# The 1964 song that made Rick Rubin fall in love with music: “Proof of the existence of God”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1964-song-that-made-rick-rubin-fall-in-love-with-music-proof-of-the-existence-of-god/
- Published: 2026-07-27T15:47:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-27T22:49:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1964-song-that-proved-god-was-real-for-rick-rubin/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- The Beatles’ ‘Rock and Roll Music’ sparked Rubin’s early love of music.
- He first heard the 1964 recording at about four years old.
- Rubin regards The Beatles as uniquely transcendent.

## Summary

Rick Rubin said hearing The Beatles’ 1964 cover of Chuck Berry’s ‘Rock and Roll Music’ as a small child made him fall in love with music. The producer described the experience as electrifying and said it helped inspire the lifelong musical sensibility behind his work across hip-hop, rock and other genres.

Rubin, who was about four when he first heard the track, recalled its rhythm making him dance uncontrollably. He has called The Beatles “proof of the existence of God”, arguing that their music transcends its origins as the work of four musicians from Liverpool.

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