Yoko Ono: 'John created the Beatles but there would be no Beatles without Paul'

With Beatlemania at it's highest peak since the Fab 4 first invaded America on February 7, 1964, thanks to the release of "The Beatles Rockband" and the long-awaited remastered CDs, it's hard to believe it's been almost 40 years since the act you've known for all these years called it a day.
 
Many fans (and even most non-fans) still blame Yoko Ono for the breakup of The Beatles, even though there were many reasons why they couldn't, y'know, work it out.  But the Yoko issue has been set in stone, along with the fact that Yoko and Paul -- two of John Lennon's biggest loves -- spent many years bickering, while their relationship over the last decade, while cordial, has been tense.
 
It was shocking -- in a pleasant way -- to hear that Yoko actually gave Paul some credit for a change, even if it was a backhanded compliment, when she admitted that The Beatles could not have existed without Paul.
 
It is true that John created The Beatles, and he was definitely considered to be the de-facto leader in the group's early mop top days. In their first-ever recorded interview for radio, which was done a mere six weeks after "Love Me Do" was released in September 1962, Paul says that "John is, in fact, the leader of the group."
 
But three things happened to change that balance of power...
 
1) After The Beatles stopped touring, John was miserable living in the suburbs with his family, while Paul was still single and took advantage of his freedom to engage in the Swinging London art scene -- that gave him the confidence to exert his influence over the group, which ultimately resulted in more groundbreaking fare like Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
 
2) John was more affected by the drugs The Beatles were experimenting with, which was another reason why Paul stepped forward.
 
3) When The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, died, somebody had to lead the group, and for a while, that somebody was Paul.
 
OK, I'm done.