David Bowie Joins The Beatles (An Alternate Beatles Timeline)

The death of bandmate and close friend John Lennon and the following dissolution of the Beatles hit Paul McCartney hard. By then, he had become the de facto leader of the group, always having the most of his songs on their records and guiding the group through the turbulent 70's. The fact that he had to give that all up hit him like a brick. He quickly became depressed, secluding himself inside his Scotland home with his wife and kids. But he would never stop making music. Indirectly influenced by the growing new wave and synth-pop artists that were becoming popular, McCartney began to play with synthesizers, hoping to make a new album out of his experiments. He had experimented with the same idea during the creation of Rockestra , but now McCartney wanted an entire cohesive product using the new technology. Unfortunately, this project would never come to be, or at least the majority of it. Always moving and always changing, McCartney would soon turn tail to a different more ambiti

The Beatles' Going Faster had bombed terribly for a Beatles record, and the fallout would happen publicly. Where the band were once celebrated for their mere appearance out in public, they were now barely noticed at all. The music world had changed, and by 1979 had given way to new wave, punk and other new forms of rock. The Beatles had tried to capitalize on these trends and failed. They would go on hiatus for the remainder of the year before even thinking about putting out a follow-up. But George Harrison didn't seem to mind all that much. It just gave him more free time for himself. He had initially left the band for some much-needed peace of mind (among other factors), and he thought to himself that this would be no different. He spent the remainder of 1979 mostly away from his guitar and with friends and family. He attended Eric Clapton's wedding to his former wife Pattie Boyd (Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr would also attend). He was able to dive deeper into his inte