Is Justin Bieber the second coming of The Beatles? If you listen to the words of Usher, that very well may be the case. The R&B superstar -- who recently served as a mentor for an episode of "American Idol" -- recently shared his thoughts to MTV News on the "Baby" singer:
"You haven't seen the best of him. He is a pop craze like The Beatles. They started out as pure pop artists and look what they became over the years.
"Justin reminds me of myself at that age, only he's a much more talented musician than I was. He taught himself piano and guitar. I couldn't, so he has that advantage."
Justin certainly is bringing out the young fans on the same sort of level as the Paul, George, Ringo, and John did so many decades ago. Extra security is needed just about anywhere he goes -- as evidenced by the recent craze in Sydney, Australia.
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Heck No!!!...He is not the second coming of the Beatles...they were a band and, while Justin is a solo act second he should be compared to Elvis/Leif Garrett/Donny Osmond or Justin Timberlake...but not the Beatles...lol
I think he does have singing career...but it all depends on his fan base and if he can grow it...because he can't grow them past crying thirteen year old girls then he out of luck as he gets older.
I like you Justin Bieber as a friend ok.will you be my friend plase justin bieber.
Justin Bieber is so far in the closet, he can see Narnia.
HAHA LOL!!!
hahah thats laughable..the beatles took an entire globe by storm, girls were fainting and urinating themselves literally whne they saw them. their screams were so loud no one could hear their music, not even the band. no one will ever ever ever come close to the hysteria they brought wherever they went, especially not some id whos only fans are 14 year old girls and under..come on now the beatles literally changed the world.
well said
wooow justin bieber should NEVER be compared to The Beatles - EVER! they have more talent one pinkey toe than him. i don't think justin will be remembered in 100 years (or even 5). the Beatles will be remembered forever, and thats a fact.
I don't think Justin Bieber should be compared to Elvis either... This whole thing is hilariously stupid.
But what do you expect Usher to say? "Well, I guess this kid's okay but whatever. We'll forget about him in a couple of years"? Of course not.
...Comparing Justin Bieber with The Beatles?....NOOO...I really don't see justin taking it up a notch more then he is...Until we all find out how that turns in the future...but i mean come on....The Fab Four "Beatles" Seem to have a slight difference in there music...justin's kinda got some lil hip-hop here....would rather compare him with someone else then the fab four...
Every new act that comes out for the last 30 or 40 years have been compared to The Beatles and for the last 30 or 40 years all those acts have been forgotten.That`s a fact.
Some people hate Justin Bieber but everyone loved The Beatles.
no unlike justin bieber the beatles wrote most of their songs and unless justin bieber learns how to do that he'll never even close to them
I dont think you should compare justin bieber and beatles
Actually im a teenage girl and I like justin and beatles but I dont really like when people compare them caouse i like both
and beatles is a band and justin isnt so dont compare a band and someone who sings solo
I think justin bieber will be remind like 10-20 years its what i think i like beatles but i like justin more and its almost only teenage girls who like him and i think hes fans will remember him forever but not others
His fans will remember him like this AND I QUOTE: "Man I was such an idiot to thinking i liked that stupid kid!" And 10 years MAX rememberence.
LOL!!!
THE BEATLES ARE THE GREATEST BAND EVER! JUSTIN BIEBER IS A STUPID F@G, ''second coming of the beatles'' give me a break, only a stupid F@G would believe that.
EXACTLY!
I think he is on the somewhere near the popularity the beatles had in 1964. In 1964.
Oh, no. Not even clost the the popularity of The Beatles. You do a google serch of Beatlemania, not even close.
There's only one act that will near the Beatles' excellence, and that is Oasis. Justin Bieber will be forgotten in 10 years.
Ok let's say thus, the beatles I think had some weird songs but they were still good. As for Justin beiber? NO WAY
Ok lets say this the beatles may have had some weird songs bu they were still good, as for Justin beiber, NO WAY
Even if The Beiber boy was as good as the beatles, he cannot be compared with The Beatles, it's hard to achive their Iconic status, not in such a short time anyway.
Is this what music (I refuse to call it industry) has to offer? Porridge mistaken with lamb stew?
NOOOOO! JUSTIN BIEBER WILL NEVER EVER BE LIKE THE BEATLES. THE BEATLES DIDN'T USE AUTOTUNE ON THEIR VOICE OR LIP SINC. YOU KNOW WHY???? BECAUSE THEY HAD TALENT. OH, AND THEY ALSO WROTE THEIR OWN MUSIC. JUSTIN BIEBER IS A FAKE WHO HAS MUSIC WRITTEN FOR HIM AND HE STINKS. HE'S NOT EVEN A PEACE ACTIVIST OR A VEGETARIAN AND DOES NOTHING ACCEPT BE FAKE. YOU CAN'T EVEN COMPARE HIM TO THE BEATLES. HE EATS AT MCCDONALD'S A LOT AND EVERYONE KNOW PAUL MCCARTNEY DOES NOT LIKE THAT PLACE BECAUSE THEY SLAUGHTER INNOCENT ANIMALS FOR NO REASON AND STUPID BIEBER EATS THEM. USHER IS A RETARDED RAPPER WHO PROMOTES VIOLENCE, I MEAN IF HE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE BEATLES HE WOULD KNOW THAT ALL OF THEM, ESPECIALLY JOHN AND PAUL ARE PEACE ACTIVISTS. BIEBER= 100% FAKE, UNORIGINAL, USELESS BEATLES= 100% REAL, ORIGINAL, AND USEFULL
HAHAHA that's funny. Beiber will never ever be able to be compared to the Beatles. Music is crap these days.
