"Both my sons tell me they are not going to do it," Starr is quoted by WENN as saying. Ah well, perhaps that’s for the best. While the notion of a McCartney, a Lennon, a Harrison and a Starr (or two) on stage would have been concert promoter’s dream, some things look better on paper. A legacy like that of the Beatles must be handled with care.

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Paul McCartney himself admitted such a thing when he revealed to Rolling Stone earlier this year that although the Beatles considered reforming while they were all still alive, they decided against it lest they cast a pall on their own past.  

“There was talk of reforming the Beatles a couple of times, but it didn't gel, there was not enough passion behind the idea. More importantly, it could have spoiled the whole idea of the Beatles, so wrong that they'd be like, 'Oh, my God, they weren't any good,'” McCartney told Rolling Stone.

We’ll content ourselves anticipating McCartney’s appearance at the opening ceremony of the London Summer Olympics next month.

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