
When and why did the Beatles split up? The Beatles’ contract with Allen Klein meant that all earnings made from each member’s solo works were to go into the Apple “pot”. In August 1970, McCartney began steps to dissolve the Beatles’ partnership, arguing his financial and artistic freedom was infringed.
Why did The Beatles really break-up? McCartney felt that the four members’ evolution from musicians to businessmen was central to the band’s disintegration. Epstein’s role as band manager was never replaced, and ultimately the lack of strong managerial leadership contributed significantly to the break-up.
When did Beatle break-up? That all changed on April 10, 1970, when an ambiguous Paul McCartney “self-interview” was seized upon by the international media as an official announcement of a Beatles breakup.
Who was responsible for The Beatles breakup? When the Beatles split more than 50 years ago and Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr went their separate ways, it was McCartney who shouldered most of the blame.