Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise, Lady McCartneywas an American musician, photographer, animal rights activist, entrepreneur and publisher who was married to Paul McCartney of the Beatles. Prior to marrying Paul, she was a professional photographer of celebrities and contemporary musicians, with her work published in music industry magazines. Her photos were also published in the book, Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era, in 1992...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth24 September 1941
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Out of the six of us, I am the quietest.
Stella is doing great as a designer, and I love her clothes. We went to her first Chloe show in Paris, and I was just so proud of her and the reaction she got.
In the years since I first met Paul Ive had all sorts of labels stuck on me. Now the new label is businesswomen. Sure I have this business. But what I am, what I am myself, is a photographer.
In our position, we could have a big house with maids and chauffeurs - but what's the point of having kids if you have all that?
James is studying architecture now, but neither Paul nor I would be surprised if he moves into music, as he has such a passion for playing.
If slaughterhouses had glass walls the whole world would be vegetarian.
Paul persuaded me to join the band. I would never have had the courage otherwise. It was fun at the beginning. We were playing just for fun, with Paul's group.
I would like them all to enjoy life and try different things until there is something they really like.
I wasn't looking for another marriage. I had been married before. He is a nice man - a geologist, an Ernest Hemingway type. But Paul and I married because of convention.
We have lasted this long close together, so we must have something going for each other.
We spend so much time together, because that's how we like it. I never used to go on girl's nights out, even at school. And Paul has never liked going out for a night with the boys, either.
When I married Paul, we lived in St John's Wood in London. We had nice next-door neighbours, but you don't know anyone else. Everyone lives in isolation.
We both came from families in which parents got married, had children and the whole thing. So we were not the kind of people to live together permanently.
When Paul was arrested in Japan for having hash in his luggage, I thought he'd be out that night. But it became really serious stuff when he was kept in a cell. I became more fearful as the days went by.