You are all very wonderful and I am so glad I can share my thoughts and music with you. The one thing that always resonated with me with The Beatles and music in general is how it can bring people together. I try to stay as unbiased as I can but I will always have my own interpretations of the history we discuss in these videos. While working on this video I felt a lot of confusing emotions about the members of my favorite band but the one thing that stood out to me is how we learn to forgive. John, Paul, George, and Ringo often found middle ground after the end of their band and I think that's speak volumes to the validity of their words on Love. Which is at the end of my day, the most valuable thing I encounter. I am proud to talk to every single one of you on anything you'd like, feel free to email me anytime at TheHollyHobsSuck@gmail.com

Yoko: demonic screeching George: she’s awful Paul: she’s terrible! Ringo: she can’t sing John: *And I Love Her*

"John And George Have Been Thinking of Leaving the Band." "And Ringo Was Sick of Playing Chess."

Honestly man, I think Paul did the best that he could have done during those last Beatles days. He really tried to keep doing stuff, making music, and keep the guys together... He could have made mistakes but his intentions were always pro Beatles. Hell, he even wanted to keep playing live...

They were actually planning to reunite as a group in the 80s, and John was getting closer to Julian. So don’t blame Yoko, blame that monster Mark Chapman.

Paul said it was John. John couldn't keep his personal and music life separate. John brought Yoko along even though no family was allowed in the studio. He chose Yoko over the band.

UNPOPULAR OPINION: If John didn't die, the Beatles would've reunited for Live Aid... and Overshadow Queen. Imagine how loud the crowd would've been.

In my opinion any “one” person was to blame, I would say it’s John.... he brought Yoko, he chose to ignore the rules they had always agreed on. He had a anger issue, and hardly ever compromised. He was childish in the way he treated George. But they all had a part in it over all. But John was the major factor in my opinion....

Short story: The Beatles broke up because of Rain.

"You stay on the fookin label. Hare Krishna."

In my opinion, THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO ON THE BEATLES BREAK UP

Ringo left first, then was talked into returning. Then George wanted out. Then John. Paul hated Allen Klein and then he was done. It was a mutual breakdown. They were tired. They were older. They had been together for a decade inside a hurricane. They were all married,and pushing 30. The Yoko argument is incredibly superficial. The band was John's, then it morphed into Paul's. Paul was difficult as seen in the Let It Be film. George was sick of being treated like a kid. Ringo didn't like the negativity. It was time to part.

I'm 67, and lived all this as a teenager. You did a decent job with your breakup analysis. One big thing not mentioned was John's burgeoning drug consumption (mostly LSD in 1965, then later with Yoko, heroin). This made John lethargic. He now wrote far fewer songs, and no longer really led the band. Paul filled John's void, which later gave rise to his "bossy" complaint by the other Beatles. And Yoko didnt push a "Beatles-destruct" button, but she sucked-out whatever joy remained of being a Beatle. Another point: In Paul's April 1970 self-interview, he never said he was "breaking up" the Beatles. (Neither did John in that September 1969 Apple meeting). They both said THEY were leaving the group. (Paul's interview also said he didnt know if his departure would be temporary or permanent, which gave us heartbroken Beatles fans hope. Alas, it was permanent.) Finally, the biggest point of all, which I already hinted: The Beatles never envisioned becoming as big as they did. It was unprecedented - especially in this pre-Internet/social media world. Their intense fame became an albatross. A burden. There were no more fame-mountains to climb - they were firmly at the very top of the World, with nothing left to conquer. But even with a fading, less-involved John, they thankfully soldiered on. Their joy was slowly fading as well (but not their music!), with Paul being the only energetic Beatle by 1969. Yoko's ever-presence, and John's heroin use, along with Allan Klein's bullying chicanery, effectively killed the Beatles in the autumn of 1969. Although in 1970 Paul wrote he was leaving the band, he actually filed legal proceedings on December 31, 1970, to formally dissolve the Beatles partnership (which none of the other Beatles truly wanted - perhaps each held hope of reunion?) In the 1970s there were numerous reunion talks among the four, some serious. But for varying reasons and situations, it sadly never happened. (The partnership was finally dissolved in late 1975.) The Beatles, like Princess Diana, died forever young. And we still miss them both.

