Because art doesn't confine itself to generations and ages. Art transgresses classification. We only classify art for organisational purposes. When you and I say, 'I like rock but not pop', we're making a mistake because the genre was never an attribute of the music. read more
Because they were hugely influential to almost every musician after them. Because before them, there wasn't much of a concept of an album with original songs. read more
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the two surviving Beatles. Not so arguably, they represented the greatest band of all time and they are still touring, making new records and spreading love and peace around the globe. read more
But the Beatles didn’t want a number one hit as much as they wanted a long-term career—a career they could be proud of. So instead of releasing somebody else’s second-rate song, they told their producer that they wanted all their singles (which were the big thing back then) to be Beatles originals. read more