The separation of the Beatles not only caused problems for the fans, but also for the band members. “After the band ended, I didn’t know what to do with myself,” writes Paul McCartney (80) in a post on his website. At the time, he asked himself whether he “should continue”. Because building on the success was “a difficult – some would say an impossible – task”. He elaborates: “The Beatles’ ingredients were so unique. There was John, who could have made any other group brilliant. Then there was George’s talent, Ringo’s talent and then me”.
After the dissolution he was “almost nothing again” who had to “earn his fame again”. McCartney tried that with the band Wings, which his first wife Linda (1941-1998) also belonged to. Having her in the band as a non-musician was “a risk”. Looking back, it was “worth it” to do this.
However, Paul McCartney does not describe himself as a person willing to take risks. “I’m usually pretty cautious,” he says. But there are “moments in life when you are forced to take a risk”. The dissolution of the Beatles in 1970 was such.
McCartney had formed the band ten years earlier with John Lennon (1940-1980), George Harrison (1943-2001) and Ringo Starr (82). Over a billion records sold and hits like “Let It Be”, “Hey Jude” or “All You Need Is Love” made the mushroom heads the most successful band of all time.
