Paul McCartney and John Lennon were able to fix things before the latter was brutally murdered.
On December 8, 1980, The Beatles lost Lennon after an obsessed fan - later identified as Mark David Chapman - shot him at a close range in front of his Manhattan apartment. Before his passing, McCartney was able to make peace with him, which helped the surviving member avoid a big guilt trip.
How Did Paul McCartney and John Lennon Fixed Their Relationship?
Before and after The Beatles' breakup, McCartney and Lennon had a long feud due to their ownership of the band's catalog. They reconnected a few years later at Lennon's New York City home with Yoko Ono.
In his "A Life In Lyrics" podcast (via Express), the 81-year-old musician confessed that he would have been haunted by Lennon's death if they had never reconciled before the murder took place. He added that his childhood friend's death was "super painful."
"In the end, it was something I was very glad of when he got murdered, - that I'd had some really good times with him before that happened," he said. "It would have been the worst thing in the world for someone like me had he just been killed and we still had a bad relationship."
McCartney added that it took them a long time to patch things up because they found it hard to share their feelings with each other. After years of holding back, they decided to reconnect and become friends again.
He also detailed their reconciliation in his book "Lyrics: 1956 to the Present."
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Paul McCartney Wrote a Song About John Lennon
McCartney found a way to open up his feelings through his debut album, "Wild Life." The 1971 project included the track "Dear Friend," which was "emotional for him."
After re-releasing the album fifty years after the debut, he admitted to feeling emotional whenever he listened to the track.
"With 'Dear Friend', that's sort of me talking to John after we'd had all the sort of disputes about The Beatles break up. I find it very emotional when I listen to it now. I have to sort of choke it back," McCartney continued.
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