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The world’s greatest musical love story 🥹
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"I’m not sure I do feel I belong to myself. There are two sides to me. (...) I’m very conscious of my duality in lots of ways, sort of like a split personality. I’m always conscious of that debate between the two selves. Like black/white, day/night, dull/bright." - Paul [Guardian, 2001]
"I'm trying for music that isn't too romantic, yet contains a romantic thing. I personally don't like things to be too cute - except babies. My music comes off best, I think, when there's hard and soft together." - Paul [1971]
"When you’re a kid you think things will be straightforward, but when you’re older and you’ve experienced more, you realise it’s an everlasting war between good and bad." - Paul in The Lyrics
The other me would rather be the glad one The other me would rather play the fool But I want to be the kind of me That doesn't let you down as a rule - The Other Me" [written in 1982]
Paul has an artistic side that isn't level-headed, and I like that. Most of his down-to-earthiness comes from living with a good family. He was taught good values. His inner talent is just there. He also has his mad side, but he saves it for home. His mind is amazing. Although his roots are earthy, he's up in the sky on other things. - Linda [1989]
“Paul is like a beautiful two-headed monster." - Donovan [Mojo interview, 2008]
"I mean I love the idea that there are two people in my head. Well, at least two." - Paul in The Lyrics
Self portrait by Paul McCartney
Robbed of the opportunity to participate in a true final collaboration with his greatest muse, McCartney instead elevates this suggestion of a song into a realized record, one where its elegant, softly psychedelic flow lets Lennon’s longing linger in the subconscious. That regret is articulated clearly in a chorus of “Now and then, I miss you / Now and then, I want you to be there for me / Always to return to me,” words that sharpen John’s original intention with its second newly written clause. It’s a passage where Lennon’s yearning for McCartney intertwines with Paul’s mourning for John, a shared grieving for the partnership that defined both their lives. In that sense, “Now and Then” does provide something of a fitting conclusion to the Beatles’ recorded career — not so much a summation but as a coda that conveys a sense of what the band both achieved and lost.
Excuse me while I go cry forever at this paragraph
The Beatles + Interactive Movie Posters
Hands hands hands 😍 which color is your favorite? 💙💚
the beatles . the chaos
it’s been a while, beatles tumblr. here are some scribbly strawberry fields looks! (thank you for 2000 followers!! :” D)
Sing a Lazy Song Beneath the Sun! 🌞 I make Bugs art in my free time hehe 🪲
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