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‘Warm And Beautiful’ is the closing song on Wings’ fifth album Wings At The Speed Of Sound. See more…

‘Warm And Beautiful’ was written well after the demise of The Beatles, and at this time we knew sadness. I knew about delving into your mind to look for help and looking for some sort of solace in a song. I liked the idea of writing a song in a universal way that dispels the sadness. You write about the wonderful things you know in the world, and you try to write so that it will sing well and be well received by people dealing with grief – something that inevitably surrounds all of us at one time or another.

On a more personal level, the main inspiration for the song was Linda. There was no sadness associated with Linda, except when she later became ill. In that way, I think it’s oddly prophetic. We had a very good relationship, but like all relationships, it wasn’t perfect. We would sometimes disagree and get annoyed with each other, but that’s how families function. She as a fun person to be with, very amusing and very witty. She had a great take on life, and of course she was very artistic. There really wasn’t a lot of sadness about her at all. She was an upbeat lady.

Over twenty years later, I reworked the song to be played by a string quartet at her memorial concert.