“George Told Me Once That I Smelt Like Home. I Got All Paranoid, You Know, Thinking I Smelt Of Fish

Paul McCartney discussing the joys of hearing his music played (1978)

I have two moods.

1. Constant panic and worryng about every little detail

2. It is what it is

ON THIS DAY, May 15th 1967, LINDA EASTMAN & PAUL McCARTNEY met for the first time at the Bag O’ Nails club.

“ Across a crowded room, as they say, our eyes met and the violins started playing ... There was an immediate attraction between us. As she was leaving -- she was with the group the Animals, whom she’d been photographing –- I saw an obvious opportunity. I said: “My name’s Paul. What’s yours?” I think she probably recognised me. It was so corny, but I told the kids later that, had it not been for that moment, none of them would be here. Later that night, we went on together to another club, the Speakeasy. It was our first date and I remember I heard Procol Harum’s A Whiter Shade of Pale for the first time. It became our song. “

— Paul McCartney.

the nefarious spaghetti eaters

Paul McCartney and George Harrison in Manchester (November 1963)

John and Paul also came to see [Len, while he was ill in hospital with tubercular meningitis]. “I could see a close bond had formed between them while I’d been ill. They came to see me once out of hours, not at the proper visiting time, and had to escape through a French window into the garden when the nurse arrived. They then stood outside making silly faces at me as the nurse gave me various tests. “George came to see me on his own. He was now a proper member of the group, but I didn’t really know him well. He was at my school, but a year younger. I really appreciated his visit as he seemed so understanding and caring.”

The Quarrymen, Hunter Davies (2001)

Skåne, Sweden

peace and love