"Touring's good!" -Paul McCartney, 1966 inspiring words, truly.

They grew up like everybody else and wanted to do new things on their own. But the brilliance they created while facing tensions on a daily basis was just remarkable. Brothers fight and in the end they're still brothers.

I wouldn’t trust a single thing Yoko said.

When you realize we lost the beatles because john was a simp

I was watching a Paul McCartney interview where he said that he is so thankful that he and John got to reconnect through telephone calls and the occasional hang out during the 70's before John was killed in 1980. While John was in his house-husband years raising Sean, Paul said he would call John and they would talk about things like baking bread like they were housewives.

All good things must come to an end

8:18 John looks so high in this photo

The Beatles talking about Yoko: George: "She's awful" Paul: "She's terrible!" Ringo: "She can't sing" John: "I love her!"

I'd say yoko was the nail in the coffin

19:26 - “They mourned for one another.” And we are still mourning. 😥

*”You stay on the **_fookin_** label.* Hare Krishna!” -_George Harrison_ 😂😂

If you listen to most of Paul's songs in the second side of Abbey Road, he was basically announcing he was leaving the band. One sweet dream came true, but over the years it turned into you never give me your money. Once there was a way to get back homeward, but there wasn't any more and it was lost forever. And man, how he knew that he'd have to carry that weight a long time because many people were going to hold him responsible for the group's breakup and he was right on. Man did he ever get blasted for his first couple of albums by the music critics holding him responsible for the group's split-up. Finally, in The end, it's love you, love you, but I just can't go on staying with you any longer. It took a lot of negotiating just to get Abbey Road done and George Martin himself said he was very surprised when Paul called him up to produce Abbey Road. The more I listen to those songs, the more I think that Paul knew that after Abbey Road it was over and he wrote those songs with the end of The Beatles in mind. Makes for bittersweet listening.

# 1. Brian's suicide # 2. John's violation of the 'no women in the studio' rule. Still pissed at Yoko, but John let it happen. # 3. John's over indulgence in heavy drugs. # 4. Not enough time apart. 24/7 for too long. The Stones learned this lesson well. Record, tour, take 2-3 years off. Don't even speak to each other.

I'm glad they never got back together in the 80s and did one of those grumpy old men tours....They had their magic years, and that could never be captured again

“so john and george were considering leaving the band, and ringo was bored of playing chess”. ah yes.

The biggest thing was John’s unwillingness to keep his relationship with Yoko separate from the band and them getting burnt out being with each other for 10 years straight. The Beatles would’ve had an amazing reunion tour in the 80s or 90s though if John hadn’t gotten murdered.

George was fed up of having so many of his songs rejected by Paul.

The Beatles had several periods: Embryonic period-1957-1962; Adolescent period-1963-1965; Maturing period; 1966-1970. Around 1965, during the filming of Help, George had mention that he became interested in Indian music and beatlemania was starting to wear him out.

The song at the end....perfect! I imagined John singing it. 😢

The White Album and Abbey Road were to me their best albums. Which says a lot about their talent while going through so much turmoil.

This was very thorough and a good explanation as to why there were a dozen reasons they broke up. In the end, they broke up because of their personalities - or rather, Paul's get-up-and-go-to-work ethic didn't entirely mesh with John's art school mentality and George's being able to see through all of the BS that surrounded them. It was only a matter of time. They probably broke up at the right time, but it's a shame they couldn't all work on something together in the mid-to-late 70's.

18:42 George: 1 Paul: 0

Yoko didn't break up the band, but she's an objectively terrible person who used and abused John.

The saddest reason why the break up was so painful - The Beatles love each other so much. Even til the final days of his life, John would say that he love the other three.

The Beatles broke up because it was time to do so. Can you imagine if they stayed together through the Disco 70's? It was for the best. A 1980's reunion on MTV would have been cool though. It was never meant to be though.

