according to bob boilen, paul mccartney was 27 when the beatles broke up. WHEN THEY BROKE UP!! i'm 27, now. what the fuck have i done? and when i do it, what the fuck will it mean knowing that paul was 27 when the beatles broke up? Im gonna read something i do not want to read for the rest of the afternoon, then sit in class and listen to people talk about symbolism and compare the story to their own tragic life because their parents were divorced during their impressionable years. when class is done, i'll drive around listening to helter skelter, and let the frustration peak at the top of the slide before i sit down to read some more, letting it out and down. i don't blame you paul. you were doing me a favor.