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Look, I wasn't saying the Beatles are better than God or Jesus. I said 'Beatles' because it's easy for me to talk about Beatles. I could have said TV or the cinema, motor cars or anything popular and I would have gotten away with it.

John Lennon

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John Lennon
Age: 40 †
Born: 1940
Born: October 9
Died: 1980
Died: December 8
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