LONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney spoke out Tuesday for the first time about the "total heartbreak" he felt over the death of his wife, Linda, saying she was still the love of his life.
"This a total heartbreak for my family and I. Linda was, and still is, the love of my life, and the past two years we spent battling her disease have been a nightmare."
In his profoundly personal outpouring of grief, McCartney said his wife of 29 years was a private person but also the kindest woman he had ever met.
"I am privileged to have been her lover for 30 years, and in all that time, except for one enforced absence, we never spent a single night apart," he said. "Our family is so close that her passing has left a huge hole in our lives. We will never get over it, but I think we will come to accept it."
McCartney paid tribute to his wife's vegetarianism and love of animals, saying he hoped that people would remember her by becoming vegetarians themselves.
"As a photographer there are few to rival her ... as a mother she was the best."
He added: "She was unique, and the world is a better place for having known her."
Linda's death was all the more poignant for McCartney because his mother Mary died of breast cancer when he was 14. His hit song "Let It Be" was written for her.
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