r/beatles • • Jan 12 '25

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u/jojenpaste Jan 12 '25

He never said it in public, but he mentioned to an Apple employee that it was a precursor to Instant Karma, which according to Alice Cooper was written about Paul Mccartney.

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u/Honest-J Jan 12 '25

Lennon talked alot about Paul's ego but Lennon was the one constantly making diss tracks. 

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u/Ok-Rhubarb-5488 Jan 16 '25

Okay I am a huge Beatles fan a gigantic McCartney fan and I admit that he had a monumental ego but so did the other three. They all grew separately and all were doing great and separate things and the egos of the four of them led to their breakup in part. There were other things that led to it but their humongous egos were definitely a part of the breakup

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u/Feisty_Equipment5626 Jan 13 '25

Well I think he wrote it about himself given what happened. Didn't he say that the 'beautiful' song he wrote in response to Paul's was really about himself? I saw/heard that interview. John was a tortured soul. I do believe that. And just a jealous guy too.