Completely agree the guy deserves respect today of all days...

Additionally, I also agree that the Beatles music is so varied & diverse in it's structure that it's safe to say that the music was a major influence in music and shaped some of what we hear today..

However, taken in context, musical competence, even assumed 'brilliance' to me doesn't warrant the idolatory status afforded to the band members.

Perhaps Mccartney is clouding my judgement, however it's also safe to say that, given the quality of the stuff he's produced solo, he cannot have been the greatest influence of the band.

What really bugs me is the way the same old tunes go around and around and around and get hailed as anthemic ??

Other influences include the Rolling Stones... Pink Floyd... Yes....Lou Reed... to name just a few... do we make gods of those guys ???? nah....

These arent my prefs... I like most music.... just needs a little bit of context when it comes to beatifying the Beatles thassall..