No one expected to see Paul McCartney quietly walking down the stark hospital corridor, but there he was

No one expected to see Paul McCartney quietly walking down the stark hospital corridor, but there he was — carrying a small bouquet of daisies and his guitar — coming to visit his dear friend Phil Collins, who has been recovering from serious health complications.

Witnesses described how the former Beatle paused at the doorway for a moment, taking in the sight of Phil resting in bed, before entering with a gentle smile and saying softly, “Hey mate, thought I’d bring a little music with me.” He placed the flowers on the table, pulled up a chair, and took Phil’s hand, the two of them sharing quiet words and bittersweet laughter as they reminisced about decades of friendship, wild tours, and surviving the madness of fame together.

Then, in a moment that left everyone in the room silent, Paul picked up his guitar and began to play “Yesterday,” his timeworn voice carrying each lyric like a prayer. Phil, visibly frail but deeply moved, closed his eyes and mouthed the words, tears slipping down his face, while nurses and family members watched from the doorway, one later saying, “It felt like witnessing two old friends speak the only language they’ve ever truly needed — music.”