4 March 2026

60 years ago today, on 4 March 1966, JOHN LENNON‘s said in an interview with British newspaper The London Evening Standard that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus“.

This quote drew no attention in the UK, but when republished in the US a few months later, angry reactions flared up in Christian communities. Extensive protests broke
out with some radio stations banning Beatles songs, and their records were publicly burned.

Years later…

“Christ, you know it ain’t easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They’re gonna crucify me”