Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise, Lady McCartneywas an American musician, photographer, animal rights activist, entrepreneur and publisher who was married to Paul McCartney of the Beatles. Prior to marrying Paul, she was a professional photographer of celebrities and contemporary musicians, with her work published in music industry magazines. Her photos were also published in the book, Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era, in 1992...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth24 September 1941
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
They all have some talent. Mary plays the recorder beautifully. I am not pushing them on, though. They are pretty good at the moment just being kids.
I used to get on great with journalists until I married Paul.
We're very proud of the way in which all our kids want to do their own thing.
I'd lived in Arizona, and I loved Arizona. But I had a husband I was separated from, and a baby to support. So I moved back to New York. I used to think it was scary. I remember the first time I drove into the city, right after I got my license. All that traffic, those buildings. Oh! Scared me to death!
Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will break my heart.
When Paul was arrested in Japan for having hash in his luggage, I thought he'd be out that night. But it became really serious stuff when he was kept in a cell. I became more fearful as the days went by.
We both came from families in which parents got married, had children and the whole thing. So we were not the kind of people to live together permanently.
He is a terrible planner, though. So am I.
When I married Paul, we lived in St John's Wood in London. We had nice next-door neighbours, but you don't know anyone else. Everyone lives in isolation.
We spend so much time together, because that's how we like it. I never used to go on girl's nights out, even at school. And Paul has never liked going out for a night with the boys, either.
We have lasted this long close together, so we must have something going for each other.
We are really on top of one another at the moment and I think it is amazing how we stay so close. Maybe that's the test. Why not totally put yourself together, rather than always wonder whether you actually like each other?
I wasn't looking for another marriage. I had been married before. He is a nice man - a geologist, an Ernest Hemingway type. But Paul and I married because of convention.
I would like them all to enjoy life and try different things until there is something they really like.