The Beatles didn’t have nearly as bad a reputation as bands like The Rolling Stones, but even they dealt with scandals in their time as a band. Many of these seem tame by today’s standards, but they still placed the band in hot water with the general public. Here are four of the scandals that The Beatles faced throughout the 1960s.
The Beatles | Roger Viollet Collection/Getty Images John Lennon caused a major scandal when he said The Beatles were more popular than Jesus
In 1966, John Lennon entangled The Beatles in what was likely their biggest controversy. In an interview, he spoke about the enduring quality of rock music versus religion.
“Christianity will go,” he said, per Rolling Stone. “It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue about that; I know I’m right and I will be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now.
The Beatles | Roger Viollet Collection/Getty Images John Lennon caused a major scandal when he said The Beatles were more popular than Jesus
In 1966, John Lennon entangled The Beatles in what was likely their biggest controversy. In an interview, he spoke about the enduring quality of rock music versus religion.
“Christianity will go,” he said, per Rolling Stone. “It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue about that; I know I’m right and I will be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now.
- 4/13/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Marlon Brando is one of the most iconic actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Known for his intense acting style and tendency to take on roles that allowed him to play rebellious characters, he first rose to fame in the ’50s, following his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in the movie A Streetcar Named Desire. Later on in his career, Brando developed a reputation for eccentricity, which carried over to the sets of the movie projects he worked on. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the stories relating to his 1996 film, The Island of Dr. Moreau, where Brando is said to have behaved in a truly outrageous fashion on set, including wearing all-white face paint and having an ice bucket strapped to the top of his head.
Marlon Brando was an infamous Hollywood bad boy Marlon Brando (1924-2004), American actor and director, on March 16, 1965. | Jean-Regis Rouston/Roger Viollet via...
Marlon Brando was an infamous Hollywood bad boy Marlon Brando (1924-2004), American actor and director, on March 16, 1965. | Jean-Regis Rouston/Roger Viollet via...
- 4/2/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Little Richard interacted with The Beatles during their early days. Little Richard liked Paul McCartney and George Harrison more than John Lennon. Subsequently, John revealed what he thought of Little Richard and some of the other singers from the same era.
The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon | Roger Viollet Collection / Contributor Why Paul McCartney gave Little Richard 1 of his shirts
In the 1984 book The Life and Times of Little Richard: The Authorised Biography, Little Richard recalled a time he performed at the same venue as The Beatles. “I threw my shirt in the audience and Paul went and got one of his best shirts,” he recalled. A flash shirt, a beautiful shirt, and he said, ‘Take it, Richard.’
“I said, ‘I can’t take that,’ but he insisted, ‘Please take it. I’ll feel bad if you don’t take it. Just think — Little Richard’s got on my shirt.
The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon | Roger Viollet Collection / Contributor Why Paul McCartney gave Little Richard 1 of his shirts
In the 1984 book The Life and Times of Little Richard: The Authorised Biography, Little Richard recalled a time he performed at the same venue as The Beatles. “I threw my shirt in the audience and Paul went and got one of his best shirts,” he recalled. A flash shirt, a beautiful shirt, and he said, ‘Take it, Richard.’
“I said, ‘I can’t take that,’ but he insisted, ‘Please take it. I’ll feel bad if you don’t take it. Just think — Little Richard’s got on my shirt.
- 2/17/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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