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Back in 1971, Paul McCartney gave an interview?

John Lennon read the interview?

As TMZ‘s report explains, in 1971, when the Beatles had been officially broken up for more than a year and were well into their respective solo careers, McCartney spoke to Melody Maker?

In the interview, he discussed some of the Beatles’ business concerns and dismissively described “Imagine” as “not political,” among other provocations?

The letter — which was later published in Melody Maker at Lennon’s request and can be read in full here — includes some entertaining jabs at Macca’s expense, as well as some emotional pleading to meet face-to-face without advisers and get their money troubles worked out!

You took ‘How Do You Sleep’ so literally (read my own review of the album in Crawdaddy)

It’s a great read