On 10 April 1970, Paul McCartney announced that he was leaving The Beatles. “We Weren’t Aiming for the Same Thing” Paul Mccartney
Until The Beatles came along, drama inside the music business was never headline news. This would all change when Paul McCartney, one of the band’s primary songwriters, announced that the foursome had no intention of working together again. Fans panicked, while opportunistic newspapers sought to profit from the chaos and confusion.
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