I really don't know

this is gay as hell

Paul in 2021:

it's like, the desperate need for your identities to merge, for your names to become indistinguishable, for the boundary between two people to dissolve until there is no separate existence, only a single, shared one suspended forever.

“and you don’t stroke hands with guys”

“not unless you’re secure..”

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John

"I was feeling insecure; You might not love me anymore. [...] I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry that I made you cry. I didn't want to hurt you. I'm just a jealous guy." (Jealous Guy, 1971)

"Today I love you more than yesterday. Right now, I love you more right now." (I Know, I Know, 1973)

"Was I just dreaming or was it only yesterday? I used to hold you in my arms? [...] Why must we be alone?" (Real Life demo, 1977)

"Now and then, I miss you. Now and then, I want you to be there for me. Always to return to me." (Now And Then, 1977)

"It's time to spread our wings and fly. Don't let another day go by, my love, it'll be just like starting over." (Just Like Starting Over, 1980)

"Why don’t we… do it in the road?! A little hotel where we used to screw. A little place down in Montauk." (Just Like Starting Over, studio recording, 1980)

Paul

"Dear friend, throw the wine. I'm in love with a friend of mine." (Dear Friend, 1971)

"Tell me why do you treat me so bad? You're the best friend, a man ever had. [...] I wake up in the morning, I'm still dreaming 'bout you. Tell you, pretty baby, I'm blue. I wake up in the evening, I'm still screaming out over you."(Best Friend, 1972)

"Every night I would call, your number brought me joy. I called your house, every night since then. But I ain't never, no no never heard you calling me. Come on and call me back again." (Call Me Back Again, 1974)

"You couldn't have done a worse thing to me, If you'da taken an arrow and run it right through me. [...] It could have been a finer fling. Would have been a major attraction with no other thing offering a note of distraction. " (Arrow Through Me, 1979)

"I still remember how it was before, and I am holding back the tears no more. Ooh, I love you. What about the time we met? Well, I suppose that you could say that we were playing hard to get. [...] What about the night we cried? Because there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside." (Here Today, 1982)

"Did I ever take you in my arms, look you in the eye, tell you that I do, [...] Did I ever touch you on the cheek, say that you were mine, thank you for the smile [...] If I never did it, I was only waiting for a better moment that didn't come. There never could be a better moment than this one. What opportunities did we allow to flow by, feeling like like the timing wasn't quite right?What kind of magic might have worked if we had stayed calm? Couldn't I have given you a better life?" (This One, 1989)

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"MPL's [Paul's London office] interior style is quietly art deco. Its walls are hung with modern paintings, or framed photos by Linda McCartney, and pride of place goes to her famous shot of Paul and John, laughing and grasping each other's hands at a Sgt. Pepper party in 1967." (Conversations With McCartney, Paul Du Noyer, 2016)

"Children's artwork hung on the walls and above the doors. He was a guy who could afford Picassos, but chose to display his kids' finger-paintings. A big jukebox shone from his sitting room. On the bulletin board in the kitchen were personal photos of McCartney with John Lennon." (http://www.meetthebeatlesforreal.com/2014/09/one-fans-secret-paul-adventure.html)

"A quick scan of his studio kitchen reveals a copy of Mary McCartney’s recipe book and a John Lennon calendar; March’s pin-up is “Moody John” in sunglasses posed against the New York skyline." (Interview with Mark Blake for Q: Songs in the key of Paul. May, 2015)

"I recently bought a lot of drawings and writings by John. I have them on my wall so I get to look at them all the time." (Paul, The Lyrics, 2021)

I want to smell your underarm odour I want to drink your ice cream soda Reminisce about our childhood What we did in deepest wildwood. Let’s remember Fifties cars And hanging out in late-night bars Want to give your back a rub Then jump into a foamy tub Laugh at all your High School jokes One two many Scotch and cokes Want to stroke your furry kitten Don’t be shy you won’t be bitten When we’ve seen the babies doze off Let me see you take your clothes off When this world is dead and gone We will still be Rocking On!