The Beatles became a big cultural phenomenon, from changes in hairstyles and fashion to reshaping the roles of women to the acceptance of drug use for creative purposes, they had a powerful role in the sixties. Their music had a big effect on mass consciousness and social trends. In February 1964, when the Beatles landed in New York City, Beatlemania took the country by storm and, within a year, the world. The Beatles went on to become the biggest entertainment act in history and brought rock music to a new level. Unlike the previous rockers, the Beatles soon revealed themselves to be more than just entertainers. As cultural icons and modernists, they would be willing to critique the past. The defining moment came in 1966 with a remark made by John Lennon at a time when public demand for the Beatles seemed insatiable. Concerning Christianity, Lennon said: "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue about that. I'm right, and I will be proved right. We're more......
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