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Colbert also brought up the fact that McCartney lost his mother when he was just 14. Paul explained how difficult it was for him until he got involved in playing music and met Lennon. He also noted that he and John shared a bond because Lennon's mother also died when he was a teenager.

Later in the show, McCartney revealed that he recently saw the new film \"Yesterday,\" about a struggling musician who, after having an accident, wakes to a world in which he's the only person who knows The Beatles and their music. He then becomes famous by presenting their songs as his own.

McCartney revealed that he and his wife wanted to watch the movie with an audience, so they sneaked into the back row of a theater.

\"It was a good way to see it,\" McCartney said, adding that he \"thought it was a nice movie\" and \"a pretty good plug for me.\"

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