What If the Beatles' Breakup Was Actually Rock's Greatest Ending?
All good things, it’s been said, must come to an end. Even the Beatles.
Though John Lennon had informed his bandmates months earlier that he was leaving the group, the breakup of the Beatles did not become official until April 10, 1970, when Paul McCartney issued a press release stating he was no longer working with the fabulous foursome.
That release came after a whirlwind year in 1969 that saw McCartney, Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr record Abbey Road, which contains the final occasion all four members recorded together with its closing song, “The End,” and also Let It Be, the band’s final record, while also being filmed during rehearsals and writing sessions for the documentary Get Back.
In the midst of recording and being recorded, internal relationships in the band were tested as musical disagreements, arguments about finances and management, and Lennon’s heroin addiction became more prevalent.
Source: Evan Bleier /insidehook.com
