Ive heard that while the show was on there were no reported crimes, or very few. When The Beatles were on Ed Sullivan, even the criminals had a rest for ten minutes. – George Harrison
I realized that kids everywhere go for the same stuff; and seeing as wed done it in England, theres no reason why we couldnt do it in America too. – John Lennon
I thought of nothing else but rock n roll; apart from sex and food and money–but thats all the same thing, really. – John Lennon
Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war –for killing people. We received ours for entertaining other people. Id say we deserve ours more. – John Lennon
If The Beatles or the 60s had a message, it was Learn to swim. And once youve learned – swim! – John Lennon
Imagine the thrill for us going on the Ed Sullivan Show, especially when they told us it was the biggest show ever. I still remember one of the producer guys coming into our dressing room just before we went on and saying – Paul McCartney
We went to Central Park in a horse-drawn carriage. We had this huge suite of rooms at The Plaza Hotel, with a TV in each room, and we had radios with earpieces. This was too far out. – Ringo Starr
The Beatles, Paul, John, George and Ringo have done more for the fall of Communism than any other western institution. – Artemy Troitsky
Mr. and Mrs. McCartney are vegans, and what they stand for is the complete elimination of the killing of anything that is breathing. – Danny Williams