The former Los Angeles radio and TV announcer, who met the couple in the early ‘70s, has written a new memoir, “We All Shine On: John, Yoko, & Me,” with the blessing of their son, Sean Lennon. In the book, he describes how McCartney gave a heartbroken Lennon sound advice on how to win back his love.

From late 1973 through 1974, John Lennon embarked on his “Lost Weekend" in Los Angeles while being separated from his wife, Yoko Ono. They later reunited.

John Lennon might have been older, but Paul McCartney had more talent on guitar when the two met as teenagers in 1957. It was that talent that earned him Lennon’s respect and a spot in his skiffle group,