Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd

I actually interviewed George Martin once, way back in 1993. It was for the Broadway CD release of Tommy, which he produced. So we didn't talk Beatles much until the end when he allowed me to ask him 4 Beatles questions (one for each beatle). He was an amazing man, very gracious, and I will always remember my 1/2 hour with him.



I think you may be right about this conclusion. The Beatles were not great virtuoso musicians but they were incredibly inventive musicians, often breaking musical barriers and conventions and discovering all kinds of unique phrases, chords and sounds. Personally, I will take creativity over musicianship any time. Oh - and they most likely influenced every artist Q worked with post 1966.