McCartney Times

A scathing letter penned by John Lennon in the aftermath of The Beatles’ break-up is going up for auction.

The 1971 typewritten letter was in response to Paul McCartney’s then-recent interview with Melody Maker wherein he openly discussed the dissolution of the Beatles’ partnership as well as his thoughts on Lennon’s relationship with Yoko Ono —or the singular JOHNANDYOKO, as Lennon himself dubs the couple in the letter.

Much of the letter—addressed to the editors of Melody Maker with “please publish ‘equal time’” written at the top—focuses on the legal battle that brewed between McCartney and Lennon following the break-up of the band, detailing their fragmented relationship as their respective lawyers fought over royalties, Apple Records and the Lennon/McCartney writing credit.

Source: John Lennon’s Beatles Breakup Letter to Paul McCartney Goes to Auction