Interview for Melody Maker

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On August 27, 1970, Paul McCartney gave a brief interview to the Daily Express in which he stated: “The Beatles will not get together again for financial or any other reasons. The reason should be perfectly plain to everyone.“

Two days later, in the August 29, 1970 edition of Melody Maker, a letter from Paul appeared in the “Mailbag” section. In it, he reiterated his position that The Beatles were finished, leaving no doubt that the split was final.

Dear Mailbag,

In order to put out of its misery the limping dog of a news story which has been dragging itself across your pages for the past year, my answer to the question, “Will The Beatles get together again?” … is no.

Paul McCartney

The same day, Record Mirror published the following article mentioning rumours of reconciliation between John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

JOHN & PAUL TOGETHER?

RUMOURS of a reconciliation between John Lennon and Paul McCartney swept the pop world this week, and sparked off feeling that the Beatles might come together again as a recording group.

However, although it would make commercial sense for the Beatles to remain a recording force, Record Mirror understands that Paul McCartney has been so inflexible in his position to Allen Klein that he cannot bring himself to climb down except on the understanding that Klein would no longer be involved in the handling of the affairs of Apple.

Contacts close to the Beatles seem to think basically that the rumours were over-optimistic.

In an answer to a question about the possible reconciliation between John and Paul, both Peter Brown (Apple’s acting Press officer) and Neil Aspinall said: “I didn’t know they had split up!”

But the fact remains that they still do not see eye to eye regarding the management of the Beatles’ financial affairs.

From Record Mirror – August 29, 1970