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Paul and Linda McCartney playing with their daughter, Heather, 1969

❝ She's always been very talented that way. When she was very little, she started off as a potter and made pots and such, and she's now moved into this interior-design world. She's been doing that for the last couple of years now, and I think she's brilliant- but, then again, I would, wouldn't I? ❞

Paul & Linda McCartney with Ringo Starr, July of 1980.

❝ I feel the most relaxed around Ringo. ❞

Paul & Linda McCartney at a party with Ringo & Maureen Starkey, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono, the party was for "The Magic Christian", May 4th, 1969.

❝ She was a very fun person to be with, very amusing and very witty. She had a great take on life, and of course she was very artistic. There wasn't a lot of sadness about her at all. She was an upbeat lady. ❞

Paul & Linda McCartney, 1975

❝ It was very obvious they were still in love, they were still touchy, touchy-feely. When he had a gig, he was always turning around to her.

It would be fair to say he got lucky when he met Linda ... they were obviously brilliant together and he ended up with a great family. ❞

Linda McCartney, 1969.

Photo by her husband, Paul McCartney

❝ Linda means beautiful in Spanish, and my Linda was certainly that - inside and out. — Anyone who met her, however briefly, was touched by her genuine interest and gentle kindness. —I never stop thinking of her as my girlfriend, even though she became my wife, my children's mother, and my lady. — The beauty of her spirit never failed to communicate itself to those she encountered, whether they were young or old, male or female, or whatever, they were worthy of respect and so she treated them exactly the same and they invariably felt very comfortable being with her. — Our love of animals was something we discovered, we shared as time went by, and they too enjoyed the same deep respect given to them by her. Her vision of the world was, and is, a simple one. — Love, kindness, respect and thoughtfulness for one another and for our fellow species and a deep distrust of people who neglect these values. I am blessed to have shared thirty loving years with this uniquely special woman, a fact which I will remain eternally grateful for. ❞

Some photos from the 'McCartney II' album cover photoshoot

All photos taken by Linda McCartney

Paul McCartney during Let It Be, 1969

❝ I'm going through great struggles but have a lot of support. In difficult moments like this, it's when a loving family shines through. We're pretty close anyway, but when you go into something difficult, it does actually bring you closer together. ❞

𝜗𝜚 : Linda McCartney covering her husbands, Paul McCartney's, mouth, 1985

❝ Paul McCartney had a special look for his wife, Linda. It’s a look that is kinda wide-eyed, kinda relaxed, kinda goofy. It’s a look that shows a guy who’s really in love. Millions of photographs have been taken of the former Beatle, the most popular living songwriter of the rock ‘n’ roll era. But only one photographer captured that look on film – Linda McCartney. Paul McCartney laughs as he remembers how she did it. “I would start posing, doing those things the photographers tell you to do like `look over your shoulder’ or `look over there’ and she would say, `Oh, stop doing that. Just be natural,’” he said, calling from his recording studio in southern England, where he is wrapping up production on a new album. “I would say, `What? You don’t want my gorgeous look into the camera?’” McCartney continued. “And she would say, `No. No, thanks.’" ❞