if yoko did'nt show up,do you think the beatles could have stayed much longer as a band?

Answer 1

From what I understood, she was disruptive and caused problems with the group. So, I would say that they would have stayed together longer.

Answer 2

The most revealing historical document is the film (and discarded footage) from the ill-fated 'Let It Be' sessions filmed in Twickenham. Clearly a lot of tension was building in the band, which Yoko, to be fair, was not involved in. John was resenting Paul's growing artistic control of the Beatles; George was struggling to find his own voice against the dominance of John and Paul; Ringo was slightly bewildered by the whole bitterness. Look at many post-Beatles interviews where the 'Yoko' theory was disowned by the Beatles themselves.

Paul's post-Fab Four relationship with Yoko was frosty for many years due to business reasons, but has now recovered somewhat.

EDIT: Guitargadfly's observation (above) is absolutely correct.

Answer 3

Actually, no, I don't think so. I think they were heading in different directions musically. John was much more interested in difficult music, psychedelic music, avant-garde and harder rock, where Paul was leaning toward more and more pop music. I mean, contrast "Happiness is a Warm Gun," which is definitely John, with "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da," which is definitely Paul. On top of that George had many, many songs which the other two guys just didn't want to record. George's record, "All Things Must Pass" contains many songs he offered to the band, which they rejected. Even on George's other solo records, he recorded many songs that he had written while in the Beatles, but John and Paul had no time for them. Even if Yoko hadn't come along, George might have decided to say the heck with it, since he wasn't really being allowed the space he needed. And John was definitely not into Paul's more poppy stuff, even before Yoko came along.

Answer 4

Absolutely! Yoko was without doubt the cause for the breakup. But if Yoko never existed, something else would have caused a breakup. I lived through it all. Yes, Yoko WAS the main cause.

Answer 5

THAT old thing? Lord, it will never die. Harrison WALKED OUT of a recording session because he was tired of being dismissed by Lennon & McCartney. That was the beginning of the end. What did that have to do with Yoko?

Answer 6

absolutely!! she got it in johns head that he was the better lyricist.then him and paul started fighting.don't you know the running joke? if a musician that is doing well with a band and a girl gets involved with him and convinces him to leave the band because she says he'd be better on his own or she takes over his heart and he leaves because he's afraid of losing her,they call her his YOKO ONO!!everytime.

Answer 7

They were musically going different directions.
Paul into songs that were about cute things and silly love songs....John was more hard rock oriented with revolution, peace marches, longer hair and was very opinionated. They were different people and did not write songs together for years.

Answer 8

Of course. But who knows how much longer. They started having troubles before she came along. She was the icing on the cake.

Answer 9

Oh, sure, they'd still be together today - just one big happy, hairy Ego Ball.
Not likely.

Answer 10

Not really