If the Beatles Started Today, Would They Use Guitars or AI?

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When we think of the Beatles, perhaps the most iconic image is of four young men in suits singing and strumming guitars. When they burst onto the scene in America in 1964, guitar sales exploded; boys started buying them because they wanted that same look, that same attention. The guitar wasn’t just an instrument; it was a ticket to fame and a physical extension of a new kind of creative power.

So, if the Beatles started today, would they use guitars? Would George Martin tell them to ditch the Rickenbackers and work with algorithms? Would Brian Epstein have them focus purely on visual presentation?

I’m not worried, the sky isn’t falling and I don’t believe the musical world is coming to an end. Why? Because the only music that creates a lasting connection is something made from human blood, sweat, and tears. Real music is real because it has flaws. It has the imperfections that come from four young men trying to stay in time with each other, trying to nail a harmony, trying to capture lightning in a bottle before the tape runs out.

The magic of the Beatles wasn’t just the notes; it was the way John’s rhythm guitar locked in with Paul’s bass, or the way Ringo’s drumming propelled them forward with deceptive simplicity. It was the creative friction—the happy accidents. You can hear it on Please Please Me, recorded in a single day while John had a terrible cold. You can hear it on the rooftop concert, where they played in the freezing wind on subpar equipment and delivered something transcendent anyway.