Recommendations of the Editorial team
In January 1969, the Beatles had played one of the most iconic concerts in the history of rock music on the roof of the Apple building in London. But only a short time later John Lennon explained to his colleagues not to feel like having no more in the band.
The official end initially remained secret. Until April 10, 1970. The British newspapers headlined: “Paul Quits The Beatles.” Just a day earlier, Macca had sent a message to various editorial offices in which his solo album “McCartney” reported and at the same time indicated that he had left the Beatles. In addition to John Lennon, George Harrison had already made clear that it would not go on for him.
The Beatles, they had become very independent and sometimes cumbersome artists from a child -headed quartet. The end came in installments and was certainly initiated by the death of the Beatles manager Brian Epstein in 1967. After that, in addition to creative flights of heights, uncertainty and argument ruled.
Paul McCartney interviewed himself
Of course, the fact that McCartney garnished the announcement of the FAB Fouur with a kind of self-interview for the press and an undisguised advertising for his (still lasting) solo career has a taste. Before that, however, the world was able to prepare for the changed conditions with the film “Let It Be” – and even got a look after the glorious swan singing “Abbey Road” with an album of the same title.
Who was to blame for the most famous music formation in the world? “It’s just a band that goes apart. It’s not the end of the world,” said John Lennon afterwards. The Beatles members succeeded-hardly surprisingly-in their own way.