Yesterday somebody asked me what is my favorite Beatles Song. And I realized that for me it is an impossible question.<\/p>\n
The music of The Beatles — particular their master works, written from 1965-1970 — have influenced me in myriad ways. I probably I have a Beatles song for every mood, and to me each of their songs is its own profound little universe.<\/p>\n
It is still an astonishment to me that so many brilliant, daring and diverse musical ideas could flow from the same small creative team. And I am sure I am far from alone in that opinion.<\/p>\n
The last half century of writers of popular music — from Elton John to Taylor Swift — have been inspired by their unparalleled influence. And now we all live within a rich and luminous aesthetic Universe enabled by the genius of The Beatles. It is part of the very air we breathe.<\/p>\n
So please don’t ask me which is my favorite Beatles song. You might as well ask me which is my favorite cubic foot of air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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