http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/15/the-beatles-rock-band-execs-say-yoko-ono-gave-the-designers-he/

Harmonix has issued a clarification of the statements through its forums, saying that quotes were “mischaracterized by some in the press” and the development team was “tremendously grateful that she gave us the gift of her attention.” We’ll update this post further if we hear more from Harmonix or MTV Games on the subject. (Thanks, James!)

The late John Lennon’s wife, Yoko Ono, is notorious for a number of somewhat less than pleasant experiences related to The Beatles’ career. According to Wired, she’s still offering a controlling hand in The Beatles’ affairs — notably, The Beatles: Rock Band. “She gave the designers hell,” said Paul DeGooyer, senior VP of electronic games and music at MTV.

Harmonix exec Alex Rigopolous chimed in, saying that Ono “held our feet to the fire” and asked for changes to things that had long been finished. “We were like, ‘Oh, gee. Thanks.’ It would have been nice to know that six months ago, but yes, ‘Thank you very much.’” Though we didn’t get a chance to ask during our interview with Harmonix this past week, we doubt that Ms. Ono will be appearing in The Beatles: Rock Band in any form when it arrives this September.