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Paul McCartney's first wife helped him survive depression

Paul McCartney's first wife helped him survive depression

The singer suffered anxiety and began smoking more marijuana after John Lennon decided to leave the group in 1969.

Highlights

  • Beatles legend Paul McCartney has revealed that it was because of his first wife Linda that he was able to survive a nervous breakdown in 1969.
  • In a new biography by music journalist Tom Doyle, it has been revealed that McCartney, 71, suffered anxiety and began smoking more marijuana after band member John Lennon decided to leave the group in 1969, reported Contactmusic.
  • "It was Linda who saved me and it was all done in a sort of domestic setting," McCartney said.
  • The English rock band consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
London: Beatles legend Paul McCartney has revealed that it was because of his first wife Linda that he was able to survive a nervous breakdown in 1969.

In a new biography by music journalist Tom Doyle, it has been revealed that McCartney, 71, suffered anxiety and began smoking more marijuana after band member John Lennon decided to leave the group in 1969, reported Contactmusic.

"It was Linda who saved me and it was all done in a sort of domestic setting," McCartney said.

The English rock band consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
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