, the man who stated, "I would never date an old woman"!

[@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066]

@@TheHandsomeman Actually you are wrong. Jackson wrote only 4 songs, the rest were written by other people and both Jones and Jackson produced the album. Jackson alone didn't produce it

[@TheHandsomeman]

@@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066 ok, your right, now leave me alone.

[@paulMcnamara-y5r]

All unknown artist trying to bash best band ever and most popular what a bunch of losers.

[@normandbourgault5138]

Lou Reed il racontait ou chantait ? mais il était nul

[@ptysme]

This video is like therapy, never understood why the Beatles are so revered, just never heard a song I liked. Big REM fan though!

[@franklamagna3889]

It is ok to not like them, believe me. I am 70, and bought all their discs. I understand it is a generational thing.

[@elvisoddballaka4806]

The Beatles are nothing less than an obsession of mine, however I've concluded that this is perhaps more because I am also from Liverpool as opposed to just my appreciation of their music. It's their whole story that appeals to me. I get it when people say they don't like them or that they don't understand while they were and still are so big. There is a lot of serendipity to the Beatles' story that put them in a position to be as influential as have been which to me is fascinating in itself.I also get what Lou Reed is saying about British bands, as aside from a few such as the Beatles, Stones, Who and Kinks from the 60s and Bowie, Bolan and Roxy from the 70s, the rest was bland (including prog) and/or 'twee' until Punk came along. I don't personally understand why the likes of Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and the Foo Fighters are so well liked these days but they clearly are.

[@doncf1]

I know so many people that grow up when beatles was getting popular and most of theme hate it

[@mackmaloney3776]

But in the end, they would ALL love to be The Beatles

[@djtrendsetta5766]

I dare say Lou Reed would have rather eaten his gun than to ever be in a boy band.

[@mackmaloney3776]

@@djtrendsetta5766 If you consider The Beatles a boy band then you should consider another way to pass the time.

[@ledrurollins9970]

Lou Reed "I thought the Beatles were garbage". OK I didn't like them, maybe I didn't like one single thing they ever put out but "garbage"? How many records did the Beatles sell compared to Lou Reed / Velvet U? How many accolades did the Beatles music get over the years compared to Lo Reed/VU? One man's opinion, no problem but not important either.