Paul McCartney Places Beatles Breakup Squarely on John Lennon

I know Yoko wasn't part of the Beatles but she is a profoundly repulsive individual so I had to include her and she was Lennon's tick. Watch some of her music videos on YouTube. She has a bone dry sense of humor.

It's okay that the Beatles broke up. Me no care. Don't be a nostalgic old hippie. Who cares? They are a bunch of rich guys and one weird Asian chick who can make terrible music and be worshiped by fools, by posers, by wanna bees.

ringo should be knighted by the queen....but be careful with that sword ....watch out for that nose...

The Beatles were and will always be in our hearts....in our CD, DVD and MP3 players!! This is why they will never die. You cannot say that for most.

Who cares...it's over.....they were great then....and Paul is now......I was a fan back than...still have my Beatle cards....and I do remember reading it was John who wanted to leave but I could care less.....I love CCR to but it's over and never be again...

Many moons ago I saw The Beatles at Forest Hills Tennis sadium a first for the start of their concerts.Then two concerts at Shea the guys were in the prime of their lives.
As time moved on each went their own ways....... Single projects for Paul,John,George and Ringo.
Never to see them all together...........
Now Paul has himself out there doing what he loves best..The voice might not be there..but to the many who never got to see them in their prime..THIS IS IT.
The memories of THE BEATLES forever in our hearts.
Yeah..Yeah !!!!
Their music changed the music world.their songs are still sung by others.
It doesn't get any better then this.
ENJOY IT PAUL !!!
A very loyal fan

I love Paul McCartney and I cannot wait for his tours this summer.
I sure hope this is not gonna be the last one, but anyway I will not risk the chance to miss it ! See you out there everyone !!! www.ticketwebsitehq.com has some of the cheapest tickets on the market, just check them out, you will not regret it !

John stated in interviews that he wanted to quit the band in 1966 but he didn't have the guts to do it. He has stated in interviews that in 1969 he told the others he was leaving the band but to keep it quiet.

Paul, in a 1986 Rolling Stone interview said that after the Abbey Road sessions, John told him he was quitting the band. Paul stated that when he asked John why, John told him "I think you're daft (nuts)." So John made it clear he was quitting the band. Due to business and contractual reasons with Apple and Capitol records there was no official announcement at the time.

Since it WAS John's band after all, John felt he should be the one to make the official announcement. John was infuriated that Paul made the announcement of the breakup without consulting the others, in conjunction with the release of his solo album "McCartney." John forever held a grudge against Paul for doing this. John accused him of using the breakup announcement as a gimmick to help sell his album. Also, the the others had asked Paul to delay the release of his solo album until AFTER the release of the Let It Be album so the two wouldn't be competing against each other for sales. Paul ignored them and released his album anyway, causing resentment and hard feelings among the others.

Paul's actions can only be interpreted as giving the finger to the others! But he was DRIVEN to this by the others because they were so negative and unresponsive to anything he tried to do in the band. They others constantly rejected any ideas for projects he came up with. Yet offered none themselves.

If you watch the Let It Be movie, Paul is the ONLY one who does any talking, is involved and seems to care about what they doing. The others just mope about looking totally uninterested, like they are doing time in prison. It's like this in all the outtakes I've seen and heard too.

So it appears that Paul finally got fed up with the others bitching and moaning, nobody agreeing on anything so they could go forward, and all the games being played, and said, screw you guys!

Paul couldn't win no matter what he did. If he stayed the others made him out to be the bad guy. If he left they would claim he was the bad guy for leaving.

Anna: Doraher is almost entirely wrong. I don't know what you're smoking. But Paul has always said he wanted the band to continue. Always. He's always talked about how much it killed him to file suit. Read Many Years From Now, Paul's bio. Read Peter Doggett's You Never Give Me Your Money, which does a great job of showing that blame lay on all sides.

As for Paul making straightforward statements about the breakup, give me a break. Where, please show me, did John Lennon ever give a straight answer about any of this? He lied repeatedly in interviews, contradicting himself constantly. Where, show me, did John ever admit how much he sabotaged Paul in the final year of the band's history, as was documented in the 2009 Rolling Stone article and in Doggett's book? Paul pulled some crappy moves, too, no doubt. My point is that they were both behaving badly, manipulating things to their advantage.

But yet again, we have Spinner painting Paul as the villain, when all he did was repeat the commonly accepted version of events.

Nice hatchet job, Spinner. So a radio interviewer asks a question. Paul answers it, giving an answer that all Beatles fans know is the truth -- John wanted out -- and suddenly Paul is BLAMING Lennon? I don't know why I should be surprised by the music press once again painting Paul as the bad guy.

Oh and this snotty bit -- about Paul making an "unannounced speech" at the cirque de soleil show. You act like Paul grabbed a microphone and started talking out of the blue. He was the only Beatles there for the fifth anniversary of the show AND HE WAS ASKED TO SAY A FEW WORDS. Ringo sent a videotaped message, too, because he was on tour.