But even Paul McCartney once admitted the possibility of the band having a mayfly existence. Ian Leslie’s lovely John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs, a study of the relationship between (obviously) John Lennon and McCartney, received breathless reviews last year. Sean Ono Lennon, son of Lennon and Yoko Ono, triggered the debate in a recent interview with CBS News. “Sean Ono Lennon suggested his father’s music might fade from memory.”Why would this be so unlikely? If The Beatles fade into the mists then so does everything else from that decade’s creative nebula.

Source: The Irish Times January 11, 2026 17:40 UTC