paul mccartney: "he (john lennon) was such a big part of my life"
(staff warning him to redo because a "weird blue flame" appeared)
paul mccartney: "that was john! it was him. it's alright, it's ok, leave it in, it was john, he is around, can you see?"
"if you feel something for someone, just say it" ㅡ paul mccartney at his first show in seattle on may, 3, 2022 after singing "here today", which is the song he openly wrote for john lennon
"larry, people will still be listening to their music in the year 2000, mark that down" ㅡ brian epstein
a stadium singing "she loves you" by the beatles before a game (1964) and a stadium singing "hey jude" by the beatles after a game (2021)
my favorite part of being a beatles fan is that no matter what people say or think, they are still one of the greatest bands in history that changed the world forever
"he was warm, sweet and very funny. he was so kind to my family, my band and my friends. no attitude, no swagger; just humility and warmth. there was directly on me and that heat has stayed with me forever. i loved him"
ㅡ elton john about his friendship with john lennon (2005)
john lennon was persecuted by the entire american government for fighting for human rights and equality between gender, color, sexuality and religion. using it him for your platform, trump, is not only dirty but also stupid. he would hate you <3
pictures that john lennon took of some friends who visited him and may pang in their apartment (1974)
in the pictures:
1. paul and linda mccartney
2. mick jagger and bebe buell
3. david bowie and ava cherry
blackbird by the beatles was not chosen by chance for beyonce's
#cowboycarter
. the song was written by paul mccartney in honor of the little rock nine, a group of nine black students who faced discrimination and segregation after enrolling in the all-white high school in 1957
q: "'time' magazine put down pop music. they referred to 'day tripper' as being about a prostitute and 'norwegian wood' as being about a lesbian"
paul mccartney: "we were just trying to write songs about prostitutes and lesbians, that's all"
people close to john lennon drawing him:
1) cynthia lennon (in the 80s)
2) stuart sutcliffe (in the 50s)
3) helena anderson (1958)
4) ringo starr (1964)