Paul McCartney's Heartbreaking Final Words To His First Wife, Linda McCartney

Paul McCartney met Linda Eastman, a well-respected rock photographer, at the launch of The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," but they didn't get together until the following year. They were married in 1969 and, as opposed to the media representations of the couple having a perfect marriage, the McCartneys had their rocky points. "We had a very big fight the night before the wedding and we almost canceled it," Paul later wrote (via El País). "We had many ups and downs — they were very hectic compared to that image of 25 years of marital bliss."

Even so, the couple loved each other deeply and were rarely apart in their three decades together. "People may not realize that with the exception of one occasion, Paul and Linda have never spent a night apart in the 30 years they loved each other," Geoff Baker, McCartney's London spokesperson, told the Tucson Citizen after Linda's death.