Paul McCartney: The Beatles Might Never Have Formed Due To The Army

Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that National Service nearly prevent The Beatles from forming.

The group got together in 1960 – the same year that compulsory National Service was abolished in the UK.

“A couple of years earlier, we would have been in the Army, and it's very doubtful that The Beatles would have formed,” Sir Paul told the Radio Times.

“'We would have been at Aldershot, or wherever, in various camps, and might not have even met.”

Sir Paul added that he and his bandmates  John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison didn't initially appreciate the impact World War III had left on Liverpool.