I really like the way you explained the break up. I have one disagreement however. In my opinion, Yoko played the victim. There was no way she did not want to control John. She wanted in, she wanted control. She wanted John to herself. Whenever she was like "Oh, gee...me? I didn't want to be in the studio. John MADE me go". I claim BS. She was jealous of him. Remember, she slept in John's house when he was still married, rubbing it Cynthia's face. Everything Yoko did was proof, to me, she wanted to be front and center. This is all my opinion of course. Thanks for a great video.

It's an easy answer...they broke up because they were tired of being the Beatles. Apart they were people... together they were a phenomenon. ALL TOGETHER NOW...1...2...3...

My Father absolutely loved the Beatles. He passed away 9 years ago and any time I hear any of their songs it makes me remember all the great times I had with him. Great video Bro-Beans keep up the good work

He's such an insightful, nonbiased guy. Best video on the Beatles break up.

The heroin probably hurt Lennon's output of new music toward the end of the Beatles.

Paul's idea turned out to be the greatest album of all time. We're blessed!

I wanted to say something about The Beatles, but I was so taken by your song, I decided to respond to it first. The lyrics really say a lot about those mixed feelings we have about ending a relationship. Almost all of my breakups have been amicable, so the separations were in many ways more difficult than if it had been a shout fest. Nice job on your song; it's my favorite of the ones I've heard you play.

Fantastic song at the end. It sounds just like a Beatles song. Just wonderful.

Dont forget it started as early as the Revolver sessions, McCartney walked out on the She Said She Said sessions, leaving George to play Bass

"You Should Leave This Unread" is a fantastic song. I wish I could buy it on CD. It's so good. It's original yet it has a sort of ex-Beatles flavor to it. I bet it would fit perfectly on a John Lennon album. But my imagination didn't stop there because it could comfortably sit well among other songs on a McCartney album. The same with George and last with Ringo. It's easy to fantasize any one of the solo Beatles recording it.

1:01 i love how mccartney ran up the stairs lol

I've been waited for this video since the one about Yoko Ono I guess all things must pass

After 49 years now I know the truth of my #1 band. I started and finished with them. It's only love and that is all.

I learned that it wasn’t yoko’s fault and I dug the song at the end... kudos to you, sir. Liked, subscribed, & commented.

Thanks again for your thoughtful, well written & researched videos. We need more of this out there in Beatleland.

Despite breaking up, each member played on each other's solo albums, specially in the early 70's.

i'll always love beatles tho

Just watched this. A lot of information has come to light since you made this, including the Get Back documentary. However, I think this video you did was the best explanation I've ever seen or heard that described the circumstances around the break-up. Great job!!

Your backstories to the Beatles songs is truly marvelous. I also think the research you do to produce your videos is exceptional, as in this instance. I think you make a very logical and plausible case to explain why the Beatles ended up breaking up. You deserve more subscribers!

John Lennon said what broke the Beatles was boredom.

The final answer to "Who broke up The Beatles?" is "The Beatles." P.S. You need a better glass cleaning solution.

terrific , terrific job. You hit all the links in the chain, and your emotional investment in the story is evident. thanks for this!

I always sensed their breakup to be so much more complex than we can really know, but I love getting another point of view on that complexity here as well. Also your song at the end is gorgeous.

I think it probably had more to do with Allen Klein. Even though they were all arguing, they could make up, which they eventually did. But Allen Klein knew what he wanted from them, and then made the situation worse.

Obviously you have your reasons for not including the Filipino disaster, John and Yoko appearing nude on the album cover, the rejection of George and Paul's songs (by John? and George Martin?), Paul, almost 'seeking Yoko's permission' (on Let It Be, the movie), the fiasco with the Maharishi, Paul's yelling at Ringo during the 'White Album' sessions. Even John's 'concert' in Toronto. Jus' sayin'.

As someone who just got into The Beatles this year ( i know, WAY late to the party) I'm really enjoying your videos. Thanks for creating/uploading man!

Excellent! I have read many articles over many years of how and why the beatles broke up. This is the most thorough and plausible explanation I have ever encountered!

