music? personality? money? Yoko? or what?
2007-09-11 02:14:43 · 7 answers · asked by area52 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
yoko put John into a different direction than what the beatles were doing, Paul hated that, there was a behing the music or history thing on them, both ended up pretty much digging and hating each other, ( I dont think the hate went super deep) I watched a movie Rock and Roll circus or something to that effect with the yoko ono band, paul and Eric Clapton of all people playing guitar,, she screamed through the whole song with some german guy playing fiddle, sucked so bad,,
2007-09-11 02:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by rich2481 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The biggest misconception about the Beatles' break-up is that it was all a fight between John and Paul. But this obviously isn't the case. During the recording of the "White Album", Ringo actually left the band for a couple weeks before the others convinced him to come back. And in the "Let It Be" documentary, we see Paul and George fighting quite a bit.
I'm not a fan of Yoko, but I don't blame the Beatles' break-up on her. John was bound to start changing eventually, he was on a very different level than Paul. I think John's heart just wasn't in the Beatles anymore. He had other ideas that he wanted to try. George was becoming much more of a song-writer, and was growing frustrated at being in the shadow of Paul and John. Paul was trying to take creative control of the band because he was the only one who wanted to keep it going, but I don't think the others appriciated his self-appointed leadership.
2007-09-11 11:17:45 · answer #2 · answered by GK Dub 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yoko. She wanted John to herself, and saw Paul as a competitor for John's attention. She created tension, I think, so that John would have to make a decision. It went back and forth- the more she interjected herself, the more resentful the band (and finally Paul) became, and the more resentful they became, the more John was forced to choose. And let's face it, most guys are gonna choose the girl. Bottom line: I think if Yoko had ENCOURAGED John to stay with the Beatles, and encouraged his friendship with Paul, I'd bet they would not have broken up when they did. And once Lennon Mccartney broke up, the Beatles did.
2007-09-11 11:01:53 · answer #3 · answered by Michael S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The breakup of The Beatles was one of the most widely scrutinised and publicised events in the media for the past three decades. During this time the term "ex-Beatle" became a household byword when band members were referred to. To this day there are still contradictions and inconsistencies among fans and music scholars. Ultimately, the breakup can be described as a series of events of a myriad nature.
The overwhelming impact of Beatlemania took its toll on the band members. After the cessation of touring in 1966, the personal changes that each Beatle experienced were not parallel in a collective sense; rather the pattern was one of divergence. The death of their founding manager Brian Epstein in 1967 led to financial and legal conflicts of interest.
Internal dissension arose from the emergence of egocentricity in individual artistic interests and ventures. Group unity and vision were thus supplanted. The first definitive events in the substantive Beatles' dissolution was the departure of John Lennon followed subsequently by Paul McCartney. Ultimately, personal interests grew stronger than collective interests and animosity made it impossible for both group and individual pursuits to mutually coexist contemporaneously.
2007-09-11 11:31:44 · answer #4 · answered by Peepaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, here is what really happened. Paul was trying to bring in a new manager for the Beatles who was a family friend of Paul's then wife, Linda. John, who was already tired of the band, said he refused to stay in the band if Paul insisted on having this new manager that no one approved of except Paul. Paul didn't budge, and John saw this as his excuse for getting out. He was going to get out anyway, but this was the catalyst that broke the camels back.
2007-09-11 10:13:16 · answer #5 · answered by sirkusrock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yoko Ono played a big part in it but also they started to musically go in different directions. John's music took a slightly more darker move and Paul's elevated more about love and togetherness... John wasn't trying to hear that sappy chit! Silly love songs he called them.
2007-09-11 09:23:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Paul said Yoko was ugly and John didn't like it.
2007-09-11 09:20:09 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