McCartney Times

The breakup of the Beatles wasn’t the friendliest of splits, with John Lennon channelling his acrimony toward songwriting partner Paul McCartney in some particularly savage songs.

In People‘s excerpt from McCartney’s new book, Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, McCartney opens up about his fractious relationship with Lennon during the fraught period after the split.

“When we broke up and everyone was now flailing around, John turned nasty. I don’t really understand why. Maybe because we grew up in Liverpool, where it was always good to get in the first punch of a fight,” McCartney writes.

“John was firing missiles at me with his songs, and one or two of them were quite cruel. I don’t know what he hoped to gain, other than punching me in the face. The whole thing really annoyed me,” McCartney recalled.

“John would say things like, ‘It was rubbish. The Beatles were crap.’ Also, ‘I don’t believe in the Beatles, I don’t believe in Jesus, I don’t believe in God.’ Those were quite hurtful barbs to be flinging around and I was the person they were being flung at, and it hurt. So, I’m having to read all this stuff, and on the one hand I’m thinking, ‘Oh f— off, you f—ing idiot,’ but on the other hand I’m thinking, Why would you say that? Are you annoyed at me or are you jealous or what? And thinking back 50 years later, I still wonder how he must have felt,” McCartney adds.

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Source: Paul McCartney Describes How He And John Lennon Rebuilt Their Friendship After Bitter Breakup Of The Beatles | Q107 Toronto