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October 12, 2008
McCartney broke up Beatles at Scottish retreat
A new book called The Beatles in Scotland claims the singer-songwriter broke up the band while at his home in Kintyre
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All of the Beatles wanted out by the end. It wasn't any one member's fault. It was a combination of factors -- burnout, business problems, Allen Klein, the death of Brian Epstein. They outgrew The Beatles and wanted to do individual projects. Imagine living in that fishbowl existence.
Gordon Ovenshine , Seven Fields, Pa. , USA
John Lennon made every attempt to destroy the Beatles by teaming up with Yoko Ono in 1969 to record advantgarde rubbish that nobody was interested in. It was Lennon who walked out on the Beatles after they had recorded Abbey Road in Sep 1969 never to return. Paul tried to keep the Beatles together
David Edwards, Manchester, United Kingdom
Let's face it - John, George & Ringo didn't want to make the hard, public decision to end the ride. I Love all The Beatles, but Paul was the glue that had them hold on as long as they did. Then he did what anyone in an intolerable situation would do. Draw the line in the sand.
Maturity has its cost
Ray Whitaker, Oak Bluffs, United States
I don't believe it! John put the first nail in the coffin when he
started bringing Yoko Ono to recording sessions.
None of his fellow bandmates were happy with this arrangement. Paul was shocked and depressed when The Beatles finally split. in 1969.By then they had grown apart.
Penny Owen, Auckland, New ZEALAND
John left the band 9 months before this happened, but the law suit was important because it served to make it more difficultt for the band to get back together. True, they were not Gods, but their music was a gift of Him. We are all poorer because of the loss of Beatle music.
Tidsch, Topeka, USA
Eyewitness accounts of Paul thinking about breaking up The Beatles or maybe Macca wrote it in big letters on the beack. 'I'm going to break up The Beatles'.
I can't wait to see the pictures....
Michael, London,
What a BIG surprise!!
All books I've read (and I'm a huge Beatle fan) agree that it was John Lennon who split up The Beatles, but he didn't disclose urged by manager Allen Klein in order to get a royalties improvement from EMI.
Paul quit and made it public once John and George had already gone.
Henry, Madrid, Spain
This is the sort of 'Loch Ness Monster sighting' story that the Scottish Tourist Board usually puts oout at the start of the tourist season !!!
john, oxford, england
Who cares? Their break up didn't mean the world was coming to an end. As much as I like them they were NOT God. What a pointless article when there is so much else going on in the world right now.
anna, adelaide, australia
You think this is earth shattering news..??? Good people this is public knowledge...Read any credible Beatles Biography or even Paul's Autobiography and he explains in detail what happened..I think the authors of this book are caught in a time warp or something...wake up ... '!!!
Matt Doran, Brooklin, Canada
this was portrayed in the movie "Linda McCartney".
paul, vancouver, can
This is the stupidest thing I've ever read. Paul McCartney has spoken about this MANY times. That it has never been revealed is a total lie. Even a bad tv movie, The Linda McCartney Story made right after her death, showed a scene at his farm where he makes the decision to sue.
Susan, New York, USA