Did John Lennon Hint at His The Beatles Exit Through This Song?

John Lennon hinted at his impending departure from The Beatles through a song he released before ultimately quitting the band.

The Beatles officially ended their career in 1970 and allowed the members to take on different individual endeavors afterward. While the split was no longer a surprise for the members, they knew Lennon already wanted out when he made a song about his wish to leave.

John Lennon Penned This Song Before Leaving The Beatles

In 1968, John Lennon created the song "Glass Onion," which, per Express UK, contained a hint that he was about to leave his post as The Beatles member.

Lennon himself talked about the sign in a 1980 interview, sharing that the line "The walrus was Paul" was included to create confusion among the listeners while delivering a secret message.

"I threw the line in - the Walrus was Paul - just to confuse everybody a bit more," he said. "And I thought Walrus has now become me, meaning 'I am the one.'"

The late singer also revealed that the line also showed the guilt he felt because he was with Yoko Ono at that time and had no choice but to leave his then-bandmates, especially Paul McCartney.

Months later, he officially declared his departure from The Beatles - which eventually led to the band's disbandment.

The Beatles Beef: Were The Members in Good or Bad Terms After Split?

Although the members, especially Lennon and McCartney, targeted themselves in their interviews, their relationship was actually better than what the public witnessed after The Beatles breakup.

Lennon's son Sean once told The New Yorker that the public took the members' feud as a big deal.

"Those were crabby moments, but people made too big a deal of it," he explained. "It didn't reach the level of Tupac telling Biggie Smalls that he'd slept with his wife [in 'Hit 'Em Up']."

Before Lennon's death, McCartney released his Wings' debut album, "Wild Life," where he included the song "Dear Friend" which was about his friendship with Lennon.

Decades after the release, he told The Independent how he always feels emotional whenever he listens to it since the lyrics were "truly young." Fortunately, the duo got the chance to reconcile before Lennon's murder in 1980 when an obsessed fan named Mark David Chapman shot him at a close range.

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