Musicisthegreatestthingwhichconnectspeopleallovertheworld.Ithasn’tnationalityorcitizenship.It’sacommonhumanproperty.TheBeatlesWhoarethey?Somemaysaythattheyarefouryounglong-hairedhooliganssingingprimitiverock’n’rolltunesTheothersmayputtheminthesamerankwiththegreatestcomposers,suchasMozart,BeethovenandBachStilltheothersmaycallthemoutstandingpacifists,philosophersandoptimistsTheyarefourboysfromLiverpool,whodecidedtoplayandsingtogether.15yearsofjointlifeandwork,severalconcertsatthegreatestTV-studios,concert-hallsandstadiumsoftheWorld,somemorethan200songsand……andthesuper-popularitywhichdoesn’tfadeawayaftersomanyyears…Rebelsandidols,clownsandvillains,magicians,quarrelersandspiritualleaders.Rebelsandidols,clownsandvillains,magicians,quarrelersandspiritualleaders…TheyareTHEBEATLES.Haveyouneverheardofthem?…It'salongwayfromlIverpooltolegend…JohnLennonwasjust17whenheformedhisfirstband,TheQuarrymen.In1957LennonmetPaulMcCartneyandinvitedhimtojoinhisgroupMcCartneyintroducedtoLennonhisfriendandformerclassmate,GeorgeHarrisonandhejoinedthegroupJohnLennonPaulMcCartneyGeorgeHarrisonPeteBestStuartSutcliffeIn1960drummerPeteBestandbassistStuSutcliffejoinedtothegroupPeteBestStuartSutcliffeTheywentthroughalotofnamesbeforesettlingonTheBeatles.Paul,John,PeteandGeorgeGeorge,StuandJohnTheQuarrymeninHamburg,1960InJune1962,afterStuhadgonethebandauditionedforParlophoneRecordsproducerGeorgeMartinRingoStarr,thedrummerofanotherpopularLiverpoolbandwasrecruitedtoreplaceBest.InSeptember,1962,theband'sfirstsingle,LoveMeDowasreleased,eventuallyreaching#17intheUK.Theirfirstalbum,PleasePleaseMewasreleasedintheUKinMarch1963.…Shelovesyou…yeahyeahyeah…shelovesyou…yeahyeahyeah…Theirsecondalbum,WithTheBeatlesbecameonlythesecondalbumevertosellamillioncopiesintheUKVeeJayRecordsobtainedtheUSrightstomostofthesongsfromPleasePleaseMeandreleasedthemonanalbumtitledIntroducing...TheBeatlesinJanuary1964.OnEdSullivan'sshowInNewZealandandAustraliatheirarrivalwasgreetedbyacrowdestimatedatmorethan300,000.ThefirstBeatlesmovie,AHardDay'sNightwasreleasedin1964.BeatlemaniaTheFabFourbecameMembersoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireTheBeatles'secondmovie,Help!cameoutin1965RevolverisconsideredtobeoneoftheBeatles'bestalbumsLennonsetoffahugewaveofrecordburningprotestswhenhesuggestedinaninterviewthatChristianityisdyingandthattheBeatlesaremorepopularthanJesusnow.InAugust1966,thebandmadewhatwouldturnouttobeitslastpublicperformancelastingbarelyoverahalfhour.Theirthirdfeaturefilm,MagicalMysteryTour,startin1967Thebandspentthefirstpartof1968inIndia,studyingtranscendentalmeditationunderthetutelageofMaharishiMaheshYogi.Thedoublealbum,calledTheWhiteAlbumwhichwasreleasedinNovember1968.Theband'slastperformancetogetheroutsidethestudiocameinJanuary1969.Theirlastrecordingsession(forAbbeyRoad)followedinAugust.InSeptember1969,Lennontoldthebandthathewasleaving.Theband'sbreakupwasannouncedinApril1970,amonthbeforeLetItBewasreleased.PaulMcCartneyformedabandcalledWingswithhiswife,LindaJohnLennonachievedgreatsuccessasasoloartist.Tragically,hewaskilledbyanobsessivefan,MarkDavidChapman,in1980.GeorgeHarrisonrecordedmanysoloalbumsovertheyears,anddiedofcancerin2001.Thisband,theirgreatmusicmeansalotforme.Andnotonlyforme.ManypeopleallovertheworldloveBeatles.SoIcansaywithsurethattheyarestillexistingbecausetheirmusicwillneverdie!