David: People always ask you about John. I’ve noticed they rarely ask about George, who of course also died relatively young.
Paul: John is probably the one in the group you would remember, but the circumstances of his death were particularly harrowing. When you die horrifically, you’re remembered more. But I like your point, which is: What about George? I often think of George because he was my little buddy. I was thinking the other day of my hitchhiking bursts. This was before the Beatles. I suddenly was keen on hitchhiking, so I sold this idea to George and then John.
David: I know this memory. You and George hitchhiked to Paignton
Paul: Yeah, Exeter and Paignton. We did that, and then I also hitchhiked with John. He and I got as far as Paris. It’s interesting how I was the instigator. Neither of them came to me and said, “Should we go hitchhiking?” It was me, like, “I’ve got this great idea.”