John Lennon saw signs that The Beatles were on the verge of breaking up three years before the band's split.
As the most influential band in history, The Beatles recorded and released chart-topping songs that expanded their empire across the globe. But despite their fame and popularity, The Beatles members called it quits in 1970 after releasing their 13th and final album "Let It Be."
But before The Beatles' breakup happened, Lennon already knew it was coming three years earlier.
On Aug. 27, 1967, The Beatles' longtime manager Brian Epstein died. He passed away at the age of 32 following an overdose of Carbrital. He was found unresponsive inside his bedroom by his butler, and his death was ruled accidental.
Soon after the tragedy occurred, Lennon said it "started the end" of The Beatles.
In an interview with Rolling Stone before John Lennon's death, the former The Beatles member recalled how stunned he was after people around him started dying. When Epstein passed away, he reportedly knew The Beatles were in trouble already.
"I knew that we were in trouble then. I didn't really have any misconceptions about our ability to do anything other than play music," he said. "I was scared," he admitted. "I thought: 'We've fu***n' had it.'"
The Beatles released "The White Album" the following year. The music project still garnered attention, but it did not remove Lennon's worries about the band's future.
In fact, Lennon felt like they were over long before they were officially done.
The Beatles' Breakup a Long Time Coming?
When The Beatles released "The White Album" in November 1968, Lennon said it felt like the band was already over.
Although they continued playing, the band was challenged after Paul McCartney stepped up to act as the band's manager. For Lennon, McCartney led them around in circles instead of progressing.
The late singer said those things were "the disintegration" of The Beatles.
On April 10, 1970, The Beatles' disbandment officially happened. McCartney penned a press release saying he was no longer working in the band.
The band members, on the other hand, continued their lives and pursued different endeavors. They sparked reunion rumors in the 1970s, but they never got together again and lost the chance to do so after John Lennon and George Harrison's deaths.
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