Was it, in fact, Yoko's career that was derailed by the Beatles?

Was it, in fact, Yoko's career that was derailed by the Beatles?
Yoko Ono with John Lennon in 1980, shortly before he was murdered. (Image: Jack Mitchell / Wikipedia)
The Washington Post
By Geoff EdgersThe groupies were everywhere, but Yoko Ono was not one of them. It was Nov 7, 1966, when she met John Lennon for the first time. He and the Beatles were about to start making Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. She was putting the final touches on a big solo art show.Lennon arrived at London’s Indica Gallery for a private sneak preview.“I had heard about the Beatles,” Ono said afterward, “and I knew the name Ringo, and nobody’s going to believe me, but still that’s exactly how it was....

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