Paul McCartney Says John Lennon Worried About How People Would Remember Him After He Died

The Beatles legend Paul McCartney has shared that his bandmate John Lennon pondered over death years before his untimely death in 1980.

Paul McCartney reflected on the life of his close friend and musical collaborator on his podcast, 바카라�McCartney: A Life in Lyrics바카라�, as he revealed that Lennon, who was 40 when he was killed outside his apartment in New York City, was nervous about how he would be remembered postmortem.

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The bass guitarist continued: 바카라�I was like his priest. Often I바카라�d have to say, 바카라�My son, you바카라�re great, don바카라�t worry about it,바카라� and he would take it. It would make him feel better.바카라�

As per People, he also reflected on how well he and Lennon worked together on the episode, which was titled 바카라�Here Today바카라� in reference to the 1982 solo track he released in light of his friend바카라�s death the year before.

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