Guitar Tricks Insider June/July Edition | Page 13

RIFFING “THE BEATLES WERE THE PERFECT UNIT. THEY HAD CHARISMA CROSSED WITH TALENT CROSSED WITH GENIUS MUSICAL SONGWRITING. THEY ARE THE BEST POPULAR SONGWRITERS OF ALL TIME. PERIOD.” — GENE SIMMONS F avorite band of all time. Heavy metal, schmeby metal, thrash bash, clash. They all pale. There is nobody like them. I don’t care if anybody says Black Sabbath is my favorite band or Lenny Kravitz. Everybody has to step in back of The Beatles. That includes Elvis. Elvis never wrote a song in his life that anybody cared about. He had charisma and was a star. The Beatles were the perfect unit. They had charisma crossed with talent crossed with genius musical songwriting. They are the best popular songwriters of all time. Period. “In My Life” is brilliant. It’s astonishing. When you say one of The Beatles’ songs it may not be one of your favorite songs. Take “In My Life” and give it to Yes and that will be the best song they ever wrote. The Beatles’ worst song would be any other band’s dream song. In My Life – The Beatles JUNE/JULY DIGITAL EDITION 13