On the evening of 10th January 1969, after a tough day at work, guitarist George Harrison opened his diary and in three words noted that he had quit the world’s most popular band. For a week the Beatles had been rehearsing at Twickenham Film Studios, their efforts captured on camera for a documentary film. However, for a number of reasons tensions had been high as they worked on what would be their final album—on this particular day, after working all morning on the song Get Back, Harrison had clashed with McCartney, a disagreement that proved to be the last straw. Harrison returned before long but the underlying issues persisted: Let It Be was released in May 1970, just a month after the Beatles announced their breakup.
The Diary Entry
[10th January 1969]
Got up went to Twickenham rehearsed until lunch time — left the Beatles — went home and in the Evening did King of Fuh at Trident Studio — had chips later at Klaus and Christines went home.
Further Reading
Some of George Harrison’s diary entries can be seen in Olivia Harrison’s fantastic book, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, edited by Mark Holborn and published in 2011 by Abrams.
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