John left the band 9 months before this happened, but the law suit was important because it served to make it more difficultt for the band to get back together. True, they were not Gods, but their music was a gift of Him. We are all poorer because of the loss of Beatle music.

Tidsch, Topeka, USA

Eyewitness accounts of Paul thinking about breaking up The Beatles or maybe Macca wrote it in big letters on the beack. 'I'm going to break up The Beatles'.
I can't wait to see the pictures....

Michael, London,

What a BIG surprise!!
All books I've read (and I'm a huge Beatle fan) agree that it was John Lennon who split up The Beatles, but he didn't disclose urged by manager Allen Klein in order to get a royalties improvement from EMI.
Paul quit and made it public once John and George had already gone.

Henry, Madrid, Spain

This is the sort of 'Loch Ness Monster sighting' story that the Scottish Tourist Board usually puts oout at the start of the tourist season !!!

john, oxford, england

Who cares? Their break up didn't mean the world was coming to an end. As much as I like them they were NOT God. What a pointless article when there is so much else going on in the world right now.

anna, adelaide, australia

You think this is earth shattering news..??? Good people this is public knowledge...Read any credible Beatles Biography or even Paul's Autobiography and he explains in detail what happened..I think the authors of this book are caught in a time warp or something...wake up ... '!!!

Matt Doran, Brooklin, Canada

this was portrayed in the movie "Linda McCartney".

paul, vancouver, can

This is the stupidest thing I've ever read. Paul McCartney has spoken about this MANY times. That it has never been revealed is a total lie. Even a bad tv movie, The Linda McCartney Story made right after her death, showed a scene at his farm where he makes the decision to sue.

Susan, New York, USA