Considering John Spent As Much Time With George Too - There's Still A Differentiation - Blog Posts

Exactly, why not call Paul a brother if it’s just a platonic connection?

"I never had a brother, and George Harrison was how I felt a brother to be"

It's interesting how John considered George like a brother but always publicly called Paul "an intimate best friend", putting him on the same level he put his wife Yoko Ono.

John about Paul:

"He’s still the closest friend I’ve ever had except for Yoko."

"But the only – the person I actually picked as my partner, who I’d recognised had talent, and I could get on with, was Paul."