In late August, while the Beatles were attending a Transcendental Meditation seminar held by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Wales, their manager Brian Epstein died of a prescription drug overdose. During a band meeting on 1 September, McCartney suggested they proceed with Magical Mystery Tour, which Epstein had given his approval to earlier in the year. McCartney was keen to ensure the group had a point of focus after the loss of their manager. His view was at odds with his bandmates' wishes, with George Harrison especially eager to pursue their introduction to meditation. According to publicist Tony Barrow, McCartney envisaged Magical Mystery Tour as "open[ing] doors for him" personally and as a new career phase for the band in which he would be the "executive producer" of their films. John Lennon later complained that the project was typical of McCartney's "tendency" to want to work as soon as he had songs ready to record, yet he himself was unprepared and had to set about writing new material.
In late August while the Beatles were attending a Transcendental Meditation seminar held by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Wales their manager Brian Epstein died of a prescription drug overdose During a band meeting on 1 September McCartney suggested they proceed with Magical Mystery Tour which Epstein had given his approval to earlier in the year McCartney was keen to ensure the group had a point of focus after the loss of their manager His view was at odds with his bandmates' wishes with George Harrison especially eager to pursue their introduction to meditation According to publicist Tony Barrow McCartney envisaged Magical Mystery Tour as "open[ing] doors for him" personally and as a new career phase for the band in which he would be the "executive producer" of their films John Lennon later complained that the project was typical of McCartney's "tendency" to want to work as soon as he had songs ready to record yet he himself was unprepared and had to set about writing new material