Beatles' 'Abbey Road' Breakup Secrets Revealed 50 Years On
New revelations are emerging on how the Beatles broke up after the Abbey Road album 50 years ago.
A definitive new book, with publication to coincide with the new Abbey Road 50th anniversary album, shatters myths about the end of the quartet. As reported, the 11th studio album by the group is out on September 27 with dozens of extra tracks and unheard outtakes.
The Beatles have sold more than 800 million albums worldwide, the most successful band in history. John Lennon’s heroin addiction, which sometimes kept him out of the studio, was far more of an issue than Yoko Ono’s constant presence when the couple was there, according to the Beatles historian Kenneth Womack. Contrary to many reports, Lennon did not hate the long Abbey Road Medley that was created mainly by Paul McCartney and the producer George Martin. Far from ending in total acrimony, Lennon even suggested another album offering four songs each to himself, McCartney and George Harrison, and even two to Ringo Starr “if he wants them.”
Source: Forbes
