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"Sir Paul McCartney has credited his late wife Linda with saving him from a nervous breakdown. The music icon has revealed in a new biography that he struggled with anxiety issues following the breakup of The Beatles in 1970.  In the upcoming book titled Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s - published on Friday (September 6) - author Tom Doyle has revealed that McCartney suffered with confidence problems after the band&amp;#039;s split. Published by The Sunday Times, an extract reads: &amp;quot;Day by day, his [McCartney&amp;#039;s] condition had been steadily worsening. &amp;quot;His often sleepless nights were spent shaking with anxiety, while his days were characterised by heavy drinking and self-sedation with marijuana. For the first time in his life, he felt utterly worthless.  &amp;quot;This was an identity crisis in extremis... when he did get out of bed, he would reach straight for the whisky and by three in the afternoon was usually out of it.&amp;quot; McCartney was interviewed for the biography, and said of his recovery: &amp;quot;It was Linda who saved me and it was all done in a sort of domestic setting.&amp;quot; The musician married Linda Eastman in London in March 1969. They remained married until her death in 1998. Paul McCartney recently announced details of his latest album and single, both titled &amp;#039;New&amp;#039;. Listen to &amp;#039;New&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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