Paul McCartney: I never got round to telling John Lennon I loved him

Sir Paul McCartney has said he “never got round” to telling John Lennon he loved him, but it feels “great” to realise he does now.

The Beatles star said he and Lennon “grew up together” during an on-stage interview at the Southbank Centre in London.

When asked about his love for Lennon, Sir Paul said: “As 16-year-old, 17-year-old Liverpool kids, you could never say that. It just wasn’t done.

“So I never did… really just say, ‘John, love you man’. I never got round to it.

“So now it’s great just to realise how much I love this man.”

He added that spending his youth with Lennon “was like walking up a staircase and we both went side by side up that staircase”.

“I just remember how great it was to work with him and how great he was,” he said.

Sir Paul made the comments during an interview with journalist Samira Ahmed to promote his new book The Lyrics.

The book, written with poet and author Paul Muldoon, includes reflection on his life, his creative process and the songs he has crafted over the years.

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