
Their disunity became most evident on The Beatles (also known as "the White Album", 1968), and quarrels and disharmony over musical matters soon permeated their business discussions. These include the strain of the Beatlemania phenomenon, the death of manager Brian Epstein in 1967, resentment towards McCartney from his bandmates for his perceived domineering role, Lennon's heroin use and his relationship with Yoko Ono, Harrison's prolific songwriting output, the floundering of Apple Corps and the Get Back project (later Let It Be, 1970), and managerial disputes.ĭuring the latter half of the 1960s, the members began to assert individual artistic agendas.

Their break-up was a cumulative process attributed to numerous factors. From August 1962 to September 1969, the Beatles had a lineup that consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
