Who is better between John Lennon and Paul McCartney?

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Last Updated : Dec 16 2014 | 6:40 PM IST

Canadian TV personality Matt Schichter tried to answer who was better between John Lennon and Paul McCartney with the help of his documentary.

Schichter approached 550 actors and musicians over a decade with an intention to answer the Beatles binary curveball in one word only, News.com.au reported.

It was observed that people Lennon usually didn't hesitate but many who opted for McCartney felt compelled to explain themselves.

A sample of Team Lennon includes Aaron Paul, Arctic Monkeys, David Byrne, Florence Welch, Gary Oldman, Justin Bieber, Kevin Spacey, Lady Gaga, LL Cool J, Morgan Freeman. Robert DeNiro, Sylvester Stallone, Sam Smith, Daniel Johns and guitarist Slash.

Dwayne Johnson, Ellie Goulding, Fall Out Boy, Franz Ferdinand, fun, Hanson, Selena Gomez, JJ Abrams, Katy Perry, Miss Piggy, Pete Townshend and Psy supported McCartney.

Therefore, the most popular responses to Schichter's decade-long poll showed that 282 people voted for John Lennon, whereas Paul McCartney got 196 votes in his kitty.

50 people did not give any answer, 15 people opted for George Harrison, 4 went for Ringo Starr, Jimi Hendrix got 1 vote, Lou Reed and Oasis got 1 vote each.

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First Published: Dec 16 2014 | 6:26 PM IST

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