Mary McCartney Recalls How John Lennon’s Passing ‘Devastated’ Her Father Paul (Exclusive)



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It’s been 42 years since the sad demise of John Lennon On December 8, 1980. Although decades have passed since he was brutally murdered on his own doorstep, mary mccartney spoke exclusively with HollywoodLife and remembered how his father sir paul mccartney reacted to his death former beatles bandmate,

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Mary McCartney’s debut feature-length documentary ‘If These Walls Could Sing’ premieres on Disney+ on December 16 (Mercury Studios / Tim Cragg).

“I think it devastated him and it was a blow because John Lennon was someone who advocated so strongly for peace,” said the photographer and chef while promoting his upcoming debut feature-length documentary, if these walls could sing,

“what happened to him, it has troubled many people around the world even today. I choose to try not to live in a day like today, I choose more to celebrate people’s birthdays mary mccartney introduces it Star explained. “So when it’s someone’s birthday, I take another moment after my mom passed away. I don’t really do much on that day, but more to celebrate the day that would be her birthday. Like this I have to do something like this even today.

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Mary recalled how her father, Sir Paul McCartney, had reacted to the death of his former Beatles bandmate, John Lennon, in December 1980. (Mary McCartney)

Mary also opened up about Hal Is going through Queen Elizabeth II, as his father was knighted by Her Majesty in March 1997. “I think it affected the whole of Britain. We were all in mourning,” she said. “Queen Elizabeth is someone who’s always been there for us and she’s kind of, you know, she was very devoted to the country and she was unwavering and her attitude and just so much love and care. I think when she So even though she was living a good life, I think it was like losing you, it reminded everyone of loss and death and loved ones, so a lot of people were very sad about it.

“But it really made me reflect and remember those moments when I met her as I flagged her down to release the images I photographed for the palace longest reigning monarch, I thought back to the time I met her and she was so incredible. He was a force to be reckoned with.

Marie also worked on her first feature-length documentary If these walls could sing, Which one? Premieres on Disney+ On 16 December. “It feels really exciting because this is an amazing team; The production team and Mercury Studios, and then getting to show it on Disney+, it’s been an amazing experience. I’ve definitely got the bug to do more. I really enjoyed the process.”

In candid documentary, Mary uses her skills of portraiture to assemble personal stories on film and her creative flair to visually weave them together with archive imagery and recordings into an intimate, emotional and accessible history of Abbey Road Studios There is an eye. For over 90 years, Abhay Road Studio Music has been at the center of the industry. Fans make the trip every year to get their picture taken at the world-famous zebra crossing, and artists strive to follow in their heroes’ footsteps.

i have to admit i didn’t know [Abbey Road Studios] He was 90 years old. I’ve been going to Abbey Road since I was a kid, and I live close by so I feel comfortable in the place. i didn’t know that dark side of the Moon was registered there. I didn’t know it was like all the soundtracks Lord of the Rings trilogy, harry potter, empire strikes back, star wars Franchise, the names go on. I have learned a lot. You know, as a kid, you go to a lot of places and it doesn’t take you long to understand the larger meaning of it, but now I really do.