I started listening to Ricky Nelson an Brian Hyland. Then came the Motown sound, loved the Temtations. But when the Beatles came to the US I was begging my Mom to buy me a guitar. These guys took us all by storm after I saw them at Shea Stadiumn it was all she wrote, sadly there was no one in my area that taught guitar so I never really learned till self taught CD's came out. NOW.....I have GT its like heaven. An one more minor thing..........PAUL MC IS STILL HERE!!!!! Linda P