Hell No The Beatles Will Always Live On And Inspire People And Beaver Will Loose His Fame When He Hits Puberty.
NOT AT ALL!!!!!!!!!! He's just a stupid pop phase, like the Jonas Brothers, people tried to compare them to the Beatles as well. All his fans are 9-16 year old girls, average, maybe an older strangler here and there, but not THE BEATLES. The Beatles evolved and lived on after they broke up, he'll fail once his voice changes, if that EVER happens, or once his current fans grow up and get over him, because by then he'll be " too old" for the younger generation.
plus. the Beatles (especially Paulie!! lol) had BOY fans too! they had both!! And the boys took a long time in the bathroom to make up their hair like Paul's! (in 1963)
And beer has ONLY girls!! And this article didn't list the Beatles in the correct order...=( its JOHN PAUL GEORGE RINGO!
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He's nothing like the Beatles. The only similarity is that there are crazed girls after him. But keep in mind, lots of people ridicule and make fun of him. The majority of people who are not young, impressionable girls ridicule him.
Huh... all four members of the Beatles were so much better-looking than this "Bieber" kid anyway...
u r soooooooooooo cute,hansme.also u r soooooooooooooooo posh& u also has kissable lipz tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
frm pasi ,sri lanka
he's nothing like beatles,also e pies who r tellin u beatless z realy nutz :).u r toooooooooooooooooooooooooooomuch cute.
frm pasi, sri lanka
no never. but usher only promotes him because he gets half of justin profits but the beatles songs impact everybodys life all have true meanings and help people get threw hard times
The Beatles- 4 extremely talented musicians, they helped form rock and pop when both genre's were both becoming popular and at the same time their musicianship helped change music in every way shape and form, and are considered possibly the greatest band of all time, and most likely are the most commercially succesful band ever, i mean come one, itunes was begging to have the beatles. They sang about love, peace, war, taxes, and every other topic you can think of
Justin Beiber- can only sing in his falsetto, and about how girls hurt his feelings
Beatles= epic win
Beiber= pathetic failiure
The Beatles were the greatest band of all time. Usher obviously does not know enough about the Beatles to compare them to Justin Bieber. The Beatles changed the world, and are still recognized as the greatest for 50 years. Paul McCartney still fills stadiums wherever he goes all over the world as a 70 year old man. Bieber will not be filling stadiums singing "Baby" as a 70 year old.
Hahahaha... Now I have a mental image of a 70-year-old Justin Bieber singing "Baby" in front of a large group of people... xDDD
Thanks for making my day xD
& I agree with everything you said.
okay one: No he will never EVER or shouldn't be EVER compared to the BEATLES! The Beatles would always win! Second: the beatles were four guys who could play instruments and not some kid who plays like shit. Third: Beatles wrote their own songs. Fourth: The Beatles have fans from kid age to elders age now a days! Paul even said that when I was at a concert of his last year and he says how great it was to see kids to teens to adults to elders there to enjoy his music. While Justin beiber just attracts teens
justin beaver? who is that??? i mean justin compares to the beatles? no!!!!! way beyond compared to the beatles! beatles were beatles. you can't beat the beatles! beatles are forever! believe me beaver will be forgotten 2 years from now on. beaver zero talent.haha! maybe you we shoul compare beaver to eminems chocolate. that he last 2 years. and people forgot him.beatles forever! their type of clothes, styles,hairstyles, beard,the way they sang,played guitar,their looked. no one can beat them.
what happened to the music these days. i don't like futuristic sounds.
i asked my friend who is better justin beaver or the beatles? he said that justin beaver and i punched him! he is not my friend anymore. he is a gay beaver fanatic! kick all the gays in the world!!!!!
beatles are forever! justin will be forgotten 2 years from now on! that beaver gay man will not be victorious!
look at the hair of justin. compare it to the beatles! we should not compare it to the beatles! beatles hair were the best. justin hair is gay hair!
NO.
Nah.. Well i can see how they're similar.... but... seriously... the BEATLES?! come on... that's insane. :D
And people.. just chill... when ur hating on justin bieber u sound really pathetic. honestly.
Please tell me this is a joke...
The Beatles were good-looking and talented. Not to mention they revolutionalized rock music as a whole.
What has Bieber done? Make people want to chop their ears off..?
When Bieber is still being talked about and loved 40 years into the future, THEN you can compare them.
But not until then. Okay?
OMG, THE BEATLES <33
But wait... Justin Bieber? Who is she..?
Beiber sucks and his music is terrible. Comparing him to the Beatles is like comparing a two year old's drawing to the Mona Lisa.
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