From The Beach Boys to Jerry Lee Lewis: the song that saw The Beatles channel their heroes
“It’s tongue in cheek…”
Chuck Berry
The Beatles song Paul McCartney admitted he lifted from Chuck Berry: “I played exactly the same notes”
The similarities are striking
The moment Keith Richards fell out with his hero Chuck Berry: “This battle of colossal egos”
“We’re going to play this the way Chuck Berry plays this.”
“How a record should feel”: Brian Wilson once named his primary musical influence
His ultimate inspiration.
John Lennon on how Chuck Berry influenced an entire generation: ‘Writing good and intelligent lyrics’
Rock and roll with taste.