Break-up of the Beatles |History of The Beatles| The break-up of
the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential musical
groups in history, has become almost as much of a legend as the
band itself or the music they created while together. The
Beatles were active from their formation in 1960 to the
disintegration of the group in 1970. The break-up itself was a
cumulative process throughout 1969, marked by a public
acknowledgement from Paul McCartney in a November 1969
interview. The final announcement that the Beatles had broken up
came in a McCartney press release on 10 April 1970. There were
numerous causes for the Beatles' break-up. It was not a single
event but a long transition, including the cessation of touring
in 1966, and the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, in 1967,
meaning the Beatles were personally involved in financial and
legal conflicts. Conflict arose from differences in artistic
vision. Both George Harrison and Ringo Starr temporarily 'left'
the group at various points during 1968–