This is one of the most respectful videos about their breakup that I've seen on here. In a way, I'm kind of glad that they broke up when they did because it makes the legacy of their music so much more incredible. They shall always hold a special place in my heart and those whose lives have been touched by their work. As a Beatles fan, I'm glad you made this video.

I am a guitar player and Beatle fan since 1964. This was a truly well done video. Great song too!

Awesome job! Thank you for an eye-opening behind-the-scenes look into the Beatles.

"you should leave this unread". beautiful song.

While I think you are correct about Yoko being the sole cause of the breakup, she definitely contributed to it. Like throwing gasoline on an already burning fire, she fanned the flames. One more point. Don't dance nicely around Johns actions. He cheated on his wife. It's just better, to tell the truth about his affair than to try to gloss over it. I still love them but they had their faults, as we all do. Nice song By the way. When is the next album coming out?

When you figure that they had been together for around 10 years total they were moving in different directions music wise. Added to the fact that personal issues like Paul constantly trying to get them in the studio, John's heroin problem, George issues with having only 2 songs per album etc. it's no wonder they separated.

Now that Get Back came out, I have to point out that George leaving the band in 1969 was caused by him being excluded by John and Paul when they were working on Two Of Us, there was no argument between George and John because of Yoko, George simply got up, stated that he was leaving the band and left. Great vid nonetheless!!

The video was really informative, lots of juicy little tidbits in there that I wasn't previously aware of so thank you for shedding some light on this often-simplified topic. But I just want to also say -- I loved the song! Can clearly hear your Beatles influence, but unlike a lot of other musicians that simply ape the band, you have some real talent and your song was engaging and emotional in its own right. Great work all around!

John said the Beatles broke up when Brian died, that pretty much sums it up.

“You should leave this unread” if the Beatles were together in 2019

Wonderful video and somg!👏Thanks for sharing

BEST !!! Great research, really puts things in perspective. Thanks for the work. Feel I have better closure on the whole topic. nice song as well

3:25 I always knew Linda was just a crazed Beatle fan.

This might be your best video yet. I love the song analysis videos, but this one was special.

wow this is really amazing!! i honestly think that this is the only good film about the beatles break up ive seen. also the song’s so beautiful, i love your voice!!

Leave this unread, brilliant, sad, melancholy. It reminds me of the letter I wrote to my ex-wife and then burned instead of mailing. Looking back I should have just kept it. After raising our children by myself I could have shared it with them. Now 45 years after our divorce and six years since her passing I’m still true to her, I still love and miss her. I guess I’m one of those who loves just once. But it was worth it. Thanks for sharing your song with us.

That song at the end was FIRE I hope you make more songs u have my support

I think Rubber Soul marks the beginning of their intention to eventually give up touring. The musical instrumentation was far more studio esque than HELP! And solidifies it as the start of their desire to expand to new horizons in a studio setting. Only two songs from RS were ever played live-Nowhere Man and If I Needed Someone

I really enjoyed your song at the end, very pertinent to things happening in my life. Nice work!

I love you're song at the end "you should leave this unread ". It was beautiful.

There were many reasons but John started drifting during Pepper getting heavily into drugs. Yoko entered the picture. Due to the abandonment issues John had from a fractured childhood he was extremely vulnerable and easily fell for a forceful personality like Yoko’s. Psychology 101- she became the long lost Mommy-In the book “Here,There,and Everywhere” Geoff Emmerick recounts that he would refer to her as “Mother” creeping the rest of them. She wanted John to herself for her own reasons and the Beatles were in the way. I always believed she knew exactly what she was doing-accounts of there marriage after bear this out-I mean she drafted Mae as a concubine. John’s drift also allowed Paul to step in and act as the leader and that initiated the decay of him and George. as seen in Let it Be. And John’s push to hire dirtbag Allen Klein was a titanic misjudgment of character by John ( like magic Alex) who convinced George and Ringo to sign with Klein. So many many reasons ( boredom, tired of each other, musical differences) but Yoko wasn’t thrown under the bus-she was the bus! So no it was not only Yoko’s fault but she was a major factor along with John’s vulnerability-we are all flawed in different ways, they were no different.

