How much alike those two have grown over the years. Now it's hard to know who influenced whom. Hindsight muddies the waters, rather than clears them. Where there was once a band called the Beatles with a leader named John, there is now a legend based on ever-shifting patterns of creative tension. Despite the fact that it's in the past, we can't seem to fix that movement in time.
Different factions provide different interpretations.
John was the guiding light. Paul was the innovator. George was the spiritual center. George had a talent for borrowing. Paul was a prevaricating diplomat.