Mick Jagger Says the Beatles Were in a League of Their Own as Songwriters
The music of the 1960s continues to shape the sound of the industry today. During that decade, fans were entertained by iconic groups like The Zombies, The Yardbirds, The Animals, The Monkees, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, The Kinks, and the Beach Boys. But even with each group leaving a lasting mark on music, nothing compared to the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. Taking their stardom to heights never seen in history, Mick Jagger recently explained who he considered the most “prolific” songwriters of that time.
Recalling that historic decade of music, Jagger noted how no band, singer, or songwriter could compete with the talents of Paul McCartney and John Lennon. “They were the most prolific songwriters of that time. They wrote all these songs for themselves, which are all huge hits that were coming out all the time.”
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If completely dominating the music industry wasn’t enough, Jagger added how the two wrote songs for more than themselves. “They were writing and giving songs that they made as demos for all these disparate people, like Cilla Black and this one and that one — all had huge hits with songs which the Beatles wrote, including us.”
Source: Chris Piner/americansongwriter.com
