John [Lennon] took the song [Hey Jude] to be about him, and his need for Yoko [as opposed to a song about John’s son Julian]. … John was not alone in his solipsism. Many Beatles songs have a vague, fluid quality that pulls the listener towards personal interpretation. (Craig Brown, 150 Glimpses of the Beatles, FSG [2020], p.234.)
solipsism can also be a synonym for egocentricity, egotism, self-centeredness, narcissism, self-regard, self-importance, and vanity
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