Yoko Ono's Presence in The Beatles Studio Was Disturbing, Paul McCartney Reveals

Paul McCartney revisited the time The Beatles were recording "Let It Be" in the studio when Yoko Ono always showed herself up.

The Beatles split in 1970 after the release of their final album, "Let It Be," and ended their fruitful 10-year career. Several theories came up afterward, with most fans blaming Ono for causing the breakup.

Yoko Ono's Presence in the Studio Was Disturbing, Paul McCartney Says

McCartney shared more about what he felt during The Beatles' "Let It Be" recording on the recent episode of his podcast, "McCartney: A Life in Lyrics." He spoke with Irish poet Paul Muldoon regarding the band's complicated relationship with John Lennon's partner.

According to McCartney, he does not think that the members liked it at all.

"Yoko being literally in the middle of the recording session was something you had to deal with," he said. "The idea was that if John wanted this to happen, then it should happen. And there was no reason why not."

He added that anything that "disturbs us is disturbing." For McCartney and the rest of The Beatles, Ono's presence was an interference in the workplace, but just went with the flow and bottled the disturbance up.

John Lennon Caused the Breakup?

McCartney was also blamed once for allegedly instigating the breakup. But decades after The Beatles parted ways, the "Riding to Vanity Fair" singer told BBC Radio 4 that Lennon suggested disbanding the group as he thought they could not work it out anymore.

The late member also told them he was leaving The Beatles before the split, leading some supporters to blame McCartney.

However, Lennon's decision to break loose eventually led to the breakup despite then-The Beatles manager Allen Klein's efforts to save them through negotiation deals.

But in the three-part documentary series on Disney+, "The Beatles: Get Back," McCartney revealed that they almost split earlier than they did after tensions emerged due to the two-week deadline to write and record an album.

At that time, the members started focusing on different endeavors: Ringo Starr filming "The Magic Christian," Lennon focusing on Ono and George Harrison expressing creative differences.

"I'm scared of me being the boss, and I have been for, like, a couple of years. And I never get any support or anything. So I just say, 'Hell, well, f--- it,'" McCartney said of the setup.