In 1980, John Lennon Explained Why He Disappeared For 5 Years & It Shatters Every......

While many factors contributed to the mega-group's demise, including creative differences, business disputes, and the inevitable erosion of camaraderie that often occurs among friends after years of intense, close contact, one of the most cited reasons for the break-up has been John Lennon's relationship with Yoko Ono.

The perception that Ono was controlling Lennon and manipulating him into making creative and practical decisions that served her own interests rather than his or the band's has persisted. Part of that also came from Lennon's decision to withdraw from public life almost entirely, taking a five-year hiatus, but Lennon's own assessment of that time reveals the truth of their relationship.
John Lennon "Retired" In 1975.  Between the birth of his son, Sean, on 9 October 1975, and October 1980, when he released "(Just Like) Starting Over" as a single, John Lennon essentially disappeared. History says he he "baked bread" and "looked after the baby", and his only musical activity was collaborating on "Cookin' (In the Kitchen of Love)" for Rino Starr's Ringo's Rotogravure (1976) as a writer and performer on the track. Looking back, it's been hard for some to accept that this hiatus didn't rob us of more of his work, but it was necessary for Lennon's own wellbeing.

Source: screenrant.com/Marcel Green

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