Funny Beatles Movie Quotes

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964)

Reporter: "How did you find America?" John: "Turn Left at Greenland."

John: "We know how to behave! We've had lessons."

Man On Train: "Don't take that tone with me, young man. I fought the war for your sort." Ringo: "I bet you're sorry you won."



Reporter: "What would you call that hairstyle you're wearing? George: "Arthur."

HELP! (1965)

Paul: "My skin's soaked right through to the skin!"

George: (Discovering a bomb) "Hey, It's a thingie! A fiendish thingie!"

Ringo: "What was it that first attracted you to me?" John: "Well, you're very polite, aren't you?"

John: (To Scotland Yard) "The Great Train Robbery, eh? How's that going?"

MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (1967)

Ringo: "Would you stop with your sitting down!"

YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968)

Ringo: "Nothing ever happens to me. I'd jump in the river Mersey but it looks like rain."

Ringo: "Liverpool can be a lonely place on a Saturday night, and this is only Thursday morning."

LET IT BE (1970)

John: "I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we pass the audition."

Ten Defining Beatles Moments

1. Paul McCartney Meets John Lennon  July 6, 1957

2. Brian Epstein "discovers" the Beatles  November 9, 1961

3. The Beatles Meet George Martin

4. Ringo joins The Beatles

5. Beatles Royal Command Performance November 4, 1963. The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret are in attendance.

6. The release of I Want To Hold Your Hand in the U.S.  December 26, 1963. On January 16, 1964 the single reaches no. 1 on the Billboard charts.

7. The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show February 9 1964. The largest TV audience in history.

8. The release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Album: Considered by many to be the greatest album (and album cover) ever.

9. The Beatles perform on the Abbey Road studios rooftop January 30 1969: the last time they play live together.

10. The Beatles sign break up papers. John Lennon is the last to sign, officially ending the group, on December 29, 1974.

George Martin Quotes

"At the beginning, my speciality was the introductions and the endings, and any instrumental passages in the middle."

"If there is one person I would have to select as a living genius of pop music, it would be Brian Wilson."

"Ringo always got and still gets a unique sound out of his drums, a sound as distinctive as his voice."



"The turning point probably came with the song Yesterday. That was when, as I can see in retrospect, I started to leave my hallmark on the music."

"Imagine my delight when I discovered that the sound of a chicken clucking at the end of Good Morning was remarkably like the guitar sound at the beginning of Sgt. Pepper (reprise)."

"With iPods, mini-recorders and all the new technology, people can lie in their bath and make a rock record."

"Looking back on Pepper, it was quite an icon. It probably did change the face of recording so it became a different kind of art form."

"Gradually, things changed. The boys went into their little spheres and there was more of a rivalry brewing between John and Paul."

"A producer's role is still a mystery to most music listeners, isn't it?"

"You know the Beatles seem to find new audience each time another generation comes along."

More Quotes About The Beatles

Brian Wilson: "There's no outdoing The Beatles."

Noel Gallagher: "If I were in the Beatles, I'd be a good George Harrison."

Barry Gibb: "We were very influenced by The Beatles, no question."

Taylor Momsen: "The Beatles did everything first, and they did it the best."

Brian May: "I don't think anybody comes close to The Beatles, including Oasis."

Dave Grohl: "From one generation to the next, The Beatles will remain the most important rock band of all time."

Billy Preston: "The Beatles did treat me as a member of the group. And that was a great honor, you know?"

Alex Van Halen: "The Beatles will never get back together and David Lee Roth will never again sing with Van Halen."

Gene Simmons: "The Beatles weren't like any other band. Everybody in the band sang, which is why you knew everybody in the band."

Jerry Seinfeld: "The Beatles created something that never trailed off. What a gift that was to their fans. If you're into The Beatles, you loved them from beginning to end"

Ringo Starr Quotes

"When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.""

"I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage."

"I met the Beatles while we were playing in Germany. We'd seen them in Liverpool, but they were a nothing little band then, just putting it together. In fact, they weren't really a band at all."

"I don't collect any memorabilia. I wish I'd have kept everything I had. But who knew you had to keep it."

"When I started, there was rock, there was pop, there was country. That was about all. And now it's divided into 30 categories. Now I don't know one from the other."

"The second side of Abbey Road is my favorite."

"I couldn't put my finger on one reason why we broke up. It was time, and we were spreading out."

"That was a great time. I was in my 20's, had lots of energy. I have great memories of it."

"I am a big Beatles fan."

I'm probably the best rock & roll drummer on earth. I say that now because I used to be embarrassed to speak up for myself."

"Well, I'm getting happier all the time, which is very nice."

Eagles Quotes

Don Henley: "I don't care what anybody says about Ringo. I cut my rock & roll teeth listening to him."

