(If Lennon’s distancing from the band was influenced by his desire to explore other pursuits, including his personal and creative relationship with Ono, that was his choice.) But she got involved.
Lennon slips behind the piano and Ono is there, her head hanging over his shoulder. When the band begins “Don’t Let Me Down”, Ono is there reading a newspaper. When Paul McCartney starts playing “I’ve Got a Feeling”, Ono is there sewing a furry item in her lap. She crouches within reach of John Lennon, her puzzled face turned to him like a plant growing to light. At the beginning of “The Beatles: Get Back”, Peter Jackson’s almost eight-hour documentary about the creation of the album “Let It Be”, the band forms a tight circle in the corner of a film soundstage.