Paul McCartney

On April 10th 1970 the music industry faced a shock as Paul McCartney made his departure from The Beatles public thus confirming the dissolution of the legendary band. During the promotion of his solo album McCartney the singer confirmed the breakup for the first time since tensions between group members had been building since months prior.

Throughout the 1960s The Beatles ruled the music scene because of their unique musical style and worldwide success. As the primary contributors of John Lennon and Paul McCartney with George Harrison along with Ringo Starr the group transformed musical history into a major cultural representation of the times.

The death of their original manager Brian Epstein brought business disagreements while creative disputes and personal differences afterward began to harm their professional relationship during the late 1960s. Sheriff John Lennon formally departed from the Beatles during 1969 although he kept this information secret from his fans. With his public statement McCartney made it official that The Beatles had concluded their musical journey.

When The Beatles ended so did an entire time period during which music became a common cultural language that united generations. The world mourned as fans but the former Beatles managed to thrive as solo musicians; McCartney created Wings while Lennon released Imagine and Harrison released All Things Must Pass and Starr gained his own chart-topping hits.

Although the Beatles stopped performing together music fans continued to be inspired by their songs through all generations. The end of their romantic relationship made them even more legendary than before in the story of contemporary music history.