#thebeatlesbreakup

1 0 A P R I L 1 9 7 0 50 years ago today the news broke that Paul was leaving the Beatles and the band was effectively splitting up. Much the the annoyance of the others, Paul indirectly announced the break up of the band via a Q&A press release which had been sent round to promote his new solo album, McCartney. Q: Are you planning a new album or single with the Beatles? Paul: No. Q:!Do you foresee a time when Lennon-McCartney becomes an active songwriting partnership again? Paul: No. Although Paul never directly stated the band was finished, it was all journalists needed to confirm what had been rumoured for quite some time. The Beatles were breaking up. 📂: #beatles #thebeatles #paulmccartney #johnlennon #georgeharrison #ringostarr #50yearsago #50yearsagotoday #thebeatlesbreakup #1970 #70s #onthisday #onthisdayinmusic #onthisdayinhistory #onthisdayinbeatleshistory https://www.instagram.com/p/B-y7MP7BkFT/?igshid=16inr613ly87g

1 0 A P R I L 1 9 7 0 “I was amazed when I heard they’d broken up. You’d read how they didn’t like Yoko, they didn’t like Linda, how Paul wanted the Beatles to be looked after by his girlfriend’s dad and brother, which surely didn’t sound like a good idea to anybody other than him. But I thought they’d get through it. They’d been the Beatles since they were kids. How could they be anything else? I’d seen them lots in my early teens, living not far from Liverpool. On Saturdays and school holidays, my friends and I would go to John’s house on the bus as we had nothing else to do. We only saw him once. You got such little access to pop culture back then. You’d get your Beatles monthly magazine, Top of the Pops once a week on the TV – but that was it. The idea of seeing your favourite group any minute of any day was unbelievable. I discovered so much music from the Beatles. I wouldn’t have liked the blues without them – I was more into John Mayall, Eric Clapton and Cream by 1970. But I still bought every Beatles album and I loved Abbey Road. I couldn’t believe they wouldn’t be there any more.” - Lillian Adams, Beatles fan, The Guardian, 10th April 2020. 📂: #thebeatles #beatles #johnlennon #paulmccartney #georgeharrison #ringostarr #thedreamisover #thebeatlesbreakup #1970 #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #onthisdayinmusic #50yearsago #onthisdayinbeatleshistory https://www.instagram.com/p/B-y9CXaBS5N/?igshid=raxbe6bd7omp