The accountant who fooled the Beatles and the Rolling Stones

January 26, 1969. John Lennon and Yoko Ono visit Allen Klein in his suite at London’s Dorchester Hotel. They have been longing to meet the abrasive New Yorker who has worked financial miracles for the Rolling Stones. That evening, Klein is compassionate and pulls all the right strings: he grew up an orphan (like John), knows the Beatles’ discography inside out, is respectfully curious about Yoko’s art, and is willing to stick his neck out for their interests. Within hours, the couple is seduced: John begs him to manage their affairs; Yoko even lends herself to typing the document certifying the agreement.

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