Lennon’s passing had left a lasting impact on McCartney, but it was another unexpected rock legend who helped bring out the emotion during this difficult time.
When Perkins arrived, he shared a song he had been working on called “My Old Friend.” One particular lyric struck a nerve with McCartney, “Think about me every now and then, old friend.”
“Paul was crying, tears rolling down his pretty cheeks,” Perkins recalled in a 1996 interview with Goldmine, unsure why his song had such an impact.
What made the lyric especially powerful was that, according to Linda, “Think about me every now and then, old friend,” were actually the last words Lennon spoke to McCartney.
Linda told Perkins, “There’s two people in the world that know what John Lennon said to Paul, the last thing he said to him. Me and Paul are the only two who know that, but now there’s three … you know it.”
“We just went home. We just looked at all the news on the telly, and we sat there with all the kids, just crying all evening.”
Lennon’s death profoundly affected McCartney and remains a difficult subject for him. In response, McCartney reportedly wrote the song “Here Today” as a heartfelt tribute to his friendship and bond with Lennon.
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