I must thank you truly for this video! I can tell you’ve put a crazy amount of effort into it. It sums the subject up very well, better than I've seen anyone do before in all honesty. The break up tends to get very simplified. Everyone often focuses on one or two areas only and that's it. Yoko gets the most crap. There were actually so many reasons to why things happened the way they did. To me, the key thing that you brought up is the fact that Paul's confidence in the group solidified and grew from 1967 onwards while the others had the opposite development. The dynamics completely changed, as you stated. John and Paul were still very close but as for the band, they were on completely different wavelengths. John and George became a bit of a team, Paul was his own team equally strong to their team and Ringo was an island. Sometimes John would still join Paul's team to fight George and that would lead to George obviously not standing a chance, having to bring in someone like Eric Clapton in order to be listened to. Poor Ringo just stayed out of the fighting and only wanted to make music. The disagreements were many. Did they go full circle? Probably yes. Did they grow apart? No, not necessarily. To truly understand, I think you also have to understand what was going on with the previously very strong-going Lennon/McCartney team. I think things just turned into a psychological game of jealousy, especially between the two of them. They bitched at each other and wanted to be strong on their own, using their wives as weapons to show how happy they were and how succesfully they would be doing without one another. John didn't hate Paul. In fact, his diaries show that he was obsessing over him. Reports have also made it clear that he listened to all of his records which often brought him to joy or tears. He also cried hysterically at a private airing of the Let It Be movie, seeing Paul on the big screen. The two of them loved each other more than most of us will ever understand, but their competiveness went too far. Just like brothers. After Epstein died, it wasn't a matter of team building anymore. It was a matter of making it on your own. Paul was very secure in doing that but I don't think that John was, and as always John reacted bitterly when he was insecure. He felt hurt by Paul's creative rush that went to his head. He felt hurt when Paul worked alone on the Family Way soundtrack in late 1966 (although he himself had been working solo on a movie). He felt hurt when Paul started leading the band that he once had started himself. He felt hurt when Paul was the first to announce his departure. He felt fooled and left behind. It was a sense of loneliness that led to him and Yoko being miserable and spending days doing nothing but heavy drugs. I personally believe he never fully recovered from the feeling of losing his brother since teenage years. It was too many losses. His father left him, his uncle died, his mother died when he had just gotten to know her, one of his best friends Stu died, Brian Epstein died and I feel like he felt abandoned by Paul. Jealous of Paul rushing off towards success. And the thing is, you can't blame Paul for this. He didn't know, John would never tell him truly how he felt. He would lie to him and reassure him that he was fine but Paul would eventually get to know the truth in other ways. John was always like that. Reacting with a mask of fury instead of showing his true, vulnerable self. He protected himself in that way.

Great video with all the details that led to the sad beatles break up. Thank you for your brilliant videos. BLESSINGS!!!!!!!

Very informative, thank you for compiling all this information into a neat little documentary!

The definitive Beatle split video. Well done putting it all together

Ive seen every documentary from The Compleat Beatles to the Beatles Anthology and ive never heard such a great breakdown of the breakup of the greatest band of all time.

The Beatles broke themselves up. The end.

Really well done video, informative and interesting, and I loved your song! This channel is fab!

They drifted as 1. they grew up and 2.moved to London where they lived MILES apart and not locally like in Liverpool

Incredible analysis. I've seen tens of Beatles documentaries and it had never been so clear. Thanks.

Great video and I enjoyed your song at the end ... thank you.

13:21 this part is not true based on the Get Back documentary. As in it, George never got into a fight with John and him announcement of him leaving came after a week of built up frustration with Paul and John while developing the songs that would be in the Let It Be album.

Thank you for making a comprehensible video about what really happened, while still making it interesting.

I love the longer videos mate. I enjoy the short explanations of songs but always feel that should be much longer.

wow song at the end gives some power to the video. shows you have passion in what you're talking about. love it, subbed. have a blessed night brotha!