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Did Yoko Ono actually break up the Beatles?

In an interview with Q's Tom Power, author David Sheff explains why he thinks we should be thanking the Japanese artist for keeping the Beatles together longer.

Author David Sheff says we should be thanking the Japanese artist for keeping the Beatles together longer

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Headshot of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
John Lennon with his wife Yoko Ono listening to the playback of one of their tapes in 1969. (Keystone Features/Getty Images)
28:46Did Yoko Ono actually break up the Beatles?

What do you think you know about Yoko Ono? That she broke up the Beatles? That she was just there, always in the background? David Sheff wants to set the record straight with his new biography, Yoko. He was the last journalist to interview Ono and John Lennon before Lennon's murder in 1980, and after that tragedy, he stayed close with the Japanese artist. Sheff joins Tom Power to share Ono's real story, her impact on modern art, and why he thinks instead of blaming her for breaking up the Beatles, we should be thanking her for keeping the Beatles together longer.

The full interview with David Sheff is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

Interview with David Sheff produced by Ben Edwards.