Paul McCartney’s daughter Stella McCartney recently talked about the severe criticism and bullying her mother Linda McCartney faced after joining Wings. She shared her thoughts in the new Prime Video documentary ‘Paul McCartney: Man on the Run.’
Stella McCartney discussed how the harsh treatment of her mother deeply affected both Linda and the family. Linda died of cancer in 1998 at age 56.
Stella McCartney said, “She wasn’t a cookie-cutter example of someone you put in a band. What they, and she especially, had to go through, like when they isolated her voice and ridiculed her? I mean, it breaks my heart. I know that there was pain there. I knew she hurt. She wasn’t like, cold.”
Stella highlighted how her mother’s strength had a positive impact on her father despite the challenges. She continued:
“Her resilience in the face of such situations showed her bravery and spirit. That side to her boosted a side that Paul McCartney had perhaps lost.”
Linda McCartney’s journey into music began as the Beatles disbanded. Paul taught her to play keyboards despite her lack of formal musical training. After the Beatles broke up, Paul taught Linda to play keyboards. They recorded the album Ram as a duo before forming Wings.
