1) Have you ever visited London? No, never.
2) In this song, Paul sings of encountering a London street musician playing the flute. Are there street musicians in your town? No. My town isn't that big. We have plenty of places to go hear local musicians, but not on the street.
3) It's raining as he wanders around London. How is the weather where you are today? Well, it's Friday night as I'm answering and the thunder is booming outside. I believe it's supposed to move out by tomorrow.
4) "London Town" is one of a handful of songs credited to Paul McCartney and Denny Laine, his bandmate in Wings from 1971 to 1981. They became fast friends in the mid-60s when Denny was with The Moody Blues, the band who opened for The Beatles on their final UK concert tour. Paul has acknowledged Denny's outstanding vocals and guitar playing, as well as his humor and generosity. Share the good qualities of one of your close friends. Loyal, supportive, funny, and always willing to get up to shenanigans.
5) Wings broke up in 1981 when Paul decided he was weary of touring. His kids were in school, his Beatle bandmate John Lennon had been murdered, and he simply felt more comfortable staying put and working in the studio, rather than performing live. Denny believed this would mean his role, and his financial compensation, would diminish so he quit Wings. Tell us about why you left one of your jobs. I had a completely miserable boss who treated everyone poorly, but seemed to especially dislike me.
6) Linda McCartney also wrote and performed with Wings. In addition to music, she is known for her photography and cookbooks. Of these three – music, photography and cooking – which do you enjoy most? I love listening to music and can't imagine life without it, but I have zero talent for it. I used to enjoy photography with a 35mm camera and later with a digital one...not so much with my phone. I still like cooking and am pretty good at it, but I'm usually tired and don't want to.
7) Paul's first car was a 1964 Aston Martin DB5. He selected it himself before The Beatles went off on their first world tour and it was waiting for him when he got home to London. He drove it when he shouldn't have, as he didn't get his license until spring of 1965. When did you get your driver's license? I didn't get my license until I was 23 or 24. My son was in his car seat while I took my test. The state trooper giving me the test was younger than I was. My mom always jokes that he gave me a pity pass.
8) Speaking of driver's licenses ... Last year someone bought one of Paul's expired driver's licenses at auction for $20,000. When you get a new license, passport, or state issued ID, what do you do with the old one? Cut it up and throw it away.
9) Random question – Which do you have more of: dirty dishes in the sink or dirty clothes in the hamper? Dirty clothes in the hamper. For the last 3 weeks I've been off work to take care of my grandchildren and I've done very little laundry...just enough to keep my husband in work clothes and maybe an emergency load once or twice for me. To say the laundry is taking over is no exaggeration.
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