Musicians get chance to play in Sir Paul McCartney's former home
Sir Paul and John Lennon first forged a songwriting partnership in the living room of 20 Forthlin Road
The charity, which owns the site, said it was inviting new acts to write and perform there to "spark creativity".The performer, who will help choose the artists who will mark Sir Paul's birthday in June, said 20 Forthlin Road was a "special house", where their father had given him a drum kit and banjo and his brother a guitar, because he saw music as a way out of poverty.
He recalled paint "flaking down" from the ceiling when he had a bath and "armchair springs which stuck out and ripped our clothes to shreds".his parents being the "original inspiration" for his music
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