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Paul McCartney Reflects on Rebuilding Bond with Lennon

3/20/2026

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Paul McCartney discusses rekindling his friendship with John Lennon in a clip from Audible's Words + Music, released March 19, featuring filmmaker Morgan Neville.
McCartney explains how they rebuilt their relationship after the Beatles' breakup, bonding over domestic life and parenting, and baking bread to ease tensions.
McCartney expresses gratitude for their reconciliation, noting Lennon's murder in 1980 and that the conversation coincided with the anniversary of his death.

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Paul McCartney discusses rekindling his friendship with John Lennon in a clip from Audible's Words + Music, released March 19, featuring filmmaker Morgan Neville.
McCartney explains how they rebuilt their relationship after the Beatles' breakup, bonding over domestic life and parenting, and baking bread to ease tensions.
McCartney expresses gratitude for their reconciliation, noting Lennon's murder in 1980 and that the conversation coincided with the anniversary of his death.