Tune In (The Beatles: All These Years, #1)

by Mark Lewisohn

Paul’s only real difficulty was when anyone told him what to do. He was always one of the friendliest and keenest contributors, but the moment anyone—teacher, parent, friend—used the word “should” or “ought” to direct his actions, there’d usually be only one result: he would do the opposite, never doubting his right or ability to do so. As Paul says, “I’ve never liked ‘ought.’

I used to sit there for hours—there and the bathroom. Dad would shout, ‘Paul, get off that toilet!’ [And I’d reply] ‘I’m practicing!’ ”

As John said, “Paul and I really carved up the empire between us—we were [the] singers.

“They were like brothers, with John as the elder, Paul’s mentor. They were so tight it was like there was a telepathy between them: on stage, they’d look at each other and know instinctively what the other was thinking.” They were brothers.