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Paul McCartney: 'Yoko Ono didn’t break up The Beatles'

Paul McCartney has insisted that Yoko Ono didn’t break up The Beatles.

The 70-year-old, who was speaking to David Frost for a TV interview to be aired next month, dismissed the widely-held belief that John Lennon’s relationship with Ono was responsible for the iconic group’s eventual split.

"She certainly didn't break the group up, the group was breaking up."

The pop legend even went on to credit Ono for the influence she had on Lennon’s solo career:

"I don't think he would have [written 'Imagine'] without Yoko, so I don't think you can blame her for anything. 

"When Yoko came along, part of her attraction was her avant garde side, her view of things, so she showed him another way to be, which was very attractive to him. So it was time for John to leave, he was definitely going to leave [one way or another]."

 

 

 

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