According to Mick Jagger, This Is Why The Beatles Broke Up

Ever since The Beatles broke up, the masses have been trying to place a finger on what exactly it was that caused it. In reality, it probably isn’t all that complicated. Regardless, people have treated The Beatles’ breakup like a high-stakes conspiracy theory. One individual who has grounded this event back to reality is The Rolling Stones‘ lead singer, Mick Jagger.

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The Rolling Stones and The Beatles were musical contemporaries. However, they weren’t the best of friends, thus, they didn’t know much about each other on a vulnerable and personal level. Nonetheless, Mick Jagger still has a theory about the group’s disbandment, and given his status, his opinion is far more valid than some fan boy’s from Nebraska. Jagger’s theory is not hyperbolic or ornate to a fault. Rather, it is incredibly plausible and logical.

Mick Jagger Believes It Merely Was a Battle of Personalities

In a 1995 interview with Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger divulged the importance of his relationship with Keith Richards. Consequently, the interview pivoted in a direction Jagger seemingly didn’t see coming, as he was then asked about The Beatles’ breakup. Specifically, Jagger was asked about John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s roles in the breakup.

Concerning the question, Jagger stated that it was “hard to make even a stab at, because I don’t know John and Paul well enough.”

“I know them slightly, same as you, probably, and maybe you knew John better at the end,” he continued. “I can hazard a guess that they were both rather strong personalities, and both felt they were totally independent. They seemed to be very competitive over leadership of the band.”

Personally, Mick Jagger believed the leaders of the group ought to agree on the roles in the band. That being said, Jagger then told the publication that “John and Paul felt they were too strong, and they wanted to be in charge.”

“If there are 10 things, they both wanted to be in charge of nine of them. You’re not gonna make a relationship like that work, are you?”

Mick Jagger’s comments are purely speculative. However, it is a refreshing take given that a lot of the theories surrounding The Beatles’ breakup typically slander Yoko Ono and John Lennon. Even though Mick Jagger didn’t know McCartney and Lennon well, he knew how dynamic of a very successful band worked. Hence, his theory is likely one of the more valid ones in the canon of The Beatles.

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