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Paul McCartney gets personal about still missing John Lennon and George Harrison

Newsweek · · 317 words · By Anne Erickson
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Paul McCartney is back with a new solo album, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," and in doing the press rounds behind the release, he's opening up about the losses of Beatles bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison.

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What happened

Paul McCartney is back with a new solo album, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," and in doing the press rounds behind the release, he's opening up about the losses of Beatles bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison.

Why it matters

McCartney's new solo release takes inspiration from his childhood and the early days with the Beatles, and it even features a duet with Beatles drummer Ringo Starr on the song "Home to Us." Speaking with The Guardian, McCartney talked about what gives him…

Common ground

"My collaborator was probably one of the best writers of the century, so, yeah, you're going to miss him," he said in the interview.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He also remembered what Beatles producer George Martin said to him about aging.”
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While there are multiple sources mentioning George Martin and Paul McCartney, none of the provided evidence specifically confirms a conversation or quote from George Martin regarding 'aging'. The search results discuss strings and India, but not aging.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tug of War is the fourth solo studio album by the English musician Paul McCartney, released on 26 April 1982. It is his 11th album overall following the break up of the Beatles in 1970, his first albu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tug_of_War_(Paul_McCartney_alb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Here Today" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 1982 album Tug of War. He wrote the song as a tribute to his relationship with John Lennon, who was murdered in 1980. He stated the song was composed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Today_(Paul_McCartney_son…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (née Eastman; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, cookbook author, and activist. She was the keyboardist and harmony vocalist in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_McCartney
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Claim 2: “Paul McCartney is back with a new solo album, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane"”
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The claim is confirmed by both a Wikipedia entry stating 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' is the twentieth solo studio album released on 29 May 2026 and a cross-reference from EuroNews.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paul McCartney is an English musician who has recorded hundreds of songs over his career of more than sixty years. As a member of the Beatles, he formed a songwriting partnership with his bandmate Joh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Paul…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the twentieth solo studio album by English musician Paul McCartney, released on 29 May 2026 through Capitol Records. Co-produced with Andrew Watt in sessions dating back to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_of_Dungeon_Lane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present is a book released in November 2021 by the English musician Paul McCartney and the Irish poet Paul Muldoon. It is published by Liveright / W. W. Norton & Company in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lyrics:_1956_to_the_Presen…
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Claim 3: “McCartney's new solo release... features a duet with Beatles drummer Ringo Starr on the song "Home to Us."”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the song 'Home to Us' is a duet between Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr from the album 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane', including Wikipedia, YouTube, and Reddit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Spinozza (born August 8, 1949) is an American guitarist and producer. He worked with former Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon during the 1970s, and had a long collaboration wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Spinozza
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Raymond Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English musician who has worked as a session and road-tour percussionist. During his career, Cooper has worked and toured with numerous musically diverse …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Cooper
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Beatles: Get Back is a three-part documentary miniseries directed and produced by Peter Jackson. It covers the making of the Beatles' 1970 album Let It Be (which had the working title of Get Back)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_Get_Back
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Claim 4: “Speaking with The Guardian, McCartney talked about what gives him comfort in the absence of friends and fellow musicians Lennon and Harrison.”
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A web search result dated May 29, 2026, explicitly quotes McCartney reflecting on the loss of John Lennon and George Harrison, matching the claim's context of discussing comfort in their absence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician and songwriter. He gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he was the bassist and keyboardist, and shared primary songwriting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lennon–McCartney was the songwriting partnership between the English musicians John Lennon (1940–1980) and Paul McCartney (born 1942) of the Beatles. It is widely considered one of the greatest, best …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennon–McCartney
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (née Eastman; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician, cookbook author, and activist. She was the keyboardist and harmony vocalist in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_McCartney
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