Would the Beatles have lasted longer if...?

Question

1. They waited a few more years to do stadium tours.
2. Brian Epstein didn't overdose
3. John never married Yoko
4. They never put themselves into debt by forming Apple Corps.

Actually, I think it was Phil Spector's mix of The Long and Winding Road that pissed off Paul and caused him to quit the band, which caused the whole group to disband.

Answer 1

Hard to say........as was said egos got in the way....Jealousy came into play also.....John felt like he was losing control of the band...He thought he was the "leader" the "frontman" He flt he was losing control of the group to Paul who was becoming the prominate song writer and new perceived leader/ frontman of the group

Answer 2

No to all of those. If the band continued doing stadium tours, they probably would've broken up sooner. I can't see why Epstein's death would have anything to do with it. It's true that Yoko came along right before the band's breakup, but it would've happened anyway. The 4 of them had been arguing ever since recording began for the White Album. I also don't think forming Apple had anything to do with their demise.

The fact is, you had a group of very diverse and very brilliant musicians. They all had different tastes and ideas about where they wanted to go. Originally, this diversity is what made them so great, but no matter what, eventually they were going to want to do their own thing. They wanted to break up before recording began for Abbey Road, but they made one more album because they felt they owed it to themselves and their fans.

Honestly, I think the majority of their breakup is due to Paul McCartney trying to take over the creative and business aspects of the band. You'll notice, it was always John and George fighting with Paul, while Ringo stayed out of everything.

Answer 3

These very well phrased questions, I believe, should be answered by Paul and Ringo--the surviving two of the Fab Four.

I think Paul and the boys were a wee bit more business savvy than they let on as time went.

They saw how mega-popular The Beatles were, espicially during that 'Paul is dead' hoax--that nearly blew up bad in their faces; they had to realize that years on past their epic break-up as a band, the $$$ would still come in hansomely for them all. And as history went on, so proven right were they.

Yes, they sunk in A LOT to create Apple Studios--but they well got it back and then some.....still do to this day.

And to this day, Epstein's death weighs in a hard impact on Paul and Ringo. Doubts are we'll really find out, for this is a highly personal matter of theirs--unlikely to be shared with us, the public.

It's probably best summed up that the Fab Four simply lost focus and were burnt or burning out as musical artists, given a complex number of things that happened to cause this, and so ended The Beatles' dynasty. Yoko's overtly eccentric and meddling nature does not escape blame--but I don't feel deserves total blame for The Beatles' break up.

The Fab Four only have themselves to blame for not "reuniting" for a couple of historic gigs in open stadiums, re-igniting the best era of Rock n' Roll; they let ego stand in the way of writing further into Rock history.

Answer 4

5. paul never married linda.
when john married yoko it had no negative impact on the band. the only thing was john was around less. but by that time, they hardly spent anytime together in the studio. with linda, she was always around, the band really didn't like her. she was a rock groupie whore before meeting paul and she was always in the studio. paul was the first one who quit the band, and then they just disbanded after that.

Answer 5

I agree perhaps if not for the occurrence of #2 & 3, The Beatles may have been able to hold it together a bit longer, but it would have only prolonged the enevitable, they would have disband eventually, unlike the Stones who have over stayed their neccessity

Answer 6

sometimes things do actually come to a timely end,,,speculation on whether they wouldve stayed together if,,,is a fun topic but doesnt necessarily mean they would have made music up to their usual standards if they had. perhaps they sensed a certain creative magic was slipping away. at least they left the greatest body of work in a short time frame that the world will ever see.

Answer 7

all bands have a built in burn out point. If the Beatles had done what other long lived bands like the Rolling Stones and the Who have done (which is to take very long breaks) they would have lasted longer. In my opinion, they lasted long enough anyway.

Answer 8

yes yes yes yes. Imagine the drugged out great music they'd be making today. Did you know John and Yoko met during a show for The Pink Floyd?

Answer 9

1. No
2. Maybe
3. Yes (that was definetly the major downfall)
4. No

Answer 10

#1