Lennon/McCartney

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So today I started reading this biography of Paul McCartney called Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now by Barry Miles. I am absoluely absorbed by this book. I'm already past page 50! :reading: The thing that makes it so interesting is that there are segments where Paul himself talks and restates memories in his own words. I find this biography much more interesting than the one I read about John Lennon for that reason. But that can't be helped, we can't interview John about what he remembers because of his untimely, tragic death. In the Lennon biography the author hardly talked about John and Paul's relationship but in this McCartney one Paul describes it very vividly. I never knew how close they were. I can almost see the two of them hanging out, talking, and joking around. They used to sit in Paul's livingroom and write songs. Paul keeps a notebook which has all the songs the two of them wrote together back in those days (including their first hit "Love Me Do"). Once they even tried to write a play but they never got past page two. Sometimes Paul and John would hang out at Aunt Mimi's house where John lived. They liked to sit on the bed and listen to Rock 'n' Roll records. They didn't like playing their instruments in their though; their guitar necks would bump into each other. So instead they'd play in John's bathroom! John lived across the street from a golf course. He and Paul would play a few games there, even though they were both terrible at it. Paul and John used to hitch-hike to get to gigs and back home. During these times, they would talk about their feelings, dreams, and ambitions. In the words of Paul himself "Cementing our friendship."

I've always had friends, but never anybody like that. The writing together sounds like fun and good for killing time. I don't know how to play any musical instruments but I've always wanted to. It would nice if I could get a friend who could teach me guitar or saxophone or something so we could play together. I'm absolutely awful at all sports. Finding someone else who is too could make for a funny day. I am a rather shy person and I have a hard time making friends and trusting people. I long for somebody who will listen to me, someone who understands me, someone who will make me laugh when no one else can. :laughing: Some days loneliness gets me down. I know I'm still young and it's never too late. I'll find somebody someday. It's all just a matter of time.
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