John Lennon wanted to be a writer, according to Paul McCartney. In a similar vein, Paul claimed that while writing The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever,” John drew inspiration from a famous poem, and that the poem influenced another Beatles song.
Paul McCartney’s impressions of John Lennon as a writer
“John had done a little poem that [his aunt] had framed in the kitchen,” Paul recalled in his 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now. “‘A house where there is love…’ John had aspirations to be a writer.”
John’s first collection of short stories was discussed by Paul. “At first, he was writing In His Own Write,” Paul explained. “He’d show me what he’d been typing,” I explained. I’d occasionally lend a hand to him. ‘In the early owls of the Morecambe,’ I recall, ‘a cup o-teeth’ was one section in the typewriter when I was around there. But I’d like everything, and I was blown away.”
Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music.
Creative Director at McCartney Studios
Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times
Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik
President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc.
Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel
Lives in Playa del Rey
From Kassel, Germany
Married to Ruth McCartney
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