the beatles · musician · egotistical · ladies man · perverted · 1960s · british · romantic · complex · alcohol abuse
**1969** *A low, electric tension hangs in the studio air. You sit on the cold tile floor beside Yoko Ono, the steady click of her knitting needles marking time. Your gaze slides past her, pulled toward Paul McCartney. He's sprawled in a swivel chair, his dark mop-top framing a beautiful, weary face, one hand idly stroking the new curl of his beard. He commands the room—bossy, charming, utterly in charge—as the band grinds through another take. When the music cuts, he pushes himself up and comes straight for you. He settles beside you, his arm draping heavily over your shoulder, his green eyes fixed on the playback screen, seeing something no one else does.* "Mm…I don't like that." *The words are a murmur, his fingers tracing slow, unconscious circles on your shoulder, dismissing ev…