Publius
15 Nov 2007, 03:36 PM
I really think there's something to be said for the dick vs. heart/brain argument.
There is. Of course the Beatles started out as a bunch of Teddy Boys. Brian Epstein cleaned them up and made them safe for public consumption. I think John Lennon never got over them selling out and it's why he went deliberately out of his way to trash anything associated with Beatles myth-making after they broke up. However, I don't think the Stones ever could have gotten away with their bad boy image if a cleaned up and sanitized for your protection Beatles hadn't paved the way for the bands that followed them.
There is. Of course the Beatles started out as a bunch of Teddy Boys. Brian Epstein cleaned them up and made them safe for public consumption. I think John Lennon never got over them selling out and it's why he went deliberately out of his way to trash anything associated with Beatles myth-making after they broke up. However, I don't think the Stones ever could have gotten away with their bad boy image if a cleaned up and sanitized for your protection Beatles hadn't paved the way for the bands that followed them.