John Lennon kunnioitti Elvistä joka avasi uuden musiikin aikakauden - myös Beatlesille. The King of Rock and Roll.

John Lennon's quote, "Before Elvis, there was nothing," was a statement of his profound influence by Elvis Presley on his own musical development and the Beatles' formation. It doesn't literally mean there was no music before Elvis, but rather that Elvis's music, particularly his rock and roll, was a groundbreaking force for Lennon's generation in the 1950s