John Lennon was murdered outside his New York City apartment on December 8 1980, just two days after giving an interview about his friendship and rivalry with Paul McCartney.
When The Beatles split in 1970, the bandmates all went their separate ways with most of them not meeting up again for years. In Paul's book, The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, he said: "When we broke up and everyone was now flailing around, John turned nasty.
"I don’t really understand why. Maybe because we grew up in Liverpool, where it was always good to get in the first punch of a fight."
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John then criticised his former band when he released his first solo album in December 1970, making tensions worse. However, they put aside their differences before the end, with John revealing his true thoughts just days before his untimely end.
Years later, Paul’s wife Linda shared the last thing John ever said about his old bandmate. Considering what was to come, his last words were truly heart-breaking.
Speaking to Ultimate Classic Rock, John said to Paul: “Think about me every now and then, old friend.”
His final words were used in the song My Old Friend, which Carl Perkins was inspired to write after he met Paul months after John’s death. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, the lyric "Think about me every now and then, old friend," caused Paul to leave the room in floods of tears.
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