'They're the greatest': Paul McCartney admits he prefers The Everly Brothers to The Beatles

Paul McCartney has admitted he holds The Everly Brothers in higher esteem than his own band The Beatles.

The singer, 79, made the shocking remark in his latest book The Lyrics - while adding that the John Lennon had been heavily influenced by the late two-piece as well.

He wrote: 'The biggest influence on John and Me was The Everly Brothers. To this day, I just think they're the greatest. And they were different.

'You'd heard barbershop quartets, you'd heard the Beverley Sisters - three girls - you'd all heard that.

'But just two guys, two good-looking guys? So we idolised them. We wanted to be them,' the Hey Jude hitmaker concluded.

The Everly Brothers - consisting of Phil and Don - hold the record for the most top 100 singles by any duo in history.

Source: Callum Wells/dailymail.co.uk

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