A new book claims that Paul McCartneyonce fumed that the only way to have got John Lennon and Yoko Ono's friendship was 'to do everything they said'.
The Beatle, 81, is reported to have made the remarks when speaking about the iconic band's 'toxic implosion' which led to John leaving the group in 1969 and in 1970 the split hit headlines when Sir Paul announced publicly that he was no longer working with the group.
The late musician would go on to become embroiled in legal battles over the band's back catalogue which caused tension between him, his wife and former song-writing partner Sir Paul.
In the book McCartney is reported to have lifted the lid on the couple saying:'The way to get their friendship is to do everything the way they require it,do anything else is how to not get their friendship'.
'I know that if I absolutely lie down on the ground and just do everything like they say and laugh at all their jokes and don't expect my jokes to ever get laughed at … if I'm willing to do all that, then we can be friends'.
A new book claims that Paul McCartney, 81, once fumed that the only way to have got John Lennon and Yoko Ono's friendship was 'to do everything they said'
The Beatle is reported to have made the remarks when speaking about the iconic band's 'toxic implosion' which led to John leaving the group in 1969 (Paul and Yoko in 1980)
In the book McCartney is reported to have lifted the lid on the couple saying: 'The way to get their friendship is to do everything the way they require it, do anything else is how to not get their friendship' (L-R Yoko, John and Paul in 1968)
MailOnline have contacted Sir Paul's reps for comment.
The book All You Need is Love was written by two members of the Beatles' inner circle, Peter Brown and author Steven Gaines, who first interviewed the members of the band for 1983 book, The Love You Make.
The book features interviews from the early 1980s with former Beatles members Paul, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, as well as John's widow Yoko.
It was not well received by the band or fans, with their devotees calling it 'The Muck You Rake'.
According the The Sunday Times, McCartney and late wife Linda 'tore the book apart and burned it in the fireplace, page by page' after it was published.
The musician previously admitted he was grateful he got to reunite with John before his death.
McCartney reflected on his friend's murder in 1980, and admitted he would have struggled with 'heartache' if he had not reconnected with him.
Speaking to Lennon and Ono's son Sean for Radio 2, he said he was 'so happy' he had the chance to reconnect with his father.
Saying: 'I know that if I absolutely lie down on the ground and just do everything like they say and laugh at all their jokes and don't expect my jokes to ever get laughed at … if I'm willing to do all that, then we can be friends' (Paul Yoko in 1975)
The book features interviews from the early 1980s with former Beatles members Paul, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, as well as John's widow Yoko (the Beatles in 1967)
Paul explained: 'I always say to people, one of the great things for me was that after all The Beatles rubbish and all the arguing and the business, you know, business differences really… that even after all of that, I'm so happy that I got it back together with your dad.
The feud between the two was well documented by the press at the time and, in a 1971 interview, Lennon stated that he could not foresee working with Sir Paul again, however the pair did put their differences aside before Lennon's death.
In 2013 the Let It Be singer publicly ended his long-standing feud with Yoko after sharing bad blood for several decades.
Telling Rolling Stone:'She's bada**,
'Time, the great healer,' noted the musician as to what repaired the rift. 'I thought, 'If John loved her, there's got to be something. He's not stupid.''
Paul (L) previously admitted he was grateful he got to reunite with John (R) before his death (pictured in 1963)
In 2013 the Let It Be singer publicly ended his long-standing feud with Yoko after sharing bad blood for several decades (pictured together in 2011)
In the interview, McCartney also credited the late Beatles guitarist George Harrison, who died in 2001, with helping the Wings frontman let go of his anger.
'George would say to me, 'You don't want stuff like that hanging around in your life,' McCartney said.
McCartney and Ono have been at odds with each other for years, the battle spilled over into the media, where the two would make pointed remarks at each other.
According to McCartney, the Lennon widow had reneged on anagreement to let his songs be credited as McCartney/Lennon rather than Lennon/McCartney.
The two began building bridges in 2012 when McCartney told David Frost in a televised interview that he didn't blame the Japanese performance artist for the 1970 break-up of the Beatles, a belief held by many Beatles fans.
'She certainly didn't break the group up, the group was breaking up,' said Sir Paul in the TV interview.
