The day the Beatles broke up
1970: 50 years ago today, Paul McCartney quit the Beatles effectively ending the magical and history-making era of one of pop music’s greatest bands.
McCartney announced that he was embarking on a solo career and had no plans to record with the band in the future.
Rock groups had split before but this of seismic proportions · and big enough to shake the world’s music industry.
McCartney s parting shot was that he was embarking on a solo career with plans to form his own band, Wings. But it was not until three years later that released his first single. “My Love,” on the very same day that he had quit the Beatles.