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BEATLES BOOKS OR RELATED (INTERNET ARCHIVE)

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Lennon Remembers (Jann Wenner) The Art & Music of John Lennon (Peter Doggett) John Lennon: one day at a time: a personal biography of the seventies (Anthony Fawcett) The Beatles Unseen (Mark Hayward) The Unseen Beatles (Bob Whitaker) Groovy Bob: the life and times of Robert Fraser (Harriet Vyner) The Beatles: untold tales (Howard A De Witt) The best of fellas: the story of Bob Wooler, Liverpool's first DJ (Leigh Spencer) The Beatles - after the break-up: in their own words (David Bennahum) Paperback writers: the history of the Beatles in print (Bill Harry)

The ultimate Beatles encyclopedia (Bill Harry) Each one believing: Paul McCartney on stage, off stage, and backstage (Paul McCartney) John Lennon & Paul McCartney: their magic and their music (Bruce Glassman) The Cavern: the most famous club in the world, the story of the Cavern Club (Leigh Spencer) The Encyclopedia of Beatles people (Bill Harry) Come together: John Lennon in his time (Jon Wiener) The Beatles (Robert Freeman) The Beatles (David Haugen) The Beatles in Liverpool: the stories, the scene, and the path to stardom (Leigh Spencer) Rock 'n' roll times: the style and spirit of the early Beatles and their first fans (Jurgen Vollmer)

Linda McCartney (Danny Fields) Hit Parader Magazine (May 1975) I read the news today, oh boy: the short and gilded life of Tara Browne, the man who inspired The Beatles' greatest song (Paul Howard)

McCartney: yesterday and today (Ray Coleman) Paul McCartney in His Own Words (Paul McCartney) Paul McCartney Now & Then (Tony Barrow) Lennon Revealed (Larry Kane) Paul McCartney: paintings (Paul McCartney) John Lennon: summer of 1980 (Yoko Ono) The Penguin John Lennon (John Lennon)

Postcards from the boys (Ringo Starr) Listen to These Pictures: photographs of John Lennon (Bob Gruen) The John Lennon Family (Fumiya Saimaru) John Lennon: the New York Years (Bob Gruen) In my life: John Lennon remembered (Kevin Howlett) The Beatles Files (Andy Davis) The cutting edge: the story of the Beatles' hairdresser who defined an era (Leslie Cavendish) The Beatles: now and then (Harry Benson) The Beatles: unseen archives (Tim Hill) Dear Mr. Fantasy: diary of a decade (Ethan A Russell)

John Lennon (Dezo Hoffmann) A twist of Lennon (Cynthia Lennon) The John Lennon Letters (John Lennon) Imagine this: growing up with my brother, John Lennon (Julia Lennon) John Lennon: in my life (Pete Shotton) The last days of John Lennon: a personal memoir (Fred Seaman) Lennon and McCartney: together alone: a critical discography of their solo work (John Blaney)

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[undying-love]

"What's the secret?"

Q: The song talks about the beginning of your friendship with John Lennon, and you mention a secret that you kept. Are you able to tell us what that secret was? Paul: No, I mean, that's the secret, you know. The lyrics is, "We met at Forthlin Road and wrote a secret code." So I'm meaning we wrote songs, but you did, you had secrets that only you two know. That's what brings you together.

It would be interesting if someone asked him about the “promise”, rather than just the “secret code.” The code can easily be explained away as referring to songs they wrote, like Paul does here (and I do think Paul is telling the truth there btw. He has said many times that he reveals things in his songs). But the promise feels much more personal, because he specifically says he’s still keeping it to this day.

