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A 15-year-old Paul McCartney making his debut public performance with The Quarrymen in October 1957. Pictured are drummer Colin Hanton, left, Paul McCartney (guitar), Len Garry (bass), John Lennon (Guitar) and Eric Griffiths (guitar). McCartney would later describe himself as a "fat schoolboy" during this period. George Harrison would join the band in February 1958.
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A 15-year-old Paul McCartney making his debut public performance with The Quarrymen in October 1957. Pictured are drummer Colin Hanton, left, Paul McCartney (guitar), Len Garry (bass), John Lennon (Guitar) and Eric Griffiths (guitar). McCartney would later describe himself as a “fat schoolboy” during this period. George Harrison would join the band in February 1958.
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“Paul McCartney: The Life” by Philip Norman is the most thorough and insightful biography of Paul McCartney to date.