Calling an artist or band ‘the biggest since the Beatles’ has been a thing for as long as The Beatles became a thing themselves, and Taylor Swift has had that label attached to her several times over the past few years.

The Beatles’ Ringo Starr is singing Taylor Swift’s praises, even suggesting that she is at the popularity level of his own legendary band. When asked whether Swift, 34, and her musical empire is the “closest thing” to Beatlemania for this generation,

In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, Ringo Starr reveals who he believes to be the modern-day equivalent of Beatlemania.

Ringo Starr believes Taylor Swift's popularity is the "closest thing" to Beatlemania for this generation. The 84-year-old drummer - who starred in the Beatles alongside John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison - can see similarities between the fanaticism that surrounded the legendary band and Taylor's loyal fans.

I was actually thinking about Taylor Swift and her relationship to her young fans. It’s sort of a sisterly thing. And I was imagining talking to one of t