phanan
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I agree with all of this. Yes, his intentions were certainly good, and it was certainly his headstrong ways that did more harm than good. Ultimately, if you assume the role as captain, you have to bear responsibility when you steer the ship into choppy waters. Who's to say that without the Get Back/Let it Be project the band would have broken up? Perhaps they would have just taken a short break, something they probably needed anyway.
Even after going through all that in 1969, they still could've just taken a break and gotten back together at some point. From what I've read, the major mistake that McCartney made was formally and publicly announcing that he was leaving the group, which pissed off Lennon to no end, as everyone knows that he intended to leave the band anyway but at least he kept it quiet and didn't make a big deal out of it. If Paul had just shut up and went on to do his own thing, like the others, I think there definitely would have been a reconciling a few years later.
In this scenario, you still get Abbey Road and Let It Be.