The Beatles in My Life (I Love Them More)

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I have a confession to make: I didn’t know about The Beatles until I was in 5th grade.

I grew up with Paul McCartney and was obsessed with his (at the time, vinyl) album All the Best, so I was rather familiar with Paul, Linda, and Wings. I’d also grown up listening to Beatles songs on the Lite FM station but I’d never actually paid attention to who they were. But I would know Paul if I heard him.

One day as I’m talking about my obsession with Paul McCartney and his music, a classmate looks at me funny and says sarcastically, “Um, you do know he was part of a huge band called The Beatles, right?”

That revelation changed my life. Continue reading “The Beatles in My Life (I Love Them More)”