Article: Yoko Ono

Call Her a 'Witch,' But Don't Say She Broke Up The Beatles

If Yoko Ono could say anything to the world, what would it be?

That question was recently posed to the controversial artist and widow of John Lennon. Her answer?

"Well, I'm not a bad person, and I didn't break up The Beatles."

The fact that The Beatles' legacy still weighs so heavily on Ono's mind should probably come as no surprise. Yoko Ono has long been targeted as a major reason for their dissolution.

Still, it's been almost four decades since the band's split, and several books have come out citing Paul McCartney's dominance of the group as the root cause of the breakup. Does Ono think fans have moved beyond recriminations ...

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