anti-Christ. I mean, I am anti-Christ as well, but they're so anti-Christ they shock me which isn't an easy thing."
over there who said he was an atheist. The papers nearly refused to print it because it was such shocking news that somebody could actually be an atheist... yeah... and admit it."
From an interview with Playboy Magazine:
Starr: "He speaks for all of us."236 McCartney: "We probably seem antireligious because of the fact that none of us believe in God."
Today many people say "the Beatles are my religion". The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi said:
Lennon: "If you say you don't believe in God, everybody assumes you're antireligious, and you probably think that's what we mean by that. We're not quite sure 'what' we are, but I know that we're more agnostic than atheistic."
“The Beatles were angels on earth.” "Counterculture icon Dr. Timothy Leary declared that The Beatles were mutants – prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to create a new human species, a young race of laughing freemen. Radio personality Howard Stern told Paul McCartney of the importance of the music of The Beatles in his life:
Playboy: "Are you speaking for the group, or just for yourself?" Lennon: "For the group."
“The Beatles are more of a religion to me than any organized religion. Their music does more for my spirit and elevates me to a higher plane than any religious ceremony ever did.” Stern was relaying what many Beatles admirers feel. There is a ‘cosmic” connection to the band which is not so easy to define. To many, they are a form of religion. After their breakup John remarked that The Beatles were a kind of religion and
Harrison: "John's our official religious spokesman." McCartney: "We all feel roughly the same. We're all agnostics." Lennon: "Most people are, anyway." Arguably, Ringo then went on to hint that some members of the band were in fact atheist, but felt unable to say so.
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McCartney: "In America, they're fanatical about God. I know somebody
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