People didn't think that the Beatles' fame would last very long, which is why so many stupid questions were asked during the early part of the Beatles' career. The reporters must have regretted not asking something more serious.
2/7/1964 JFK Airport
Q: "Does all that hair help you sing?"
PAUL:
"What?"
Q: "Does all that hair help you sing?"
JOHN:
"Definitely. Yeah."
Q: "You feel like Sampson? If you lost your
hair, you'd lose what you have? 'It'?"
JOHN: "Don't know. I don't
know."
PAUL: "Don't know."