Glen Frey: "Hey, I didn't make a big deal out of Hotel California. The 18 million people that bought it did."

Joe Walsh: "You know, Mozart and Beethoven never got royalty checks."

Don Henley: "I'm certainly not thrilled with everything the Eagles did, but there are some things I'm quite proud of."



Bernie Leadon: "It was my choice to leave when I did. I did it for good reasons, and do not regret it."

Don Felder: "We created this monster with Hotel California, and it ate us."

Joe Walsh: "I'd always felt I was so unique, so individual, and nobody understood. I was the exception to everything. And I found out no, I'm an alcoholic. Getting into recovery I found I'm not alone."

Timothy B. Schmit: "The Beatles were massive to me, I learned so much from them. And, of course, Paul McCartney, when it comes to singing and playing the bass, he made a big impression. It's so much harder than it looks, but Paul did make it look easy."

Randy Meisner: "All that stuff and all the arguing amongst the Eagles is over now. Well at least for me."

Don Henley: "Selling eight million copies of your first album will mess you up."

Glen Frey: "One of my goals is to make a record as good as Don Henley's album, Building The Perfect Beast."

Movies Made About The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978): One of the first musicals built around the songs of the Beatles.

I Want To Hold Your Hand (1978): This movie is about a group of kids trying to get into the Ed Sullivan Show to see the Beatles first TV appearance. Produced by Steven Spielberg.

Birth Of The Beatles (1979): The only biopic about the early Beatles made while John Lennon was alive.

John And Yoko, A Love Story (1985): Docudrama about the romance between John Lennon And Yoko Ono.

The Hours And The Times (1991): This movie speculates on what might have happened between John Lennon and Brian Epstein during an actual vacation they took together in 1963.

Back Beat (1994): Another biopic about the early Beatles, this time with actor Stephan Dorff as Stuart Sutcliffe.

The Two Of Us (2000): Fictional afternoon visit between Paul McCartney and John Lennon in New York City 1976.

The Linda McCartney Story (2000): This biographical films covers the romance and marriage of Paul and Linda McCartney.

Across The Universe (2007): Musical that takes place during the Vietnam war era, based on Beatles songs.

Nowhere Boy (2009): This movie is about the teenage years of John Lennon.

Best Paul Is Dead Clues - Part 2: The Album Covers

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: (1) The words "Beatles" are spelled
out in flowers on what looks like a grave with a left-handed guitar (bass?) designed in yellow flowers beside it. (2) there is a hand over Paul's head which in some eastern religions is the sign of death. (3) Paul's armband reads OPD, which some fans interpreted as "Officially Pronounced Dead". It actually reads OPP "Ontario Provincial Police". (4) On the back cover Paul's back is facing the camera.

Magical Mystery Tour: (1) Paul is dressed as a walrus, which is the symbol of death in some countries. (2) Paul's arms are spread wide like a crucifixion. (3) Paul is the only Beatle wearing a black carnation.

Yellow Submarine: John's hand is over Paul's head, symbol of death.

Abbey Road: (1) On the cover George, dressed in denim, represents the gravedigger. Paul, with bare feet and his eyes closed, is the corpse. Ringo, dressed in black, is the undertaker and John, dressed in white, represents the priest. (2) The Volkswagen Beetle in the background has the license plate "28IF" which fans interpreted as Paul would have been 28 if he was still alive.

Best Paul Is Dead Clues - Part 1: The Songs

Strawberry Fields Forever: John says "I buried Paul" at the end of the song (he actually says "cranberry sauce").

She's Leaving Home: The lyrics mention "Wednesday morning at 5 O' clock" which fans interpreted as the day and hour of Paul's death.

A Day In The Life: John sings "he blew his mind out in a car, he hadn't noticed that the lights had changed".

I Am The Walrus: Voices at the end of the song can be heard saying "oh, untimely death" and "bury my dead body".

Glass Onion: One of the Beatles' most famous lyric "here's another clue for you all, the walrus was Paul". The walrus is a symbol of death in some countries.

So Tired: At the end of the song John can be heard saying something that sounds like "Paul is dead, miss him, miss him".

Don't Pass Me By: Ringo sings "you were in a car crash and you lost your hair".

Revolution #9: The Beatles' strangest recording contains crashing sounds which fans thought was a clue that Paul had been in a car accident.

Famous Left-Handed Musicians

Paul McCartney: Bass guitarist and songwriter from The Beatles. His  Hofner bass is one of the most famous instruments in rock history.

Ringo Star: Drummer for The Beatles. Is left-handed but plays a right handed drum kit.

Dick Dale: King of the surf guitars, plays left-handed with the strings backward.

Jimi Hendrix: The most famous left-handed guitarist. Died in 1970.

Tony Iommi: Guitarist From Black Sabbath.

Phil Collins: Drummer for Genesis and solo superstar.

