Exclusive | How 'the fifth Beatle' Brian Epstein made the Fab Four 'bigger than Elvis'
Briefly

In 1961, Brian Epstein, while managing the record department at NEMS in Liverpool, was introduced to The Beatles through a customer requesting their single "My Bonnie." This encounter led him to see their performance at the Cavern Club, marking a transformative moment for both Epstein and the band. Despite having no management experience, Epstein instinctively felt The Beatles possessed a unique magic and charisma, and he proposed to manage them. This chance meeting and Epstein’s belief in them were crucial to elevating The Beatles from their humble beginnings to global superstardom, as illustrated in the biopic "Midas Man."
"He had some kind of X-ray vision and X-ray hearing. He's hearing it, and he's looking at it, and he sees magic. These guys had something."
"He just instinctively, intuitively senses there's something here, and there may be a mission for him."
Read at New York Post
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