Paul McCartney Remembers Linda In His Own Words

[Amerigo Vespucci]

So much of my life with Linda, and our family, was spent just hanging out either at home or on holiday. The picture on this page is just a simple holiday snap. It was just one of those shots, a photograph of me in Jamaica relaxing in the afternoon. As a photographer, Linda had the freedom to take great family snapshots. She had that knack: when she was taking pictures, she managed to get us all to ignore her, totally.

She could take pictures of pretty much anything and we knew that we could trust her. We knew she'd only take pictures of stuff that she thought was worthy and not too private.

We were made to feel at home. I suppose we were, after all. When I first met her, I realised that as a photographer she was very sympathetic. It's now 10 years since she died and probably 40 years since we first met. I can still recall our first meeting. It was at a London club, the Bag O' Nails, when Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames were playing one night. Across a crowded room, as they say, our eyes met and the violins started playing - but they were drowned out by, of all people, Georgie Fame. Another northerner.

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.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3666255.ece

[Heidi]

1. This is a beautiful homage of one partner by another.

Thank you for posting this. :thumbsup:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. Supposedly the ONLY time in the entire marriage when they were not together...

...was when Sir Paul was in jail for the Japanese pot bust.

Other than that, they spent every single day of their marriage together.

We should all be so lucky. They were soul mates in every possible sense of the word.

:toast:

[Shine]

11. I'd heard that, as well.

Soulmates, indeed. :toast:

[Missy Vixen]

2. I'm so sorry she's gone

When Linda McCartney died, I confess I shed some tears when Paul said, "I've lost my girlfriend."

Every woman wants to be "the girlfriend" no matter how many years have gone by, how many kids or gray hairs there are, and obviously, he still mourns.

Julie

[Deja Q]

3. And now her name can only be found on overpriced cardboard boxes:

Forgive me for being cynical; it's no longer the 1960s, Paul's shown his true colors lots of times, and maybe if I could get my name on a bunch of fast food microwavable boxes, I'd feel better about myself too. :eyes:

A great musician, no argument.

I'm sure he'll be happy thinking of his future dates... like the three he's said to be doing lately:
http://www.topnews.in/light/paul-mccartney-romancing-three-women%3F-29330

[WinkyDink]

4. He IS a single man.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. It was she who set up the food business, not him

A pioneer in both the vegetarian and animal rights movements, the late Linda McCartney shared her knowledge and love of meatless cooking through a series of best-selling cookbooks including, Linda McCartney’s New Home Cooking and Linda’s Kitchen: Simple and Inspiring Recipes for Meatless Meals. In 1991, Linda launched her own line of meatless frozen meals in the United Kingdom. With her husband, Paul McCartney, Linda promoted the health and environmental benefits to be gained through a vegetarian lifestyle, and through her company, she was always looking for creative ways to bring new and delicious tastes into the realm of wholesome eating.

http://www.linda-mccartney.com/about-us/linda.php

[Boudica the Lyoness]

6. She was his first love

I saw Procol Harum do Whiter Shade of Pale at the Royal London Hall in 1970.
So sad he lost the love of his life. I met my first love about the same time he met Linda. So sad.

[Boudica the Lyoness]

9. Whoops

I meant The Royal ALBERT hall, in the above post. I dropped my hormonica Albert.

[samsingh]

7. such a wonderful love story

[gbate]

10. Such a great story about a beautiful, loving couple.

RIP, Linda.