Had nothing to do with The Beatles break-up: Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono once again refuted claims that she was the reason behind the break-up of The Beatles. The reasons for the break-up has, for long, been a matter of dispute with some insisting that Ono’s constant presence in the studio aggravated tensions among the Fab Four.

Yoko Ono, the 83-year old artist and widow of John Lennon, is back to answering the familiar question -- was she the reason behind the break-up of The Beatles? The answer was, of course, no.

Lennon and Ono met in 1966 and eventually became constant romantic and artistic companions, famously sleeping together in ‘bed-ins’ to protest the Vietnam War. (REUTERS)

The Japanese-born Yoko Ono defended her record in entertainment magazine Us Weekly in the form of a listicle-style interview, 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me.

Number 24 on the list: “I had nothing to do with breaking up The Beatles. And I think Paul (McCartney) is a pretty cool dude.”

The reasons for the 1970 break-up of history’s best-selling band have long been a matter of dispute among fans and historians, with some arguing that Ono’s constant presence in the studio aggravated tensions among the Fab Four.

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Lennon and Ono met in 1966 and eventually became constant romantic and artistic companions, famously sleeping together in ‘bed-ins’ to protest the Vietnam War.

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Among other insights in the interview, Ono said that she has not drunk alcohol since the 1950s and that, if she had to be reincarnated as an animal, would choose a sparrow.

Ono last week released a remix album, Yes, I’m a Witch Too, that features versions of her songs reworked with other artists.

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Contributors include prominent alternative rockers Death Cab for Cutie, punk rocker turned dark electronic DJ Moby and her son Sean Lennon.

Listen to Yoko Ono’s Bad Dancer here: