The Beatles introduced me to music. They were the first band I recognized as being 'a band', you know what I mean? I was probably only 6 or so but I realize that these songs I liked were by the same 4 guys and I wanted to listen to more of their stuff. Yes, there were others before them, starting with guys like Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis (and Big Band / Swing before that) but pop music wasn't pop music before them and it would never be the same again.