Paul McCartney Reveals , Why the Beatles Really Broke Up.<br />The Beatles, one of the most influential bands of all time, broke up in 1970.<br />The Beatles, one of the most influential bands of all time, broke up in 1970.<br />Fans blamed Paul McCartney, but the 79-year-old musical icon has now revealed that it was actually John Lennon who broke up the group.<br />Fans blamed Paul McCartney, but the 79-year-old musical icon has now revealed that it was actually John Lennon who broke up the group.<br />Fans blamed Paul McCartney, but the 79-year-old musical icon has now revealed that it was actually John Lennon who broke up the group.<br />McCartney shared the historical tidbit in an upcoming interview on BBC Radio 4 with journalist John Wilson.<br />McCartney shared the historical tidbit in an upcoming interview on BBC Radio 4 with journalist John Wilson.<br />John walked into the room one day and said, 'I'm leaving the Beatles.' And he said, 'It's quite thrilling. It's rather like a divorce.' And then we were left to pick up the pieces, Paul McCartney, via BBC Radio 4 interview.<br />Wilson said being blamed for the breakup of the Beatles had "frustrated McCartney for half a century.".<br />According to McCartney, Lennon left the band because he and his wife, Yoko Ono, wanted to pursue social justice.<br />The point of it really was that John was making a new life with Yoko and he wanted to go in a bag, and he wanted to lie in bed for a week in Amsterdam, for peace. You couldn't argue with that, Paul McCartney, via BBC Radio 4 interview.<br />The point of it really was that John was making a new life with Yoko and he wanted to go in a bag, and he wanted to lie in bed for a week in Amsterdam, for peace. You couldn't argue with that, Paul McCartney, via BBC Radio 4 interview.<br />The Beatles were breaking up and this was my band, this was my job, this was my life. I wanted it to continue, I thought we were doing some pretty good stuff -- you know, 'Abbey Road,' 'Let It Be,' not bad, Paul McCartney, via BBC Radio 4 interview.<br />The Beatles were breaking up and this was my band, this was my job, this was my life. I wanted it to continue, I thought we were doing some pretty good stuff -- you know, 'Abbey Road,' 'Let It Be,' not bad, Paul McCartney, via BBC Radio 4 interview.<br />The full interview will air on Oct. 23, and McCartney will release a book commenting on his song lyrics next month
