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Does Zakk Let It Be or Let It Bleed? Read on and find out (© Tim Mosenfelder/Corbis)

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OK, last question. It's the one that's split up friendships, has divided families -

"I am ready."

The Beatles or The Stones - and why?

"Oh, you gotta go both, man. I mean, if you're going musicianship-wise and for the technically, it's The Beatles. But if you're going for the grit and the dirt, you gotta go Stones. See, this isn't a real contest, 'cause they're both winners right out of the gate.

"Of course, Barbaranne gives it to The Stones for the hotness factor. Myself? I always thought Ringo had a great ass. A lot of people never noticed that 'cause he sat behind the throne, but I see these things. I'm tuned in. [laughs]

"Seriously, though. This is one of those things that you can't choose. They're both so devastatingly wonderful. It's like trying to decide between air and water - you need both. You can't survive with just one.

"The Stones were like The Beatles' little brothers. The Beatles would knock the door down and The Stones would come in right behind 'em"

"It's funny, though - The Beatles had Let It Be? Then The Stones had Let It Bleed. The Beatles had Sgt Pepper? The Stones had Her Satanic Majesty's Request. The Stones were like The Beatles' little brothers. The Beatles would knock the door down and The Stones would come in right behind 'em. 'Oh, it's OK to do this now? Thanks, guys. Thanks for showing us the way.'"

You're playing it down the middle, and that's cool. But if you had to pick one record for that proverbial desert island -

"I know where you're going with this...I can't take one record by The Beatles and one by The Stones?"

Nope. One record. It's either one by The Beatles or one by The Stones.

"Hmmm…this is hard. And I can't take a greatest hits thing or a box set?"

Zakk, c'mon. One band, one record. Am I going to have to beat you at arm-wrestling again?

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