The Beatles talk about Bob Dylan

The Beatles talk about Bob Dylan being their idol and meeting him.

[debonaire_nerd]

*John:* "He's my idol"
*Paul:* "He's my idol"
*Ringo:* "He's my idol"
*George:* "No"
*Also George:* "Bob is a member of my supergroup"

[gamechanger]

One joint by Bob Dylan and the Beatles changed the world of music forever.

[DeeckyRizzo]

Funny how the one that didn't consider him an "idol", is the one that recorded a lot of covers of him, and even had a band with him.

[TheNightOwlsSquadron]

Paul: "He was our idol."
Ringo: "Bob was our hero."
George: "N--Not an idol, we just heard his record, as I said."


good shit

[brainofthefrain]

This is why George is the best Beatle ''Well not an idol'' brilliant.

[ewest]

“I mean I’m in awe of McCartney. He’s about the only one that I am in awe of. But I’m in awe of him. He can do it all and he’s never let up, you know. He’s got the gift for melody, he’s got the rhythm. He can play any instrument. He can scream and shout as good as anybody and he can sing the ballad as good as anybody, you know so… And his melodies are, you know, effortless. That’s what you have to be in awe… I’m in awe of him maybe just because he’s just so damn effortless. I mean I just wish he’d quit, you know. [laughs] Just everything and anything that comes out of his mouth is just framed in a melody, you know …”

- Bob Dylan

[djy]

"our idol" "well not an idol"

[flashily]

Ringo: "The night we met the first time I ever smoked marijuana....and I laughed and I laughed and I
it must feel good to turn someone's life around like that!

[zodiacbluesbaby]

Saying the Beatles wrote great melodies with corny lyrics is the same as claiming Dylan writes great poetry but can't sing. Missing the point. Dylan said recently that Paul McCartney is one surviving artist he admires above almost anyone else. They're both geniuses.

[jeffmatey]

Paul's story is so freaking funny!

[lennonish]

Ringo: IDOL!
PAUL: IDOL!
George: not an idol.

[chaddamp]

poetic musical magic.Bob Dylans songs are BEAUTIFUL

[billyzimmergunn]

For those who say Bob Dylan couldn't sing...Bowie said he had a voice like sand and glue. Can you imagine Dylan singing like Matt Monroe or Frank Sinatra? It just wouldn't be Dylan....get with the programme.

[rmarini_]

oh man imagine the beatles and dylan smoking pot back in the early 60s, what a glorious moment

[donaldwarnick]

Something about The Beatles voices are just so wonderful

[zaziou]

Paul once said that he never heard of the seven levels of boudhism before that night.
From a man who dreamed of yesterday and wrote a music about Elanor Rigby and Father McKenzie whose graves were just feet away from his first meeting with John Lennon, I'd say it's probably meaning something.
In any case, hilarious anecdote and the way Paul delivers it is pure gold. The Beatles are probably the funniest band ever.

[christophercasey]

The Beatles clearly prolonged their career because of Dylan. They don't want to write meaningless love songs, and they expanded by leaps and bounds.

[MontyPython]

"There are seven levels...(gulp)" ....ha ha What a nut.

[c.raycamt]

Why is Paul’s 7 level theory story so relatable

[joe]

"And I laughed ... and I laughed ... and I laughed ... it was fabulous!" Ringo is a world treasure😂