When Lennon met McCartney the 20th century tilted on its axis. In an extract from his brilliant new book, Ian Leslie asks why they fell for each other — starting with the shared trauma of their mothers’ deaths. Plus, listen to Ian’s playlist of the key songs that made the Beatles| www.thetimes.com
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