Iggy Pop: One time front man for The Stooges, later successful solo artist.

Bun E. Carlos: Drummer from the band Cheap Trick. Plays both left and right.

Elliot Easton: Guitarist from The Cars.

Kurt Cobain: Lead singer, Guitarist and main songwriter of the Seattle grunge rock band Nirvana. Died in 1994.

Tribute To Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr has one of the most iconic name and face in rock & roll history. Here are a few facts about the most underrated member of the Beatles.

Born in Liverpool, England

Real name is Richard Starkey.

Ringo is left handed but plays a right handed drum set.

Joined the Beatles as their drummer in 1962.

Oldest member of the Beatles by birth but youngest by duration.

The song Octopus's Garden was written by Ringo.

The songs Hard Day's Night and Tomorrow Never Knows were titled after phrases that Ringo had coined.

Appeared on an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Starred in several films including Candy (1968 with Marlon Brando), The Magic Christian (1969 with Peter Sellers), 200 Motels (1971 with Frank Zappa) and Caveman (1981 with Dennis Quaid and Barbara Bach).

As a solo artist Ringo had two U.S. number one hits; Photograph and You're Sixteen (both 1973). He also had five other top ten songs.

Ringo's son Zak is also a drummer and has played for both the Who and Oasis.

Married former Bond girl Barbara Bach (The Spy Who Loved Me).

Appeared in the children's TV series Shining Time Station.

First formed Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band back in 1989, a group of rotating guest stars that still tour to this day. Past tours have included Dr. John, Levon Helm, Billy Preston, Billy Squier, Randy Bachman, Peter Frampton, Sheila E. and Roger Hodgson.

More John Lennon Quotes

The wit and wisdom of John Lennon. Here are some of his best quotes.

On Elvis Presley: "Before Elvis, there was nothing."

On The Beatles: " we were a band who made it very, very big. That's all."

On Paul McCartney: " In 'We Can Work It Out', Paul did the first half, I did the middle-eight. But you've got Paul writing; 'we can work it out, we can work it out', real optimistic, you know, and me impatient; 'life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend'."


On George Harrison: "George's relationship with me was one of young follower and older guy. He's three or four years younger than me. It's a love hate relationship and I think George still bears resentment toward me for being a daddy who left home."

On Ringo Starr: "He was always a good drummer. He's not technically good, but I think Ringo's drumming is underrated the same way Paul's bass playing is underrated."

On George Martin: "George made us what we were in the studio. He helped us develop a language to talk to other musicians."

On New York City: "If I'd lived in Roman times, I'd have lived in Rome. Where else? Today America is the Roman empire and New York is Rome itself."

On Yoko Ono: "It wasn't that she inspired the songs. She inspired me."

On The Sixties: "The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility."

On Fame: "The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you."

On Himself: "I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people."

Beatle Women

Cynthia Powell: She met John Lennon at the Liverpool college of art in 1957. They were married from 1962 to 1968 and had a son together, Julian. During the early days of Beatlemania they kept their marriage a secret.

Jane Asher: TV and movie actress who was Paul McCartney's girlfriend (and later fiance) from 1963 to 1968. Her brother is Peter Asher, who was a member of the singing duo Peter And Gordon (Paul wrote songs for them).

Maureen Cox: Ringo's wife from 1965 to 1975. They had three kids together, including Zak Starkey who grew up to play drums for the Who and Oasis.

Patti Boyd: Model and later author, who was married to George Harrison from 1966 to 1977. The two met on the set of the film A Hard Day's Night (1964). Later she married Eric Clapton, who had written the song Layla for her.

Yoko Ono: The most famous (or infamous) of all the Beatle women. An avant-garde artist and activist who was married to John Lennon from 1969 until his death in 1980. The two had a son together, Sean Ono Lennon.

Linda Eastman: Linda was a photographer, who photographed many famous musicians (Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin etc). Before meeting Paul her favourite Beatle was John. Linda and Paul were married from 1969 until her death in 1998. They had three kids together, including fashion designer Stella McCartney.

Barbara Bach: While making the movie Caveman (1981) Ringo Starr met former Bond girl Barbara Bach. They married a year later and have been together ever since.

Olivia Harrison: Olivia was a secretary at A&M records when George Harrison met her. They were married from 1978 until his death in 2001 and had a son, Dhani.

Each Beatle had flings with famous women (some possibly rumours)

John Lennon: Ronnie Spector.

Paul McCartney: Piggy Lipton, Rosanna Arquette, Christie Brinkley.

George Harrison: Joey Heatherton.

Ringo Starr: Shelley Duvall.

Biggest Selling Beatles Solo Albums

1. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison (1970): George's first post Beatles solo album is this sprawling three record set released in November of 1970. It is his magnum opus, and at six million sold, it is also the biggest selling album put out by any of the ex Beatles. Many famous musicians appear on this record, including Eric Clapton, Gary Wright, Klaus Voorman, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Alan White (Yes) and Ginger Baker. Singles include: My Sweet Lord (#1), What Is Life (#10).

2. Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings (1973): Recorded in Nigeria, this album is Paul's biggest solo album both commercially (three million copies) and critically. There were only three members of Wings at this time, Paul, his wife Linda and Denny Laine (ex Moody Blues). Ginger Baker, formally of Cream, also appears on this record. Actors James Coburn and Christopher Lee (among other celebrities) appear on the album cover. Singles include: Band On The Run (#1), Jet (#7), Helen Wheels (#10).

3. Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (1980): At three million copies sold this is John Lennon's biggest solo album. Unfortunately most of these copies sold after his murder three weeks after the record's release. This was John's first recording in five years and it won a Grammy for album of the year. Singles Include: Just Like Starting Over (#1), Woman (#2), Watching The Wheels (#30).

4. McCartney - Paul McCartney (1970): Paul's first solo album and the first proper solo album by any of the Beatles. Paul plays all the instruments making it a true "solo" effort. This album sold over two million copies and features the song Maybe I'm Amazed.

5. Imagine - John Lennon (1970): Selling two million copies, this was John's biggest album during his lifetime. Phil Spector produced the record and George Harrison plays guitar on several tracks. The recording of this album was filmed and released as a movie the following year (also called Imagine, later re-titled Gimme Some Truth). The most successful single off Imagine was the title track (#3).

Monkees Quotes

Davy Jones: "Justin Bieber stole my haircut. And Axel Rose stole my dance!"

Peter Tork: "Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins."

Mike Nesmith: (On rejoining the Monkees) "It would be kind of like Ronald Reagan making another movie."

Micky Dolenz: "The best advice I've ever given or received, in or out of the entertainment business, is as follows: get a good lawyer."

Davy Jones: "I keep hearing that any excuse you can give for a Monkees reunion is a good excuse, which doesn't bother me at all, since I couldn't agree more."

Micky Dolenz: "The best (advice) was to never take myself too seriously and never start believing you are the person that people are seeing up on the screen."

Peter Tork: "Pop music, disco music and heavy metal music is about shutting out the tensions of life, putting it away."

Mike Nesmith: "I'm not performing now. What I do now is listen to music all day long. Listening is very nourishing to me."

Davy Jones: "I got hate letters from girls all over America because I wouldn't go to the prom with them."

Peter Tork: "Ringo is one of the world's true humans. The only one out of those four guys, who did not have an agenda. Ringo was just into the music."

Davy Jones: "The Monkees are like the mafia. You're in for life. Nobody gets out."

George Harrison Quotes

"I'd rather be a musician than a rock star."

"The Beatles saved the world from boredom."

"The nicest thing is to open the newspapers and not to find yourself in them."

"The world used us as an excuse to go mad."

"If I play a song to Ringo I don't need to say to him, you know I want it to go like this, I just play it and he joins in. He's got a great feel."

"The biggest break in my career was getting into the Beatles in 1962. The second biggest break since then is getting out of them."

"I wanted to be successful, not famous."


"I had no ambition when I was a kid other than to play guitar and get in a rock & roll band. I don't really like to be the guy in the white suit at the front. Like in the Beatles, I was the one who kept quiet at the back and let the other egos be at the front."

"I believe I love my guitar more than the others love theirs. For John And Paul, songwriting is pretty important and guitar playing is a means to an end."

"I remember thinking I just want more. This isn't it. Fame is not the goal. Money is not the goal. To be able to know how to get peace of mind, how to be happy, is something you don't just stumble across. You've got to search for it."

"If you don't know where you're going then any road will take you there."

Beatles Quotes

John's Aunt Mimi: "That guitar is okay, but you'll never make a living with it."

Ringo Starr: "We thought that if we lasted for two to three years that would be fantastic."

John Lennon: "When I was twelve, I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius...I am one, and if there isn't, I don't care."



George Harrison: "As far as I'm concerned, there won't be a Beatles reunion as long as John Lennon remains dead."

John Lennon: "As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot."

Paul McCartney: "There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway."

John Lennon: "It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man."

Ringo Starr: "So this is America. They must be out of their minds."

George Harrison: I wanted to be successful, not famous."

Yoko Ono: "what the Beatles did was something incredible, it was more than what a band could do. We have to give them respect."

John Lennon: "I don't believe in killing whatever the reason."

Ringo Starr: "I was the new boy. It was like joining a new class at school where everybody knows everybody else but me."

Paul McCartney: "I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest."

John Lennon: "We were all on this ship in the sixties, our generation, a ship going to discover the new world. And the Beatles were in the crow's nest of that ship."

George Harrison: "The Beatles will go on and on."