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Beatles breakup down to John

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Jun 22, 2011 Updated Jun 23, 2011

Paul McCartney has admitted that it was John Lennon who put the final seal on the Fab Four's breakup.

Macca told Absolute Radio’s Geoff Lloyd that even though it was he who announced The Beatles were breaking up in 1970, the decision to make the break permanent was not his own.

"Basically me, George and Ringo said, 'Does this have to be final? Could we do a couple of gigs or can we think about this tomorrow?' But John was off with Yoko and he was saying, 'No, no, it's great, I feel a release' and all that. So that was kind of final."

McCartney also said that he thought bandmate Ringo Starr deserved a knighthood in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours list "I do think it’s about time" He said.

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