Three lads from Liverpool - John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison - came together at a time of great cultural fluidity in 1960 (with bit players Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best), absorbed and recapitulated American rock ‘n’ roll and British pop history unto that point, hardened into a razor sharp unit playing five amphetamine-fueled sets a night in the tough port town of Hamburg, Germany, returned to Liverpool, found their ideal manager in Brian Epstein and ideal producer in George Martin, added the final piece of the puzzle when Ringo Starr replaced Best on drums, and released their first single in the U.K., “Love Me Do/P.S. The Beatles are the archetype: there is no term in the language analogous to “Beatlemania.” Almost miraculously, they embodied the apex of the form artistically, commercially, culturally and spiritually at just the right time, the tumultuous ’60s, when music had the power to literally change the world (or at least to give the impression that it could, which may be the same thing). The Beatles are unquestionably the best and most important band in rock history, as well as the most compelling story. I owed it to all my fans and the Italians.Ī purely subjective list of the groups that changed music forever At well past 39 years of age I can still keep everyone else in line.ġ0. Becoming a father has given me exceptional motivation.ĩ. Aprilia and Piaggio are my second family.Ĩ. I will never stop thanking Ducati for their refusal to sign me in 2009.ħ. Enzo Ferrari was wrong, in a big way… ( Referring to the F1 constructor, who famously said “When a driver becomes a father, he loses one second a lap”).Ħ. I have the hottest chick as my companion, and this helps! ( Eleonora Pedron, ex-Miss Italia)ĥ.

I am the first Italian to win a 250cc world championship with an Italian bike (Aprilia) and I wanted to be the first Italian to win in SBK with an Italian bike (Aprilia).Ĥ. I am the first Italian in SBK history to win the world title.ģ. I’ve been chasing a fifth star for a long time.Ģ.

When he accepted the trophy he was wearing a t-shirt with a fifth star for this, his fifth World Championship, on the front and 10 reasons for his victory on its back.

Yesterday at Imola, Max Biaggi won the 2010 SBK World Championship aboard an Aprilia RSV4.

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