So ever since Yoko came into the picture, which was around 1967/1968 - around the time John Lennon got divorced from his first wife, Cynthia - a lot of Beatlemania fans, and journalists alike, didn't like her. I have so many feelings, but I'll stick to facts too. Can you explain the narrative surrounding the band's breakup and Yoko's involvement? Disney+ BuzzFeed Daily: Let's get into the Yoko of it all. So it was just a really interesting look and how they were working together by the end of their run. Paul McCartney's girlfriend was there, Ringo Starr's wife was there, a bunch of siblings, and kids' friends. Especially by that point in 1969, I liked seeing all the people that would come in and sit in during the recording sessions.It wasn't just Yoko Ono. I liked watching them argue with each other because it was a real look inside how they worked with each other. I just loved watching the band writing new songs that would become number one hits. That documentary was only an hour and a half, so there was a lot we didn't see. I really enjoyed it - they originally released a documentary in 1970 called Let It Be, which followed the same narrative, their last recordings before they disbanded. And to those who are listening, who haven't watched it yet, definitely spread it out because it is a lot of information to digest.I did it all in one weekend. Did you watch all eight hours of it? And what was your biggest takeaway? BuzzFeed Daily: A couple of weeks ago, the new Beatles documentary series Get Back premiered on Disney+. So I think that's also important to note. But they had musical influences of their own and they wanted to be like Elvis and Chuck Berry and Carole King. It's not me negating their impact on the musical world or pop culture or anything like that. Their music always feels like home to me.I will say I do love the Beatles a lot, but I don't believe that they're the end all be all of music. Obviously, it didn't go anywhere but it was still fun and I've been lucky to see Paul McCartney in concert and Ringo Starr in concert. My cousin and my brother and I would listen to the Beatles 1 CD over and over again, and we started our own rock group in elementary school. I don't know the lyrics to every single song, but I did grow up listening to them.
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