Did The Beatles respect The Beach Boys?

Brian Wilson says The Beach Boys and Beatles have “always” shared a “mutual love and respect”. The ‘God Only Knows’ hitmaker – who has named ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Brand’ as his favourite ever album – revealed the two legendary bands had a close bond.

What did paul McCartney think of The Beach Boys?

WHEN DID YOU BECOME AWARE OF THE BEACH BOYS? PAUL: “The early surf records… I was aware of them as a musical act, and I used to like all that, but I didn’t get deeply interested in it—it was just a real nice sound… We used to admire the singing, the high falsetto really and the very sort of ‘California’ lyrics.

Did The Beatles steal from The Beach Boys?

To many people’s surprise, the song he chose wasn’t taken from The Beatles’ extensive back catalogue, but from one of the band’s apparent rivals, The Beach Boys, and their iconic song ‘God Only Knows’. However, one Beatles track was written as a “Beach Boys parody” by the Liverpudlian musician.

What was the relationship between The Beach Boys and The Beatles?

The influence The Beatles had on the Beach Boys and back again took pop music into experimental territory. It forced all the artists involved to take huge risks to break new ground, and created a domino effect that influenced plenty of artists from the era. “I have a two-hour drive normally to London,” said Paul.

What did John Lennon think of Pet Sounds?

“On one of my last nights in London, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Keith Moon were in my suite and I played them Pet Sounds — and John and Paul made me play it twice. It was really cool. They loved it. We all knew that it was a really wonderful thing to be listening to.

What is the difference between The Beatles and the Beach Boys?

The BEATLES were a real group. Wrote their own songs, played their own instruments. The BEACH BOYS were nothing but a gimmick. They might have wrote lyrics but they had to have other people play their music.

Who sold more Queen or the Beatles?

	ARTIST	COMBINED SALES TOTAL
1	BEATLES	22.1 MILLION
2	QUEEN	12.8 MILLION
3	ABBA	11.3 MILLION
4	ROLLING STONES	10.1 MILLION