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When The Vatican responded to John Lennon

    When The Vatican responded to John Lennon

It’s difficult to articulate how dramatically the “Bigger Than Jesus” controversy shaped The Beatles. While being interviewed by journalist Maureen Cleave in February 1966, John Lennon mused about his collection

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The story of how The Beatles became bigger than Jesus

    The story of how The Beatles became bigger than Jesus

“Television will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue about that; I’m right and will be proved right. We’re more popular than Ed Sullivan now. I don’t know

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When John Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus in 1966

    When John Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus in 1966

On March 4, 1966, in an interview with journalist Maureen Cleave for the London Evening Standard, The Beatles’ John Lennon made a comment which would go on to threaten the

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When John Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus in 1966

    When John Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus in 1966

On March 4, 1966, in an interview with journalist Maureen Cleave for the London Evening Standard, The Beatles’ John Lennon made a comment which would go on to threaten the

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Lennon and McCartney Show Modern Pop Stars How To Brush Off A Controversy In This Exclusive Clip From New Beatles Doc | HuffPost UK

    Lennon and McCartney Show Modern Pop Stars How To Brush Off A Controversy In This Exclusive Clip From New Beatles Doc | HuffPost UK

Many a pop star has faced a public controversy over the past five decades – an unfortunately timed Tweet here, an interview aside there – but, arguably, none has weathered

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