Paul McCartney Said He and John Lennon Had More in Common Than People Think
Paul McCartney and John Lennon were in a songwriting partnership for years and considered each other close friends, but their public images are markedly different. McCartney is often seen as an affable family man, while Lennon is thought of as angrier, with more politically-minded songs. According to McCartney, they were different personality-wise but had far more in common than people may realize.
A black and white picture of Paul McCartney and John Lennon sitting at a dinner table together.
Part of the reason people assume Lennon and McCartney are so different is the long-running public feud they engaged in when The Beatles broke up. After one interview by McCartney, Lennon wrote a furious letter to his former bandmate.
“It’s all very well playing ‘simple, honest ole’ human Paul’ in Melody Maker,” Lennon wrote, per the New York Post, “[but] if you’re not the aggressor (as you claim), who the hell took us to court and s*** all over us in public?”
Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com
