Paul had his own veiled jab at John: the first song on Ram; "Too Many People" Too many people going underground ...too many hungry people losing weight... [John & Yoko's public fasting for peace] ......that was your first mistake you took your lucky break and broke it in two now what can be done for you? You broke it in two... There were other assorted barbs in the song, no doubt many that were "inside". But Paul also later wrote the touching "Here Today" (from "Tug of War") after Lennon's death, and happily, although the two never worked together, they did mend their friendship before Lennon died. (There IS a disjointed bootlegged jam with Stevie Wonder recorded during John's LA weekend period-with Paul on drums. This ragged, tired-sounding late night jam was apparently their only musical meeting post-Beatles) One thing that infuriated John was that he really wanted out of the Beatles, and was persuaded by Paul to keep quiet about it. Then Paul trumped him by announcing HE was out of the Beatles, and used the press, as John saw it, to promote his solo album "McCartney". Another big factor in the split was that John, George, and Ringo had been convinced that Allen Klein, who had done alot to increase the wealth of the Rolling Stones, was the right choice to sort out the financial problems at Apple. McCartney wanted his father inlaw, Lee Eastman, whom the others perceived as too straight, to take the job. As it turned out, the ruthless Klein made a mess of things, ripped them off, and caused general havoc that took years to sort out. The straight guy would have been better, but Klein seduced John through flattery and John liked the fact that Klein knew his work. RR
