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He said that The Beatles were 'bigger than Jesus'. Meaning more popular than Jesus, not greater beings. He wasn't saying it was a good thing, but commenting on the state of the Christian religion in the UK. It was misinterpreted in the USA.
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Which of these rock stars once made headlines by saying that his band was More Popular Than Jesus?
John Lennon
Did Mark David Chapman shooting John Lennon have anything to do with the song Imagine?
Mark David Chapman planned to murder John Lennon because he was angry about a statement that Lennon made about The Beetles being more popular than Jesus.
Was John Lennon a 49'ers fan?
John Lennon was British. He did not watch American football. He was more of an artsy person than a sports person.
What did John Lennon say that offended some Americans?
"Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock and roll or Christianity."-John Lennon-a
About john Lennons friends?
John Lennon had only few friends who died no one knows about them than John Lennon.
Who is more famous Shrek or John Lennon?
Nobody has claimed that Shrek's band is more popular than Jesus.
John Lennon stated that in America The Beatles had become more popular than who?
A: Jesus
John Lennon started that in America the Beatles had become more popular than who?
Lennon stated that the Beatles were becoming more famous then Jesus Christ. This is not true offcourse.
Who made the controversial remark that we are more popular than Jesus?
John Lennon of the Beatles said that about the Beatles.
Who is more famous John Lennon or David Beckham?
David Beckham is more famous than John Lennon.
Which of these rock stars once made headlines by saying that his band was More Popular Than Jesus?
John Lennon
Did Mark David Chapman shooting John Lennon have anything to do with the song Imagine?
Mark David Chapman planned to murder John Lennon because he was angry about a statement that Lennon made about The Beetles being more popular than Jesus.
Who is more famous john Lennon or little Wayne?
John Lennon's little wang is more famous than Little Wayne.
Who said were more popular than jesus?
John Lennon said it during an interview March 4th 1966 with the London Evening Standard.
What song was John Lennon most recognized for?
Most people associate "Imagine" with John Lennon more than any other of his songs.
What were the succeses and failoures of the john Lennon controversy in 1966?
In datebook magazine he claimed that he was more popular than jesus Christ and his band stopped touring
Who is more famous John Lennon or Incredible Hulk?
John Lennon- his music is famous throughout the world and has been for decades, whereas The Incredible Hulk is a 1970s invention of Marvel Comics and, despite being a famous fictional superhero, is not as ingrained into global cultural history or awareness as Lennon is.
