He previously told Apple Music that he doesn’t know what would have happened if he hadn't had her by his side.

When The Beatles broke up, Paul credits Linda for helping him get out of a very dark place. Linda helped Paul after the Beatles split 1977), while Paul also adopted Linda’s daughter Heather. The McCartney’s went on to have three children together Mary (b. Paul McCartney recalls meeting Elvis Presley with the Beatles: One of the 'coolest' people ever

With The Beatles being the biggest group in the world at the time, it’s unsurprising that thousands of fans also turned up to the Marylebone registry office where they were getting married.ĭespite trying to keep the ceremony secret, fans found out and there were so many people on the streets that the police had to escort the couple’s car. You get this picture of us swanning along in a little rowboat, managing to avoid the white water, but we were right in the middle of that white water, man, so it's even more miraculous that we made it. Watch Paul McCartney and James Corden Revisit Penny Lane on Carpool Karaoke We were very up and down, quite funky compared to the eventual image of '25 years of married bliss! Aren't they lucky for people in showbiz?' 'We had a big argument the night before we got married, and it was nearly called off. McCartney previously told Ultimate Classic Rock: 'We were crazy. Paul proposed to her after dating for a year, but they almost didn’t tie the knot after they got into a huge argument just hours before the big day. Watch the moment Paul McCartney sang ‘Yesterday’ so tenderly even hysterical Beatles fans fell silent The couple almost didn’t get married Paul and Linda didn’t meet again until a year later when The Beatles were in New York.Īfter that, Linda and her daughter Heather - who she shared with ex husband Joseph See - flew to London and she started dating Paul properly.Ī short while later, Paul invited Linda to live with him in London with her daughter. While Linda was across the pond, Paul actually got engaged to his girlfriend Jane Asher, but this didn’t last long and they soon split. Paul and Linda didn’t see each other for a year after meeting. “That was my big pulling line! Well, I'd never used it before, of course, but it worked this time! It was a fairly slim chance, but it worked.' They didn’t see each other for a year after meetingĪfter their first night together, Linda returned to the US to work and look after her daughter.

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