Why Paul McCartney Became Exasperated During the 'Abbey Road' Sessions
By the late 1960s, The Beatles probably came to expect that someone in the band would walk out during a recording session. When Ringo ditched the group for weeks after tense days making The White Album, it served as a warning sign.
While recording “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” for the same album, John Lennon stormed out of the studio after being driven nuts by the endless takes. Next up was George Harrison, who left the band for close to two weeks during the Let It Be sessions. By then, it didn’t seem like a fluke.
Yet Paul McCartney had managed to keep his cool through most of those years. Making Abbey Road in mid-’69, Paul seemed especially determined to see the group through one more record.
But it wouldn’t be easy. After John declined to play or sing on “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” Paul began getting frustrated. It boiled over a few weeks later while recording John’s “Come Together.”
Source: cheatsheet.com
