By Mariavannguyen

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The Beatles perform at the Scala Theatre during the filming of A Hard Day’s Night, 1964

Skåne, Sweden

whatever . destroy my beatles

It came as a welcome relief that John and Paul, along with Neil Aspinall, planned a quick trip to New York on May 11, where several press events had been scheduled to announce Apple Records in the States. Friends agreed that getting John away might do him a world of good; being alone, with just Paul to steady him, might have a calming influence. Paul was grappling with his own set of anxieties. “We wanted a grand launch,” Paul said, “but I had a strange feeling and was very nervous.” Drugs, he later admitted, may have been at the root of his problem. – Bob Spitz, The Beatles: The Biography

Dusty quickly realized that people were phoning to say goodbye and she was unable to deal with this, although she constantly spoke with Linda McCartney who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995. She put Dusty in touch with her own American consultant, who agreed with the treatment Dusty was receiving from The Royal Marsden. Linda was a huge support, sending her flowers and gifts each week, but no-one knew just how ill Linda was. Her death on 17 April 1998 devastated Dusty because she never believed her friend’s cancer to be terminal. After all, she had beaten it before, why couldn’t Linda? Paul took over from his late wife by phoning and sending gifts.

Sharon Davies, Dusty: an intimate biography of Dusty Springfield, 2008

Skåne, Sweden

The Beatles in Salzburg, Austria | 13 March 1965 © Alfred Strobel

The Beatles wearing a giant sweater, knitted for them by three Swedish fans, backstage at London’s Hammersmith Odeon during Another Beatles Christmas Show, December 1964. Photo: The Beatles Book.

The story behind this sweater: It was knitted for The Beatles by three Swedish fans (Pia Karlander, Ulla Blomquist and Elizabeth Berg, of Stockholm). The Beatles Book’s March 1965 explains…

“[T]hat giant sweater which was sent to The Beatles at the Hammersmith Odeon when they were appearing in their Christmas Show. The boys liked it so much that they wore it almost every night from then on for one of their quick appearances on stage.” (x)

PAUL MCCARTNEY on THE BEATLES legacy, 1964