My Favorite Beatle

I've always been amazed by people who don't recognize how influential the Beatles were. I'm certain the world would be a radically different place had the Beatles not existed. I've frequently been asked which Beatle is my favorite? I jokingly respond "Yoko, of course!" In reality, my favorite Beatle is George Martin. What? George Martin? You mean George Harrison... right? Uh, no... I mean the Beatles' extraordinary producer George Martin, without whom, the four Liverpoolians would have been less than fab. Sir George Martin is to the Beatles, what icing is to the cake. The Beatles would have been good without Martin, but he made them great.