Who said they were Bigger than Jesus?
John Lennon
Whatever the reason, it was only after the American press got hold of his words some five months later that the John Lennon comment that first appeared in the London Evening Standard on March 4, 1966, erupted into the “Bigger than Jesus” scandal that brought a semi-official end to the giddy phenomenon known as …
Are the Beatles Bigger than Jesus?
But for a brief moment this month, John Lennon could rest assured that the Beatles were indeed bigger than Jesus. It was back in March 1966 that the rebellious Beatle first told the Evening Standard: “I do not know what will go first, rock’n’roll or Christianity … we’re more popular than Jesus now”.
Did The Beatles believe in God?
According to the band’s press officer, Derek Taylor, all four Beatles had abandoned their religious upbringings by 1964. In an interview for The Saturday Evening Post, in August of that year, he stated that the Beatles were “completely anti-Christ.
Why did people burn their Beatles records in 1966?
Burn Your Beatles Records! Early August 1966, Christian groups, primarily in the Southern United States took to the streets to burn the sin out of their beloved Beatles records in response to John Lennon’s remark that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus.”
Why did the Beatles break up the band?
The Beatles hadn’t just made music – they had made their times, as surely as any political force, and more beneficently than most. Why, then, did the Beatles walk away?
Why did George Harrison get kicked out of the Beatles?
Eventually, George Harrison got kicked out of the country for being underage. The Beatles then made plans to leave the Bambi Kino, but before McCartney and then-drummer Pete Best left, they lit a condom on fire in the room which angered the owner and got them arrested. McCartney and Best were deported.
What are some dirty things that the Beatles did?
I remember looking down at the cinema floor and seeing these rivulets of piss in the aisles. The girls were literally pissing themselves with excitement. So what I associate most with The Beatles is the smell of girls’ urine. 4. George Harrison and Paul McCartney harmonizing “tit tit tit tit” in the background of “Girl” was a dirty joke.