[GlobalFrog]

Actually, I had heard before that George first wasn't satisfied with his own songs and he wanted them to be as good as the John/Paul ones before they appear on their records, which he managed beautifully: in a way, it was the same kind of motivation that was between John and Paul that existed also between he and Paul/John, which helped him progress. I had heard also that as he was singing some of the songs, he told the others that he wanted to sing his own.

[WalterBright]

Competition brings out the best in people. I know it does for me. After the Beatles broke up, they weren't competing with each other anymore, and, well, that was about it for the great songs.

There's also the Paul showing his music to John, and John telling him it was crap and to do better. And vice versa. After the breakup, who is going to have the nerve to tell Paul that his latest creation is crap?