Forget much of what you knew about the breakup of the Beatles...

[moniss]

10. Nonsense that

ignores the plain known facts. The business end of things was the main problem. Paul and Linda were in a huff because the others had initially agreed to letting his in-laws manage everything and then the others realized their mistake and withdrew their consent. Not that Allan Klein was an angel either. The chaos of Apple Corps had everybody pointing fingers and going into their respective camps. Ringo has said this best and most straightforward when he said they stopped being together as a band in the studio and so things went the way it has for many other bands. Maybe it's a rewrite of what Richard Williams knew but it has long been known that they didn't just abruptly stop trying to carry on. But by the fall of 1969 it became apparent to John that the situation wasn't an environment for creativity and business that he wanted for himself and he told the band he was leaving. There were rumors throughout 1968 that it was coming. I don't know what Lewisohn is trying to do other than make money. His quote that "the books have always told us that they knew Abbey Road was their last album........." defies the documented record of the time from interviews and interviews given hence. Apparently we in the States had different books.