Actually, I think the quote was more on the lines of an off-the-cuff "We're
bigger than Jesus." I'm too lazy to look it up right now, so I offer it
provisionally. But I remember it in part because a more-or-less funny book
came out in the mid-to-late 70's which was a "what-if-the-Beatles-reunited"
kind of thing, and in it, it turns out that what John *actually* meant when
he said "we're bigger" was that they were *taller* than Jesus. Ha ha.
Anyhow, I'm sorry to say that in my area of the USA (the south), good ol'
boys and their lil' wimmin promptly organized Beatle-Burning parties (well,
Beatle *record* burning parties). Evidently, that whole experience really
shook Lennon. Lots of rabid hate-mail and so forth . . .
--DK
> Quite right about it being John Lennon.
> The actual quote was "We are more famous than God"
> Cheers
> MS
> > John Lennon said something to the effect: that the Beatles were more
> > POPULAR than God... and at that point in time he may very well have
> > been correct.
> > dave henrie
> > > Didn't one of the Beatles say they were better than Jesus or sg at one
> > > point? +Q
> > > Md
> > > > Free form jams. Those were the days <G>
> > > > I saw the GD many years ago. Mr Garcia comes onstage and proceeds to
> tale 20
> > > > minutes to tune his guitar before they kick into gear. There was a
big
> grey
> > > > area where it was impossible to determine where the tuning up ended
> and the
> > > > music actually started <G>
> > > > MS
> > > > > > Actually the Grateful Dead where (and are) better than the
> > > > > Beatles....
> > > > > > Sorry to burst that bubble..... <G>
> > > > > > **************************** Michael E. Carver
> > > > > > Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in
> town.
> > > > > Truckin' & Casey Jones spring immediately to mind. :))
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Ron
