Rick, now that you've been nailing some of the big names for interviews, you should really go big, and try to get some time with Sir Paul McCartney! He seems very open to interviews in various formats other than TV(like podcasts) and sounds like an easy, generous person to interview! Would be amazing to see the two of you sit down to have a chat!

The Beatles had 4 rhythm guitarists. They had 3 lead guitarists. They had 3 electric bassists and 4 drummers. They had 4 keyboardists. They had 4 lead singers and 3 harmony singers. They had 4 songwriters. When you look at them as a 29-man musical idea generator and session call list, you can see why the inspiration came so often, why the style was so varied, and why the execution was so consistent and of such high quality. When you look again and see four men behind it all, you also see why this doesn't happen every day.

I came away from "Get Back" also stunned by their ages, which I'd never thought of before. But beyond the profound talent the Beatles possessed, which is indeed astounding, let's not forget that at their young ages they also dealt with being the most famous 4 people ever, the crush of demands on their time and attention, the business side of being the Beatles, their personal relationships and the painful recent loss of Brian Epstein. The business part alone would overwhelm most 28-year-olds. Truly astounding.

Writing "Norwegian Wood" only one year after "I Want to Hold Your Hand." Is truly astonishing. It seems like every song they wrote was just waiting to be written. The library they created in only 8 years will forever remain unsurpassed.

The Beatles were simply a miracle. Nothing compares to these four guys and no one can explain the flow of their divine music. Like Timothy Leary said: They are angels come in human form.

My theory as to why Ringo is not only the most underrated drummer in history, but one of the greatest - imagine how the Beatles would have sounded with a more 'technically gifted and flamboyant' drummer. I can guarantee that the magic and 'simplicity' of their entire catalogue would not exist. There will never be another Beatles, and that's exactly how it's supposed to be. From the age of 3-4, listening to the odd song played on local radio, to the age of 47, I still never get bored with them. They literally spun gold from nothing.

The Beatles weren’t a band- they were a miracle ( not in the religious sense)- just an unrivaled talent all the way around. Whenever someone asks me what my favorite bands are before I say YES, Zeppelin, Floyd, ELP, Tull, Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree etc I qualify my list by first stating that I exclude the Beatles because they are on a list all by themselves.

I saw The Beatles on Sept.7th 1964 at Maple Leaf Gardens, literally the day before I started high school age 13. My world has never been the same since…and at 71,I still listen and play music every day. 🎼🎵🎶

For perspective: the Beatles went from "Love me do" "She loves you" and "I want to hold your hand" to "She said, she said" "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Tomorrow never knows" in 3 years...

There's NO WAY I'd ever get sick of you talking about the Beatles, Rick! I know I'm not alone.

If you’re a bassist, you probably know exactly how much more effort it takes to properly figure out a McCartney bass line as opposed to the usual fare in pop and rock music. Paul has a wonderfully sophisticated musical brain, so much so that it can even sometimes fly under the radar amid the more accessible tunefulness, so to speak.

I still remember after they were on Ed Sullivan the first time, how parent's, school teachers, aunts, uncles etc. Saying what a joke they were and how after 6 months or so they'd be completely forgotten. 50+ years after breaking up and they're still the biggest thing ever.

Did you guys notice the way Paul would lovingly gaze at John when John was doing something exceptional? Oh man, what a special brotherly bond those two had. I can only imagine how devastated he was when John was taken from us.

One thing I want to add is that this documentary is completely congruent with all that they said on later years, specially Paul. When so much has being speculated about Paul’s attitude towards Yoko, we can see him defending her, and saying it was not her fault. Yes, we see Paul and John being a little rude and pushy with George but then we hear them recognizing their mistakes and understanding George needed more respect. Paul said in Stephen Colbert’s show that during the 70s he questioned himself because media almost convinced him that he was the villain. Now we can see the truth. There’s no villain. There never was. Only differences. The guys cared about each other like brothers.

And this is why The Beatles are revered so much. There is no doubt about it, they led the world and still have the most profound influence on modern-day music.

Rick sounds like all of us going down each song within their discography and saying “one of my absolute favorites” after every other tune haha. Love it

The Beatles had magic from the very beginning. We're VERY lucky to have lived in their era.

"and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" is as great a mantra philosophical statement as any great person ever stated, thank you Paul McCartney

My thoughts on what made The Beatles such good writers? All those years in Hamburg having to play hours and hours of cover versions from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. All of those different chordal ideas, melodic ideas. What they developed was their own personal arsenal of ‘ right ‘ chords, of interesting progressions and melodies that they could draw from - not steal. Individually they were supremely talented and they did that thing that all highly skilled people - artists, athletes, whatever did - they made it look easy. It’s only when you deconstruct their songs do you get to see the work. The ideas in motion. They were four true wizards - and not four little men hiding behind a curtain operating levers.

There are so many artists I adore... Hendrix, Doors, Pink Floyd, Love, Black Sabbath, Bob Marley, ABBA, Cream, Parliament-Funkadelic... the list goes on... but NO ONE compares to The Beatles. From Please Please Me to Let It Be, their music overwhelms me with joy, more than anyone else. I can't tell you how many times I've listened to each and every one of their song's, and yet I'm still floored, and I mean genuinely floored by their talents. I truly feel bad for anyone who doesn't understand them. I don't mean that in a condescending way. I really mean it. They totally blow me away.