Now And Then
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Now And Then

I’m a purist when it comes to the Beatles. Don’t touch them. Don’t change them. Protect their legacy. Let them be. But if you miss them enough — after all, there are those of us who never recovered from their dissolution — if this one-last-final-Beatles-song resurrects for you what is gone or gives you something to hang onto or smile about by all means … enjoy. 🙎🏻‍♂️🙎🏽‍♂️🙎🏻‍♂️🙎🏽‍♂️

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Roll Up
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Roll Up

I’ve flown halfway around the world in order to write with someone who makes me better. But Paul and John lived within a mile or 2 of each other. And George and Ringo weren’t far. I can’t even fathom this unlikely convergence of stars colliding … on my visit to Liverpool.

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And Another Thing About The Beatles…
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And Another Thing About The Beatles…

Every time I’m working on a song that I’m super excited about…a song I think has heart and legs and a raison d’être…if I should stumble in passing upon “You’re Gonna Lose That Girl,” or “Dear Prudence” (really anything Beatles) I start questioning my work. As in why bother to write songs if I can’t write a song that good? Have you ever felt that way?

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John Lennon, Selena and ABBA
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John Lennon, Selena and ABBA

John Lennon was featured on a larger-than-life screen behind Paul at a recent concert. I love Paul beyond and I’m ecstatic to hear, see, anything re-imagined on John’s behalf. But I wonder how John would have felt.

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Saturday In The Park
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Saturday In The Park

I never got over leaving NY. I wasn’t any less in love with her when I left than when I came. So again I ask you — do we manifest our destinies? No need to answer.

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Paul 3,2,1
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Paul 3,2,1

Looking back, Paul realizes that he himself is a fan of the Beatles. What a beautiful place to be in the back half of ones life. So many of us look over our shoulder with regret or wish for do-overs.

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Confessions.