John Lennon At 80 special presented by Sean Ono Lennon in honor of what would have been his father's 80th birthday, the legendary John Lennon 's bandmate , Paul McCartney , is interviewed by Sean and recalls the last important moments with the artist, and how he is still present in his art today.
“I always tell people, one of the best things for me was after all the Beatles nonsense and all the business arguments, you know, business differences... that even after all that, I'm so happy that I made amends with your father,” McCartney reveals to Sean, referring to the intense arguments amidst the Beatles' breakup.
“It would have been very, very painful for me if we hadn’t gotten together. It was so good that we did, and it really gives me a kind of strength to know that,” Paul added.
The artist also revealed that he often thinks about his former bandmate when he's composing, stating, "I'm writing something and I'm like, 'Oh God, this is really bad,' and I think, 'What would John say?', and I'm like, 'Yeah, you're right. It's really bad. You have to change it.'"
“And then I change, and I know of accounts that he did similar things with that,” he says. “If I had a release, he would say, ‘Hell… I have to go to the studio. I have to try to do something better than Paul.’”
John Lennon At 80 will air on BBC Radio 2 this Saturday, October 3rd.
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