In the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, rock and roll was the music composed by the devil himself that turned men towards violence and made women loose. It appealed to the masses and took few risks.

But when The Beatles began to mature as a band, everything changed.

Their message turned from ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ to ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’; from ‘Help’ to ‘Revolution’ to ‘Revolution #9.’

The most amazing aspect of The Beatles is their musical arc that went from commercial rock and roll lite to heavy, complex art that pushed the boundaries of recording studios. But their time together produced all kinds of amazing and ridiculous artifacts and moments, like the ‘Paul is dead’ conspiracy, several hilarious feature films, stampedes of screaming girls, and innovations in the studio with producers like George Martin and Phil Spector.

It’s amazing the band hasn’t yet been coopted as a crime-fighting team of superheroes. There was Paul, who can ambidextrously play dozens of instruments, John, who became a political revolutionary, George, who combined his music with his faith to spread the doctrines of love and peace, and Ringo … who was really good at being Ringo (John once famously mused that Ringo wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles).

But as great as they were, their differences led them apart. John and Paul began to constantly bicker in the recording studio. George, who was responsible for the incredible songs ‘Something,’ ‘Here Comes the Sun,’ and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps,’ was constantly getting creatively squeezed out. Ringo was being Ringo.

People often wear a Beatles tattoo because their music symbolizes deep meaning within their own personal lives. Because their music is so diverse, that symbolism could be just about anything. The Beatles managed to put their finger on something that manages to touch just about everyone emotionally. Crystalize your love of the band with a Beatles tattoo.