Paul McCartney, John Lennon Did Not Feud Much During Songwriting Process — Why?

Paul McCartney and John Lennon did not have a perfect relationship, but they reportedly harmonized in songwriting.

The Beatles lasted for a decade, and the band's career had also been plagued by controversies especially because of the beef between McCartney and Lennon. They eventually split due to different reasons, including Brian Epstein's death, Lennon's heroin use and his relationship with Yoko Ono, the issue of the Beatlemania phenomenon and McCartney's domineering.

Paul McCartney and John Lennon Tried Not To Have Songwriting Battles

McCartney-Lennon's partnership was not made to last that even other musicians knew it would come to an end one day despite the pairing's success.

However, McCartney recently opened up about their connection while promoting the paperback edition of his book "The Lyrics 1956 to the Present."

He spoke about his and Lennon's conflict, saying they worked hard not to fight during their songwriting processes.

"There was never much battling because if someone said, 'I like this better', it was generally a better idea. So you'd give into each other as long as it was a better idea," he shared. "There weren't many disputes because we were writing like this [facing each other] with acoustic guitars. And y'know I'm coming up with a bit of a line and then he's following it up; just ping-ponging ideas."

He added how he often looks back at their collaboration and how things felt good because they "respected each other."

According to McCartney, Lennon would always give him the stamp of approval whenever he brought something.

But Their Partnership Did Not Last

Before McCartney commented on their relationship, Mick Jagger shared his thoughts about the partnership and said why things did not work out. He added that while McCartney-Lennon's partnership was the strong part, it was also the reason why things ended.

The Rolling Stones singer compared Lennon and McCartney's collaboration to what he and guitarist Keith Richards have. Instead of working together at all times, Jagger and Richards opted to have limited and occasional collaboration.

"People also like partnerships because they can identify with the drama of two people in a partnership. They can feed off a partnership, and that keeps people entertained. Besides, if you have a successful partnership, it's self-sustaining," Jagger explained.

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Paul McCartney, John Lennon, The Beatles