"How John and Michelle Wrote Their Song!" New York, winter of 1963. Lights fractured against the rain-slicked sidewalks of the city that never sleeps. People hurried by beneath umbrellas, some carrying their solitude alongside a cup of coffee. In a small apartment, John Phillips sat by a glass window, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. A guitar leaned against the wall nearby; on the table sat a cold cup of tea and a few scattered musical phrases. Michelle stood before the fireplace, wrapped in a blanket. She gazed into the flames, though her eyes seemed fixed on something far away. "You know," she said, "I miss the sun." He turned toward her. "The sun? Keep dreaming, Mimi—around here, the sun is just something we read about in the newspapers!" She smiled, but didn't laugh. She walked to the window and looked out at the street. "California..." she murmured. He watched the reflection of her face in the gla...
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