How Did The Beatles Change The Idea Of Fame

"Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now" (“Beatles’ Bio”). This statement will come as a shock, maybe considered disrespectful by many, but it holds some amount of truth. The Beatles had so many adoring, devoted fans, yhey were more popular than Christianity until they comment inspired negative outbursts. This controversial comment came from John Lennon, a member of the Beatles, a band who changed music and fame forever. The Beatles changed the idea of fame by raising musical expectations, creating new standards for success, and increasing levels of international influence. Musically, the Beatles raised expectations through writing original songs and popularizing videos. Their new standards for success were defined by their unmatched amount of chart topping albums and songs. Finally, the band influenced multiple nations culturally, religiously, and politically through music and …show more content…
How could they change fame so drastically? (Turner). The Beatles began that way, but transformed dramatically. They started simply with love songs, but progressed to “later perfectionistic studio extravaganzas” (“Beatles’ Bio”). Many musicians have also influenced fame through success, the Beatles changed fame by raising expectations in three different areas. Teenage boys began wearing their hairstyles, girls obsessed over the group (Bensons). They even received the MBE, Member of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen of England in the Buckingham Palace (“Beatles’ Bio”). The band miraculously appeared and yet still managed to create a lasting influence. The band, “burst on the pop music scene and changed it forever” (“Beatles” Encyclopedia). It is truly incredible how the group emerged from an English town, and quickly changed music, success, influence, and fame across the