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(Source: Maureen Cleave, "The Gospel According to Paul," London Evening Standard, August 26, 1993)

When Lennon and McCartney found women who served as substantial life partners, the women upset the group's intense homosocial bond by taking the places previously held by the other Beatle as best friend/partner. As Jim O'Donnell's book title, The Day John Met Paul, suggests, there is an elemental Adam and Eve quality to the union of Lennon and McCartney within the world of rock-and-roll...It is interesting to note that the breakup of the Beatles was largely at the time attributed to the "intrusion" of a woman into the Beatles' recording sessions; when Yoko Ono joined Lennon, the homosocial union of the Beatles was disrupted. That Ono's presence threatened Lennon's male partners to the extent claimed in popular myth speaks of the intense bond or marriage that had predated Ono's arrival.

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