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“When I heard the Rolling Stones, they sounded like a bad high school band to me. I didn't get it”: Tommy Emmanuel explains how a love of Chet Atkins meant he initially struggled to understand The Rolling Stones and Beatles hype
Emmanuel now “loves” both bands, but back in the day it took him “a long time to appreciate them”