Despite being perhaps the most lauded and iconic musical group in history, the Beatles had a short and tempestuous life. By the end of the 60s the group was already fraying at the seams. Bickering was the norm, though the death knell had not sounded. It was all the same eminent. As 69 became 70, each Beatle was already looking for greener musical pastures. No one had made a commitment to continue forward, or even to making one more recording together. It merely required someone to put the words to the thickening atmosphere. So McCartney did so. Truthfully, they were not definitive words. Paul gave a Spring interview, wherein he described taking a break from the Beatles for personal reasons, as well as to advance a solo career. He said he was unsure whether the split was just for a time, destined to be permanent. Nonetheless, it created a wellspring of deep doubt among a Beatles-thirsty public. It also created friction among the four. Lennon responded in a print interview, accusing McCartney of not getting it all his own way, rather like a pouty child. With tempers escalating the group officially dissolved their business interests by the end of the year.
Key Takeaways:
- The latter part of the 60s found the “Fab Four” bickering, fraying at the seams and generally working through how to finally break up for good.
- By the early 70s each member of the band had their own musical pursuits outside of the Beatles. .
- Nor were there any iron-clad plans to record together as a group once the 60s came to a close. .
“That all changed on April 10, 1970, when an ambiguous Paul McCartney “self-interview” was seized upon by the international media as an official announcement of a Beatles breakup.”
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