'Scared' John Lennon knew The Beatles would break up after tragedy struck
The Beatles broke up in 1970 after releasing their 13th and final album, Let It Be. The band had been having a lot of problems in the years that preceded, with incessant arguing and even lawsuits filed against one another. But John Lennon knew the heartbreaking split was coming years before it actually happened.
Lennon felt the band's days were numbered from August 27, 1967, when Brian Epstein died.
Epstein was the band's manager, and the man who discovered The Beatles down a dusty alleyway in Liverpool, UK. He pushed them to change their look, replaced their drummer with Ringo Starr, and got them their first number-one singles. He was extremely close with every member of the band - particularly Lennon - so when he died in 1967 the Fab Four were devastated.
Epstein was found dead at his home aged 32. He suffered a combined alcohol and barbiturate overdose. The death was ruled accidental.
Lennon spoke candidly about learning of Epstein's death, and what he felt it meant for the band.
Source: Callum Crumlish/express.co.uk
