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Paul McCartney (77) wrote in 1969 what would end up being The Beatles' last song. "In the end, the love you take with you is the love you make," he sang in 'The End', as a premonition of what was about to happen. The recording, for the album 'Abbey Road', in August 1969, was the last time that the four members of the group made music together. Shortly afterwards John Lennon communicated his intention to abandon his companions, although the situation was already tense enough to see that the end was indeed there.

However, it took a few more months for the final breakdown of the Liverpool quartet to arrive. Although recorded before Lennon's departure, the album 'Let it be' would close the group's majestic discography. With Lennon gone, the three remaining beatles (McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) finished off that work before producer Phil Spector took the tapes for their controversial mix.

In parallel, Paul began recording his first solo album. Depressed by Lennon's departure , McCartney underwent a change: although it could be said that the author of 'Yesterday' managed to prolong the life of the Beatles for a couple of years, it is also true that his effort to keep the group together would end it.

Although initially the idea was to release Ringo Starr's debut album ('Sentimental Journey'), the 'Let it be' and, finally, McCartney's album, the singer and bassist decided to go it alone. and advanced the release date to April 17, 1970. It was through one of the promotional notes on the album, sent on April 10, that McCartney announced the official dissolution of the group . This angered his former teammates and sparked a legal process over the end terms. Even McCartney even denounced Lennon, Harrison, and McCartney. Finally, in 1975 the case was closed.

Although 'McCartney', which was what Paul called his first solo album, was at number 1 on the US charts until the publication of 'Let it be' (on May 8), it did not garner good reviews . Furthermore, it could be said that the one who shone the most as a composer in the Beatles ('Golden slumbers',' Eleanor Rigby ',' Blackbird ') was later lagging behind the solo careers of his former colleagues, especially Lennon (' Plastic Ono Band ',' Imagine ') and Harrison (' All things must pass').

However, after the tensions over the dissolution, which is now 50 years old, McCartney began to feel more comfortable in his new skin. He had a crucial influence on his marriage to Linda Eastman , photographer and wealthy heiress whom he married in 1969 and with whom he had three children: Mary (photographer, born in 1969), Stella (prestigious fashion designer, born in 1971 ) and James (composer, born 1977).

Leading his group Wings , McCartney achieved great commercial success during the 1970s. His eye on business has led him to become the richest musician in the UK and one of the biggest fortunes in the entertainment industry. worldwide, with nearly 1,000 million euros , according to 'Forbes'.

Still, McCartney has always struggled with the snotty perfectionist image that many hung up on him after the end of the biggest group in pop history. There's his 1980 arrest in Japan for marijuana possession , for which he was in prison for nine days. In fact, until he left the 'joints' in 2015, he was a fervent advocate of cannabis legalization.

But his life has had other much more complex moments. Linda's death in 1998 made him a widower, although he remade his life with Heather Mills , whom he married in 2002. His divorce in 2008 was one of the most talked about in British history.

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