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"Paul McCartney has paid tribute to the late Phil Everly. The Everly Brothers star passed away last week at the age of 74.   McCartney wrote on his website: &amp;quot;With his brother Don, they were one of the major influences on The Beatles. When John (Lennon) and I first started to write songs, I was Phil and he was Don. &amp;quot;Years later when I finally met Phil, I was completely starstruck and at the same time extremely impressed by his humility and gentleness of soul. &amp;quot;I will always love him for giving me some of the sweetest musical memories of my life.&amp;quot; The musician passed away on January 3 in Burbank, California after suffering complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. McCartney recently confessed that he has conversations with the spirit of the late John Lennon. &amp;quot;If I&amp;#039;m at a point where I go, &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m not sure about this&amp;#039;, I&amp;#039;ll throw it across the room to John. He&amp;#039;ll say, &amp;#039;You can&amp;#039;t go there, man&amp;#039;,&amp;quot; McCartney said. &amp;quot;And I&amp;#039;ll say, &amp;#039;You&amp;#039;re quite right. How about this?&amp;#039; &amp;#039;Yeah, that&amp;#039;s better&amp;#039;. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ll have a conversation. I don&amp;#039;t want to lose that.&amp;quot; Watch The Everly Brothers perform &amp;#039;Bye Bye Love&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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