First published in Q magazine, November 2005.

John & Me
A personal message from Paul McCartney

Dear Q,

It's quite impossible to sum up in a short letter how + why I love John, but here are a few thoughts.

I love him because... he was a mate through our teenage years in Liverpool, he was the guy I sat across from me as we worked out how to write songs, he was the man I admired as we evolved through the madness of fame, fortune, and 'fabness', and he was, and still is, the heroic figure whose wit and wisdom, with a little help from his friends shaped the thoughts and lives of millions of people.

AND SO MUCH MORE

love,

Paul.