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Paul McCartney and John Lennon travel to Paris

Last updated on November 21, 2020

I remember, we tried to hitchhike to Spain once, but we only got as far as Paris. We liked it so much, we stayed there, just the two of us. We were in this little hotel in Paris; it was so cheap it had fleas. My mum was a nurse, we were very hygienic, then you end up there – bloody hell! Those things bring you together

Paul McCartney, inĀ UNCUT interview, January 2021

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