[abbeydaisy]

Paul talking about Paris, recently

[thecantryboy]

[allthepresidentmen-deactivated2]

mclennon is more than a "ship" or "rpf" it is essentially a series of diabolical historical accounts

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[eggshell-seas]

Always thinking about the lyrics to Hands Of Love when it comes to McLennon but especially now that we have TBODL (namely: Come Inside, We Two, and As You Lie There)

[hatemyrockandroll]

"I dream about him"

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"Always, always, my friend You'll be my only one

Last night, I dreamed of you And all that we could do Together, side-by-side We two can do

Whatever we decide is right Somehow we're bound to know I'll be there 'til the end I'd never need to go"

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[motherlennon]

"His spirit's sort of still in mine-- in me. And I'm very glad about that." PAUL MCCARTNEY, May 2026

[undying-love]

"I wish I hugged him all the time we were together"

Adam Buxton: I have a question from Louis Theroux. And he wants to know what your favorite Lennon song was from the Beatles era.

Paul McCartney: From the Beatles era, there’s a few. You know, they always ask you what’s your favorite song. But there’s a few. “Strawberry Fields Forever”, I love. “Across The Universe”, I love. “Julia, which is about the mom he couldn’t live with. [...] And then later from his post Beatles work, “Beautiful Boy”, about Sean, was, I think, a really great song. Now I can look back on it and think “God, what a lovely guy, how privileged was I to run into him in Liverpool”. And I think we’ve both felt the same about each other. Just really quite chance meeting. It was through a mate of mine that I met John. But it was by chance. It was no setup. We didn’t go to the same school, but I went to the same school as the guy who introduced us. So thinking back on it, I do think “Oh, God, we’re very lucky”. I was thinking the other day, I wish I just sat and hugged him all the time we were together. But as you know, Adam, that probably would be slightly out of line. But it’s the kind of thing you think, you know, what about that? But guys didn’t do that kind of thing where I’m from.

Adam Buxton: maybe that’s what alcohols are for…

Paul McCartney: (laugh) hugging a lot.

Adam Buxton: Enabling you to hug and be hugged.

Paul McCartney: Yeah, well, you know, I know what you mean.

Adam Buxton: It shouldn’t just be alcohol.

Paul McCartney: I know what you mean. And so you know what happens in later years, now looking back on it all. You just think of little things. You think “Ah, that’s why that happened” or whatever. Or you may just think “I’ll just sit around and hug him forever”, because that’s the depth of my feeling for him.

Source: https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/interview/paul-mccartney-on-the-adam-buxton-podcast/

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mclennon is more than a "ship" or "rpf" it is essentially a series of diabolical historical accounts

[appreciatingmclennon]

Paul McCartney interview w/ Bob Costas. (October 1991)

[motherlennon]

PAUL MCCARTNEY + that hair thing

[tavolgisvist]

by David Bailey, 21th January 1965

by Michael Cooper, 30 March 1967

[yoursjustasitwas]

peoples princess octogenarian paul mccartney

[robindotcom]

[paulmacca1966]

Paul McCartney: “Andy In The Garden", Circa 1990.

How it was displayed in the PinchukArtCentre, Ukraine Kyiv June 13 2008.

[paulmacca1966]

GUYS STOP ASKING WHO'S ANDY it's andy warhol omg

[i-am-the-oyster]

st mcbeardy?

[epiphainie]

*as if there's been a single interview in the last 50 years where paul didn't speak about john* guys paul has an interview with bbc radio 2 in two weeks and one of the songs he's gonna talk about is imagine

[the-boney-rolls]

if you wanna have a good and normal day, do NOT look up the lyrics to Don't You Want Me and definitely DO NOT think about the fact that it was released november 27, 1981 FUCK

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When I met you I picked you out, I shook up and turned you around Turned you into someone new Now five years later on, you've got the world at your feet Success has been so easy for you But don't forget, it's me who put you where you are now And I can put you back down too Don't, don't you want me? You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me Don't, don't you want me? You know I don't believe you when you say that you don't need me It's much too late to find You think you've changed your mind You'd better change it back, or we will both be sorry

[lastlennonista]

Fuck.

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I'm not okay