The official Instagram page of the legendary late Beatles musician John Lennon revealed another rare memory of Paul McCartney and John Lennon .

In this role, Paul McCartney writes an introduction to Jonathan Cape‘s edition of John Lennon‘s book.

The official Instagram page of Lennon transcribed the letter.

“LENNON MEETS MCCARTNEY, 1957⠀

Paul McCartney’s introduction to the Jonathan Cape edition of John Lennon’s book In His Own Write:⠀

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Dear Mr Cape, there are only 234 words, but I don’t care⠀

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JOHN LENNON⠀

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At Woolton village fete I met him. I was a fat schoolboy and as he leaned an arm on my shoulder, I realised that he was drunk. We were twelve then, but, in spite of his sideboards, we went on to become teenage pals. ⠀

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Aunt Mimi, who had looked after him since he was so high, used to tell me how he was cleverer than he pretended, and things like that. He had written a poem for the school magazine about a hermit who said: ⠀

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“As breathing is my life, to stop I dare not dare.” ⠀

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This made me wonder right away – ‘Is he deep?’ He wore glasses so it was possible, and even without them there was no holding him. ‘What bus?’ he would say to howls of appreciative laughter. ⠀

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He went to Quarry Bank High School for Boys and later attended to the Liverpool Art College. He left school to join a group, called the Beatles, and, here he is with a book. Again I think — ‘Is he deep? Is he arty, with it or cultured?’ ⠀

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There are bound to be thickheads who will wonder why some of it doesn’t make sense, and others who will search for hidden meanings. ⠀

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“What’s a Brummer?” ⠀

“There’s more to the “dubb owld boot” than meets the eye.”⠀

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None of it has to make sense and if it seems funny then that’s enough.⠀

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PS : I like the drawings too.⠀

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#onthisday 6 July

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