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This Letter From John Lennon Shows His Real Feelings About Paul McCartney
Esquire ^ | November 14th, 2016 | By Matt Miller

Posted on 11/14/2016 7:37:49 PM PST by Mariner

The early 1970s were a tough time in the lives of The Beatles. The band had dissolved among growing tensions between the musicians, and in 1970 they decided to go their separate ways and officially disbanded the most important group in modern music. By 1971, Paul McCartney found himself in one of the worst spots in his life, one that "he would look back on ... and tell everyone that he'd almost had a nervous breakdown."

It was during this time that relations between The Beatles were at the most volatile, and in 1971, John Lennon sent a scathing letter to his former bandmate and then-wife Linda McCartney. "I was reading your letter and wondering what middle aged cranky Beatle fan wrote it," Lennon's typed and hand-annotated message to McCartney reads.

"Do you really think most of today's art came about because of the Beatles?" Lennon wrote. "I don't believe you're that insane—Paul—do you believe that? When you stop believing it you might wake up! Didn't we always say we were part of the movement—not all of it?—Of course, we changed the world—but try and follow it through—GET OFF YOUR GOLD DISC AND FLY!"

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To: Mariner

Plus “In My Life”,

Whenever we see the Beatles, or tributes to them; the audience spans all age groups, from eight years to eighty.

These songs are as close to eternity as we will get.


21 posted on 11/14/2016 8:01:48 PM PST by cicero2k
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To: Mariner
Considering the pressure of celebrity idolatry/mega-stardom, that hadn't been seen since that and Frank Sinatra before Elvis, it's a wonder they lasted as long as they did. Add to that the push-pull between art and money. It wasn't all roses.
22 posted on 11/14/2016 8:02:14 PM PST by llevrok (je sui cou rouge !)
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To: max americana
In the whirlwind madness of the time and era, and having indulged mySELF in pseudo intelligent loquacity, AND, being somewhat aware of the idiosyncrasies of the famous ... We ALL were a little taken with ourselves.

The 60's birthed the 70's and the 70's were a crash from a serious high.

We were supposed to fix things, not invent disco.

bad drug things started in the 70's.

23 posted on 11/14/2016 8:03:12 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: Mariner

Who wrote the tax man? They always played that song at some of the tea party protests.


24 posted on 11/14/2016 8:03:28 PM PST by dragonblustar
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To: Dogbert41

Yoko was the earth ground.


25 posted on 11/14/2016 8:05:04 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: knarf

Disco became part of the problem....


26 posted on 11/14/2016 8:06:32 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Eddie01
Paul McCartney was the genius as evidenced by the success of the Wings.

Millions of 12-15 year old girls would agree with you. Serious people with good taste in music would not.

27 posted on 11/14/2016 8:06:59 PM PST by Michael.SF. (She calls me Mr. Deplorable.)
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To: Mariner
This song is my favorite by the group

The Girl That I Love--The Beatles (1965)

28 posted on 11/14/2016 8:07:30 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: max americana

Also said Bush was ‘illiterate’ (not a big Bush fan, myself).......but McCartney can’t read music. Huge projection and insecurity on his part.


29 posted on 11/14/2016 8:07:35 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (****happy dance****)
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To: cicero2k

Amazing to me that there are all sorts of songs written thst were hits by others, but not recorded by the Beatles.


30 posted on 11/14/2016 8:08:29 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: dragonblustar

George


31 posted on 11/14/2016 8:09:28 PM PST by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: dragonblustar

And I always use that exampl e when talking witth people about the dangers of Socialism.

‘There’s one for you, nineteen for me’.....in the 60’s, the wealthy in Britain were taxed at a 95% rate.


32 posted on 11/14/2016 8:11:18 PM PST by originalbuckeye ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: Mariner
I went to Desert Trip II, three nights: Dylan-Stones, Neil Young-Paul McCartney, Who-Roger Waters.

I am not a big Beatles fan, but respect what they did for music. Paul McCartney's performance was enjoyable and a nostalgic trip back in time. He impressed me as a genuinely nice person, who plays bland, yet popular music.

Lennon gave the Beatles music an edge that McCartney lacks.

33 posted on 11/14/2016 8:12:35 PM PST by Michael.SF. (She calls me Mr. Deplorable.)
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To: Mariner

Drug abuse explains the letter.


34 posted on 11/14/2016 8:14:04 PM PST by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: Fiji Hill

http://musicmasteroldies.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-oldies-girl-i-love-by-beatles.html


35 posted on 11/14/2016 8:14:15 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: cicero2k

We went to concert with a Beatles cover band last summer. They weren’t great but weren’t bad. Lots of young people there, including my sons and daughter in law. All the kids knew the songs. Daughter in law asked me my favorite songs. I said there is one for each era of the Beatles anthology:

Early: I Saw Her Standing There
Mid: Ticket to Ride
Late: Dear Prudence


36 posted on 11/14/2016 8:14:25 PM PST by henkster (Clinton delenda est)
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To: rbg81

McCartney was the music.Lennon was the muse.


37 posted on 11/14/2016 8:15:28 PM PST by John 3_19-21 (Dingdong the witch is dead, The witch old witch, the wicked witch, Dingdong the wicked witch is dead)
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To: dragonblustar

Taxman, George Harrison.

Paul and John fought in my opinion, like a married couple.

The were very close for years and it was bound to erupt on occasions.

John got all involved with liberal politics, he was a dupe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iTOQDXosOE


38 posted on 11/14/2016 8:15:41 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Michael.SF.

Who? s on first?


39 posted on 11/14/2016 8:17:23 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: al baby
Flame away I was never a Beatles fan

I can't stand their music and never listen to it.

40 posted on 11/14/2016 8:18:32 PM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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