When The Beatles broke up, it was a day that shook the music world to its core. Although they were only a mainstream band for a little over a decade, there was no denying that they had changed music for the better. Not only did they influence the type of songs people wrote, but they also changed the way people promoted and advertised themselves as a band, according to Far Out.

Although the breakup of the group was extremely sad, no one who had been following their story was surprised by the news. People loved The Beatles, but the group was on the verge of breaking up as conflicts caused by a number of factors brought them to the point of collapse. One of the biggest problems they faced was the constant creative conflict between the members.

Kiss once spoke about The Beatles and how they wanted to be like them in that they could make music that varied in genre but was still unmistakably theirs. "We were also proud that we had the same freedom as The Beatles," said Gene Simmons. "Their philosophy was, 'No matter what kind of music we make, it's still The Beatles. ' That was the amazing thing about them... The Beatles weren't locked into that way of thinking. They could make music for concert halls, psychedelic music — anything — and they did. And yet, somehow, it always sounded like The Beatles."

Simmons is right that the band had a lot of creative freedom; however, while that meant they could challenge each other, it also meant that band members were constantly suggesting different ideas. This led to various disagreements, as each band member had different concepts of the direction they thought their music should take.

One song that John Lennon liked but the rest of the band hated was "Revolution." While most of the band was on tour, Lennon wrote the song and said he wanted to release it as a single. The other members of the band opposed this, saying it was too slow to be released as a single. Instead, they chose to release "Hey Jude," which turned out to be a good move, but Lennon still believed the song was good enough to be released as a single.

"We recorded the song twice. There was a lot of tension between us in The Beatles," John Lennon said. "On the first recording, George and Paul weren't happy and said it wasn't fast enough. Now, if we get into the details of what is and isn't a hit, maybe. But The Beatles could afford to release the slow, understandable version of 'Revolution' as a single, whether it was going to be a gold or wooden album."

Lennon believed that the band was worried that he was entering a new creative phase and felt threatened by him. "They were so upset by the Yoko thing and the fact that I was becoming as creative and dominant as I had been in the beginning (after being in a rut for a few years)," he said. "It upset the balance. I was awake again, and they weren't used to that." | BGNES