Picked up George at about 10.45 then picked up John, Paul & Ringo... George bought me dinner at Whitchurch and took over the driving up to about 20 miles before the M1... My only wish was for better headlights on the van otherwise admirable to drive, and I could not have wished for better company. They [the Beatles] made me feel at home with them at once. After steady 70-75 down the M1, entered London via Finchley... The boys seemed to know their way and... took us to the door of EMI house. There we met Kenny Lynch, Jess Conrad & Carole Deene all nice people...

January 4, 1967: recording Penny Lane

Travelled to London left about 11am. Lil's back acting up a little again. Recording "Penny Lane" but Paul and John still not satisfied. So will do voices again tomorrow. Went to Bag O' Nails about 3.45 after session. Cyn, Terry and Stan. Jane came to studio in her car. Had fish and chips in studio. Joss sticks burning a plenty tonight, really do get to like the smell.

January 27, 1967: Sgt Pepper

Started writing song with Paul upstairs in his room, he on piano. What can one say about today — ah yes! Four Tops concert at Albert Hall. Beatles get screams they get the clap. Off to Bag after gig. Did a lot more of "where the rain comes in". Hope people like it. Started Sergeant Pepper.

February 1, 1967

"Sergeant Pepper" sounds good. Paul tells me that I will get royalties on the song — great news, now perhaps a new home.

February 2, 1967

Recording voices on Captain [sic] Pepper. All six of us doing the chorus in the middle, worked until about midnight. Bag took Cynthia [Lennon]. Bed about 5.30pm after no sleep. Ugh! Cleaning lady Mrs Turner. Cor!!! Had to go to doctor in 6 George Street. Bought Ringo some undies for his visit to the Doctor.

March 30, 1967

Played cow bell on Ringos number [With a Little Help from My Friends]. Paul asked after who played that great cow bell... In India, and recording the White Album

February 17, 1968

The press really tried kicking down the gates into the Ashram — the Indian people on the Ashram called me half way through, but as soon as an Indian reporter told me "No bloody foreigner is going to stop me in my own country" I cooled it.

February 23, 1968

The Beatles all met Maharishi on his cottage roof... off to the beach after lunch, well it's not really the beach but the bank of the Ganges... Jane is still not well although the others minor complaints have been "faith healed", and Ringo had a dead rat in drawer.

July 9, 1968

Oobledee [Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da] goes well and Eric Clapton plays a visit... Off to the pub for toasted cheese sarnies, later Paul went to the pub, with George, Neil and Pete for a pint. John and George guitars — Ringo drums for new version of "Revolution". Put up slide for kids and filmed Julie on it.

September 13, 1968

Heard today that police arrived at EMI to bust us after we had left. On further enquiries this did not appear to have happened — wouldn't matter anyway, what would they find?

March 12, 1969: Paul and Linda's wedding

Paul & Linda got married this morning at Marylebone Registry Office; due to at 9.45am but Mike's train from Birmingham was delayed... When Peter Brown and myself passed the Registry Office at about 9.15 there were only a few photographers and ardent fans standing in the rain, but when we left at 11.30am or perhaps it was 11.15am we were mobbed by a crowd of about 1,000. Heather [Linda's daughter] was carried out by a policeman and Ray of the hire car company... Back at home, they did a couple of TVs and then went to the local church to be "BLESSED". Off to the Ritz Piccadilly for a wedding lunch, where we were joined by Neil and Sue, Escargot for moi; TV interview in the Ritz and deliver Paul & Linda McCartney to home and feet up by the fire.