On an edition of BBC Radio 4's "This Cultural Life" planned to air on October 23, Paul Mc Cartney denied instigating the Beatles' split. Mc Cartney stated that it was John Lennon's desire to disband the group.

Fans have long debated who was to blame for the band's demise, with many blaming Paul McCartney. However, Mc Cartney said that the breakup was caused by Lennon's wish to "break free."

When asked by interviewer John Wilson about the decision to strike out on his own, McCartney replied: "Stop right there. I am not the person who instigated the split. Oh, no, no, no. John walked into a room one day and said, 'I am leaving The Beatles.' Is that instigating the split or not?"

Confusion over the breakup was allowed to linger because their manager encouraged the band members to remain silent until he completed a series of commercial agreements, according to McCartney.

McCartney, 79, also stated that the breakup of the iconic band caused him sadness, prompting him to seek solace in booze. Fans thought he was responsible for the split, and sued his bandmates. Everyone was talking about it, which led Paul to believe that it was true, which was a source of skepticism for him. He couldn't believe he'd bought the narrative.

The legendary British band, which was formed in 1960, lasted a decade before disbanding in 1970. Following disputes with new manager Allen Klein, McCartney decided to sue the band.

"The only way for me to save The Beatles and Apple (Records) ... was to sue the band," he told in a previous interview, explaining he wasn't able to bring a lawsuit against Klein directly because "he wasn’t party to it."

According to McCartney, he believed that if he managed to save it, he would have saved the rest of the Beatles but he said his bandmates were into Klein.