When asked by a Brazilian fan what he would do if he had a time machine, Paul McCartney said: ‘Go back and spend time with my mum.’ He added: ‘At night when she came home, she would cook, so we didn’t have a lot of time with each other. But she was just a very comforting presence in my life.’
The question was picked from more than 10,000 submitted to his website in a new monthly feature, “You Gave Me the Answer”.
Sir Paul’s mother, Mary, was a midwife. She died at age 47 from an embolism, following surgery to treat breast cancer. Paul was 14.