#peter cox

[undying-love]

You mentioned that someone who worked on Linda's cookbook in the 80s said that Linda and Paul were very rocky. Did he elaborate?

"There were moments when Linda would feel deeply unhappy and depressed about her marriage. In her low moments, the idea of leaving him did cross her mind, although she immediately rejected it. When I started to learn all this, I was a bit dazed because I thought this was Britain's happiest marriage. Occasionally I'd find Linda in tears, obviously distressed. And there were about five or six occasions when I would get the train down to work with her only to be met by a driver who'd been sent to say that she couldn't see me. [...] Paul used to complain that their life at Peasmarsh was isolated, out of the way. He wanted very much to be in town, going to parties and restaurants. Linda didn't want that. This was one of the causes of tension between them. [The first time I met them] they rode up on horses to meet me, and Paul said, "You're Peter Cox, I want to get your autograph." Paul and I then went for a walk around the garden. On that walk, he kept talking about John Lennon in the present tense. It was John says this and John thinks that. Very weird. And he spoke about that reference to The Beatles being more famous than Jesus. He said, 'Do you realise how much power we could have had if we'd gone to the dark side?' Linda would try to arrange it so we would work on the book when Paul wasn't there. If he was, he would always dominate things so much that we couldn't get anything done. Some days she would be terrific, and other days she would be depressed about things and wouldn't want to do anything. I had a secret weapon. Linda had spoken to me about Jane Asher, and while it wasn't in a jealous way, she was quite negative about her. So I got her book, Jane Asher's Party Cakes, and if Linda was a bit down, I'd slam it on the kitchen table and it acted as a spur. [...] There was always a great kerfuffle about going on tour. Paul would want Linda there when really she didn't want to go. Then he said grudgingly that she didn't have to go if she didn't want to. In the end she went, of course. But it was always a great drama. For all his wealth and celebrity, Linda, referred to him as 'such a frustrated man', though enigmatically she didn't say why [...] Whatever the strange dynamic of their relationship, Linda was the only one Paul could open up to. She was like a mother to him. I have no doubt she loved him enormously, despite their problems."

[foryouwereinmysong]

sorry for another question so soon but I’m curious what your thoughts are about that interview of Linda by Peter Cox who claimed Linda”often felt trapped by Paul and was unhappy a good deal of the time”I just wondered how accurate you thought any of this was? Thanks!

So sorry for answering this so late (hoping you still want an answer), I was quite busy at the time and I actually am not that informed about the whole Peter Cox/Linda/Paul/Heather drama, so I had to do some reading. So I'm grateful for the ask because I learned something new! I think this situation was quite a mess and the press at the time just went with it. My guess is the whole thing is more a Heather thing than it is a Linda thing, because she wanted ammunition in court. I am always quite suspicious about people (in this case Peter Cox), who are allegedly super close to famous people, but also talk to the press in detail. I would never take the things they say as fact, there could be so many ulterior motives hidden. I do believe that Paul loved Linda and the family they created deeply. I also believe that every marriage that lasts that long goes through a lot of hard times and that the people In that marriage can be very very hard on each other. (also in musical partnerships *cough cough*)

In the end I think I’d rather look at Paul and Linda in the Calico Skies video and take that as an example for their relationship than take unproven accusations of some Peter Cox as fact.

[justineportraits]

Peter Cox  Vespers  2009

[quacka-quacka]

I say the other thing Peter Cox said is that, throughout the writing process, he kept a copy of Jane Asher’s bestselling book on cakes to hand, so that whenever Linda’s attention flagged, as it was wont to do, he’d take it out and start flicking through it with great interest, and that brought her back into the room. Paul laughs and claps, while Stella says, “That is very funny … Would bring her back into the room!”

Deborah Ross, The Times: My Date with the McCartneys. (May 06, 2017)

[echoesofthen]

[retropopcult]

"King of Wishful Thinking" is a 1990 song by the British pop duo Go West, written by Peter Cox, Richard Drummie and Martin Page. The single was featured on their fourth album, Indian Summer and appeared on the Pretty Woman film soundtrack. The song reached number three in Canada,  number eight in the United States and number eighteen in the United Kingdom.

[katybelle83]

One of my favorite musicians, English singer Peter Cox.

[withthebeatlesgirls]

do you mind elaborating on what you know about paul “being controlling” over linda? i’ve heard other people mention but i never know what they’re speaking of, per se. if you don’t mind! i don’t wanna dwell in negativity, i’m just curious.

a friend of Linda’s named Peter Cox, has made claims about Paul’s controlling behavior and has tapes of Linda speaking of alleged sometimes unhappiness in the marriage.

“Every marriage has its ups and downs, of course. In her low moments, the idea of leaving him did cross her mind, but she immediately rejected it. Her family was the most important thing in her life and there was no way she’d give them up. At the low points, she did feel trapped.”

‘’Mr Cox claimed the star (Paul) had ‘a darker side and could be very controlling. Linda often had to dance attendance upon him. He bossed her around’.”

‘’Mr Cox said he came to the conclusion that Paul kept his wife on a ‘tight leash - like a caged animal’’.

He talks about how Paul didn’t like Linda doing her own thing. Peter was helping Linda with a cookbook, but they couldn’t work on it when Paul was around because he’d get too controlling and no work would get done (This doesn’t surprise me, this was a problem Paul himself recognized and write a song called ‘Letting Go’ about it) 

If you wanna read more, click here. The article does not put Paul in a positive light, and it’s very clear that this guy didn’t like Paul McCartney! But he did end with saying this about the marriage, which is kinda sweet I guess….

“Whatever the strange dynamic of their relationship, Linda was the only one Paul could open up to,” said Mr Cox. “She was like a mother to him. I have no doubt she loved him enormously, despite their problems.”