Paul McCartney Considered Quitting Music After the Beatles Ended
When the Beatles officially broke up in 1970, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were changed for good. They’d all been part of the most famous band in the world. Now what? Lennon had creative plans with Yoko Ono. But what about the rest of the fab four? McCartney once admitted that he felt lost after the band parted ways. He wasn’t sure if he wanted to continue with music at all.
In March 2023, McCartney answered a question on his website from a fan about the biggest risk he’s taken in his career. One of the biggest risks McCartney took, he answered, was continuing on with music after The Beatles.
“The main question I had was whether to keep going after The Beatles,” he wrote, “because it was a hard act — some might say, an impossible act — to follow.”
The combination of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr was like catching lightning in a bottle. Together, they were something astoundingly special. There’s no way the next project could produce that kind of magic.
Source: Kelsey Goeres/cheatsheet.com
