“We
were both grieving together. That first night, in Arizona, when she’d
just died I thought it would be too sad for Dad to sleep on his own so I
kept him company,”.
James, 35-year-old musician, previously shunned the
limelight unlike his sisters fashion designer Stella and photographer
Mary. He admitted to alienating himself from his family following the
death of his mother Linda in 1998, but says he has now “re-bonded” with
his father and even played on two of Sir Paul’s solo albums.
The
musician, who is currently trying to break America with a 42-date tour,
said in an interview that he was so grief-stricken following his
mother's death that he slept in his father Sir Paul's bed.
His mother
Linda's death, he said, “was very detrimental to my relationship with my
family” and resulted in him being admitted to a rehabilitation centre
in Arizona for drug dependency. He has since suffered from drugs and
alcohol addictions, but says he has been sober for the last seven
months.
He admitted that he "didn't like" Heather Mills, whom his Beatle father married in 2002 and divorced in 2008.
“My
relationship with Heather was not very good. I didn’t like her,” he
said. “But I wouldn’t want to say anything negative about her because
she’s good mother to Beatrice [Sir Paul’s daughter by Mills] and that’s
the most important thing.”
He said his relationship with Sir
Paul’s current wife Nancy Shevell is much better. “Nancy’s my new
mother. I feel that. Definitely. She’s very genuine. I knew her a year
or so before she married Dad.
“She had been one of the biggest
supporters of me pursuing my own dreams. She wants me to have my own
career. She makes Dad very, very happy. We all adore her.”
McCartney’s
decision to go into the music industry was not always clear-cut, he
said. “It’s hard to live up to The Beatles. Even Dad found it hard
living up to The Beatles. I started out playing under an alias because I
wanted to start quietly.”
He said he does not want to be “the new
Paul” but is striving to be the best he can. “Music is in me. I don’t
have much of a choice. People might listen to one of my songs or come
and see my because of my famous last name, but if my music’s not good
they won’t hang around.”
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