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Interesting comments made by Francie Schwartz

"Paul still hasn't come to terms with the way his relationship with John foundered after John chose Yoko after a life being John Beatle. Which explains, in part, his tendency to distort the role he played in his estrangement from the first great love of his life."

"I think it was as close as he could come to expressing his great envy of Yoko. The truth is Paul McCartney has been twice widowed. The first great love of his life was John Lennon, and the second, Linda."

"That Paul started painting after John's death is no coincidence. That competition, the clash, the ebb and flow of *that* relationship, was so central to Paul's being, the only love that comes close to being a reasonable comparison is his marriage to Linda and the births of his children."

"For a reason to hold a grudge [against Yoko], think about the possibility of this: She took John from him. And she didn't particularly want to share John with his "ex significant other" on certain levels."

"Paul hates Yoko for stealing the love of his life away from him. No, not Linda.... John! Paul has never forgiven her for that."

"When John and Paul split up (think of them as a couple for a moment) their second mates had to stand by them."

Note: Francie commented all of this in the old beatles forum rec.music.beatles

in-the-sky-with-lucy-and-jude

@underthecitysky thank you for the important context in your tags.

#agree re having context

dateinthelife

16 January 1980

Paul McCartney arrives in Japan for a brief Wings tour and is subsequently held for ten days on the charge of smuggling almost half a pound of cannabis into the country in his luggage and in the hood of one of his children's jackets.

For the record, John doesn't care. At all. He wants you to know.

#ahsgdhdh lol the last part #not that i care you see #j/p

myplasticadversary

Of course I don't have factual basis for this but I would be really surprised if there weren't ever instances of John spotting some guy flirting with Paul and then flipping out and scaring him off

#absolutely positively 100% swear on grapefruit this happened #j/p

eppysboys

"John's sister Julia Baird remembers the early duets between John and Paul at her mother's house, and Paul's undaunted optimism. She recalls little of the reportred jealousies between the boys, but Paul's determination was clear and present. She says of Paul,

"He was jubilant and buoyant, he played the major role buttressing John, but he wasn't the only one influencing John. There was Rod Davis. Rod left the band because of Paul, but also because his parents pulled him out to get ready for higher education. John loved Rod. There was later Stu Sutcliffe whom John loved. Paul understood that and let that friendship play out. Although Paul was present, he stayed away from that and from John's obsession with Cynthia. It was like a little ménage à trois with Cynthia, Stu, and John. Paul was smart; he knew when to distance himself."

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The legend of John and Stu's relationship is also confirmed by John's sister, Julia Baird, who says, "He was a lovely boy. He moved with grace, and John was so dependent on him."

When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top by Larry Kane

#i mean i find it interesting that paul actively stayed away from the john/cynthia/stu trio #based on popularized beliefs you’d think he’d at least try to insert himself with all the nonstop jealousy he was feeling #as always things have more than one side to them #always lovely to see info on john/stu’s relationship they really cared for each other #john #stu #cynthia #paul

philip norman trying to explain john and paul’s relationship and failing.

#the beatles #john lennon #paul mccartney #like what is this man saying cause his explanation is all over the place #very uninformed way of viewing things #also this is like the 3rd time ive seen philip call paul pretty PHILIP PLEASE we know youre obsessed #john and paul #philip norman

thedissenters

The Beatles backstage at the Queen's Hall in Leeds, England | 28 June 1963 © Brian Lawton

#wait wait wait. the date #so this photo was taken a week and a half AFTER pauls 21st party??#i can’t #j/p

idontwanttospoiltheparty

I need to mission impossible into Kenwood and airlift her out of there

#damn.#john and cyn

ohblahdo

"It's time to spread our Wings and fly, don't let Another Day go by My Love" - seriously impressed that he gaslit people about this being a coincidence and they believed him

#absolutely agree with your tags op #j/p

mydaroga

It was only me that sat in those hotel rooms, in his house in the attic; it wasn't Yoko, it wasn't Sean, it wasn't Julian, it wasn't George, it wasn't Mimi, it wasn't Ringo, it wasn't Miles. It was me that sat in those rooms, seeing him in all his moods and all his little things, seeing him not being able to write a song, and having me help, seeing me not able to write a song and him help me.

The truth of the matter is, John and I were kind of equal. It really did pan itself out about equal. That's one of the amazing things about it. People can say, 'Oh, well, it wasn't Paul, it was John, or it wasn't John it was Paul,' but I who was there know that's not true, the other Beatles know that's not true. So much of it was team effort, joint effort, there really was so much of it.

Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now

#prev #ok yes that’s exactly how i interpreted it too #that he was referring to his relationship & partnership with john #but then i saw a few of the tags and thought i misinterpreted and read the whole quote wrong lol #j/p

So Renaissance really did not win AOTY. I’ve always said these Grammys were a sham. make it make sense.

#im really trying to understand how harry’s house won?#someone needs to explain #because how can the most critically acclaimed album of 2022 not be the best album of 2022 #beyonce

idontwanttospoiltheparty

speechless.

#this is sending me #it sounds too accurate because im left with more questions than answers #which is my typical reaction to johns responses lmao #i need a continuation of the paul question

it’s the fact that we’re going to have to wait another 50 years until the extended footage of get back is released, when i need new content NOW. please when will disney release me from this misery?

#the beatles #disney #can someone from peter jackson’s just leak the footage im tired of waiting #get back