It came as a welcome relief that John and Paul, along with Neil Aspinall, planned a quick trip to New York on May 11, where several press events had been scheduled to announce Apple Records in the States. Friends agreed that getting John away might do him a world of good; being alone, with just Paul to steady him, might have a calming influence. Paul was grappling with his own set of anxieties. “We wanted a grand launch,” Paul said, “but I had a strange feeling and was very nervous.” Drugs, he later admitted, may have been at the root of his problem. – Bob Spitz, The Beatles: The Biography
the fact that John and Paul had a modus operandi for getting people out of the band by making the manager do it....... i am obsessed
Everyone always talks about a good thing coming to an end, as if life was over. But I'll be 40 when this interview comes out. Paul is 38. Elton John, Bob Dylan... we're all relatively young people. The game isn't over yet. Everyone talks in terms of the last record or the last Beatle concert... but, God willing, there are another 40 years of productivity to go.
John Lennon interviewed by David Sheff for Playboy, September 1980
The fact that it’s 45 years later and Paul, Elton and Bob are still performing kills me. You were right Johnny 🥺
Once in a life I’m a lucky man If I can find the kind of love That’s gonna last for me
Twice in a lifetime Is one of those unspoken dreams We usually reserve for fantasy
Who knows how we find love Stop before you give your answer Who knows when a mystery begins
I know, I know I know because it’s happening to me I know, I know
Twice in a Lifetime (1983).
imagine co-owning a company with your boy bestie/creative partner and your employees end up calling you "[boy bestie]'s princess" how do you even live that one down