Paul McCartney still carries a grief time could never soften. He sat beside George Harrison’s gravestone today, a small bouquet trembling in his hands, saying nothing at all. The silence between them felt heavier than any song he ever wrote — a quiet apology, a final thank-you, and the ache of a friendship the world will never see again.
When The Beatles recorded “Words of Love” in October 1964 for their album Beatles for...