Producer George Martin Was Shocked The Beatles Recorded Anything After the Misery of 'Let It Be'
The Beatles seemed to be on the verge of a breakup before recording 'Let It Be.' Producer George Martin couldn't believe they made another album.
When The Beatles told producer George Martin that they wanted to get back into the studio to record an album after Let It Be, he could hardly believe his ears. He assumed the band would break up. Recording Let It Be had been a miserable experience for all involved and he didn’t see a future for The Beatles.
In early 1969, The Beatles gathered to begin working on Let It Be. Tensions among the band members were at an all-time high. Their recording sessions for the White Album had also been challenging, and Let It Be was no different.
“This was a very difficult period,” Paul McCartney said in the book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now by Barry Miles. “John was with Yoko full-time, and our relationship was beginning to crumble: John and I were going through a very tense period. The breakup of The Beatles was looming and I was very nervy.”
Still, the band decided to get in the studio again that same year to record Abbey Road. Martin found this astonishing.
Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com
