In the mid-1960’s, The Beatles decided to stop touring and returned to recording singles in the studios. This resulted in the successful release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which was a new and experimental style of music and sound. By 1968, the band expanded into new areas, including peace activism and education, all whilst regularly releasing new albums. They created their own corporation, Apple Corps, but this started to pull the band apart. It is said that Lennon and McCartney were spending millions on these projects, leaving Starr so angry that we quit the band for two weeks. Tensions started to rise between Lennon and McCartney. They were unhappy with each others’ girlfriends and were frustrated at the other’s songwriting. This was the start of the band’s break-up. In 1970, the stars went their separate ways, each recording as soloists.
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