A letter capturing the strain between John Lennon and Paul McCartney following the breakup of The Beatles is up for public sale.
The 1971 typewritten letter with extra hand-written remarks was penned by Lennon in response to an interview McCartney did with Melody Maker, the place the latter shared his ideas on John and Yoko, the dissolution of the Beatles’ enterprise partnership and extra.
Lennon addresses the letter with a sarcastic, “Expensive Paul, Linda et al the wee McCartney’s,” earlier than delving into his livid response. “We offer you cash to your bits of Apple,” he wrote of their enterprise relationship. “We offer you extra money within the type of royalties, which legally belong to Apple. (I do know we’re Apple, however then again, we’re not.)”
The late artist additionally defends his now-beloved hit “Think about,” writing, “So that you suppose ‘Think about’ ain’t political, it’s ‘working class right here’ with sugar on it for conservatives like your self!! You clearly didn’t dig the phrases. Think about!”
The letter additionally contains digs at McCartney’s expense along with protection of Lennon’s relationship with Yoko Ono. “Wanna put your picture on the label like uncool John and Yoko, do ya? (Ain’t ya bought no disgrace). If we’re not cool, WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU,” he wrote, including later about his love for Yoko, “I believed you’d have understood BY NOW, that I’m JOHNANDYOKO.”
“No laborious emotions to you both. I do know we principally need the identical, and as I stated on the telephone and on this letter, everytime you need to meet, all you must do is name,” the letter concludes.
Gotta Have Rock and Roll, the public sale home providing the letter, is accepting bids by August 19. The very best bid is at present set at $22,000.
