In a recent interview with Howard Stern on SiriusXM, McCartney opened up about why The Beatles didn’t consider carrying on without Lennon.

Spilling all on the pain his late friend’s decision caused him and the band, the Let It Be hitmaker said: “”I hear what you’re saying, but the thing is, Howard, that’s like a family.

“When families break up, it’s to do with the emotional and the emotional pain and you can’t just think of a smart idea like that at the time.

“You’re hurting too much,” he added. “So it wasn’t going to happen.”

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