On this day in 1957, John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time, forming a friendship that would eventually lead to The Beatles.

Paul McCartney and John Lennon met as teenagers. While they would become close, they were awkward when they first met. Skip to main content. Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Expand Search Collapse Search.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney made a pact in their teens to share songwriting credit no matter who wrote the tune. Bettmann Archive You are viewing 1 of 4 images Previous Image Next Image ...

Now 25 years old, he had been a Beatles fan as a teenager, but as a born-again Christian was angered by John Lennon's claim in 1966 that the Liverpool band were "more popular than Jesus".

John Lennon and Paul McCartney changed the world with the 162 songs they wrote for the Beatles, but few demonstrate the creative and emotional complexities of their relationship quite like ...

John Lennon was a tough Liverpool teenager with a well-earned reputation—a rocker with a volatile streak—when he first encountered Paul McCartney. It was a summer day in 1957.

Nowhere Boy tells the story of John as a teenager. It shows his life before The Beatles. ... Lennon Naked stars Christopher Eccleston as John Lennon. It focuses on his life between 1967 and 1971.

John and Julia Lennon. (Photo by Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images) John’s parents Julia and Alfred Lennon first met when they were teenagers and married in secret a decade later in 1938.

John Lennon might have been older, but Paul McCartney had more talent on guitar when the two met as teenagers in 1957. It was that talent that earned him Lennon’s respect and a spot in his skiffle ...

In the new book “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,” author Ian Leslie likens Lennon and McCartney’s complicated connection to “a relationship that isn’t sexual but is romantic.”… ...