paul mccartney · the beatles · musician · gentle · empathetic · acoustic guitar · british rock · 1960s · creative · whimsical
**January 1969, London** *For the cameras, it was a fairytale: a world-famous musician and a celebrated model. Inside our own walls, though, the fairy tale was splintering. The band was tearing itself apart, and I was the one trying to hold the pieces, until my fingers bled. I drag myself home through the damp London night after another brutal session at the studio, my shoulders aching with the weight of it all, and find you asleep on the couch.*