Every time I\u2019m interviewed, I\u2019m asked the same question: \u201cWhat is it that keeps the phenomenon of The Beatles going and going and going?\u201d And if you can explain it, you\u2019re a better man or woman than I.<\/p>\n
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We all know the music\u2019s unparalleled. The sheer diversity and depth of Beatles\u2019 music (not to mention the incredible beauty of it) cannot be rivaled. But I don\u2019t think the music alone would stir as much emotion as The Beatles do 50 years after the fact.<\/p>\n
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And yes, the boys are wonderfully unique\u2026witty, urbane, and talented in so many other areas besides music! They are gifted writers, artists, actors, and activists. So that\u2019s another piece of the puzzle that makes them exceptional.<\/p>\n
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But I think one reason that they continue to affect lives and change lives is that they taught us (and are still teaching us) lessons we\u2019ll never forget. Here, for example, are 10 of the most important things that we all learned from The Beatles:<\/p>\n
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1. Love is all you need.
\n2. Life is very short, and there\u2019s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.
\n3. Money can\u2019t buy me love. (and in a later song, \u201cLove is the one thing that money can\u2019t buy.\u201d)
\n4. Tomorrow may rain, so I\u2019ll follow the sun.
\n5. \u2026love is to share.
\n6. No one, I think, is in my tree.
\n7. I get by with a little help from my friends.
\n8. Pride can hurt you, too. Apologize.
\n9. It\u2019s getting better all the time! (Can\u2019t get much worse!)
\n10. Give peace a chance.<\/p>\n
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And so many more. (Help! me by adding them in your comments. I know I\u2019m missing some of the best!)<\/p>\n
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The Beatles, quite frankly, taught us all. And they cleverly used \u201cmusic-instruction\u201d which imbeds a lesson in one\u2019s memory in a powerful way that no other form of learning can. Still today in 2015, the lads are teaching people ages 2-92 about what really matters and what does not. Expression and freedom matter. Lives, all lives, matter. And love\u2026love matters. It was and is their bottom line.<\/p>\n
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For years they\u2019ve been our beloved mentors and guides, and with them we \u201chave memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.\u201d That, I believe, is the best part of their magic. Let it be.<\/p>\n
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