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On January 10th, 1969, in the midst of the ‘Get Back’ sessions (that would later be repurposed as ‘Let It Be’, the final Beatles album), George Harrison quit The Beatles.

For decades, very little was known about the infamous day/conversation that led to the brief split of the world’s most famous band 53 years ago today, but thanks to Peter Jackson’s ‘Get Back’ documentary released late last year, we’ve finally got a much clearer picture.

The Beatles were in the beginning stages of writing their new album at Twickenham Studios – which proved to be a shitty location choice that only added to the tension in the room – and George’s ideas had been getting shot down by Paul and John all day. This came to a head when the band was working on the song ‘Get Back’ itself, and Paul accused George of ‘vamping’ too much on the track, so George said “fuck this” and left. He was collaborating with Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton and The Band at this time and getting along great with all of them, but felt extremely creatively stifled in his own band. He had enough.

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Source: George Harrison Left The Beatles On This Date In 1969 – Thanks To ‘Get Back’ You Can Now Watch That Moment | Barstool Sports