| Paul McCartney | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Paul McCartney |
| Born | 18 June 1942 Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock, pop rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, rock and roll, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, artist, activist |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards, drums, mandolin |
| Years active | 1957—present |
| Label(s) | Hear Music Apple Records Parlophone Records Capitol Records CBS Records EMI Music Group |
| Associated acts | The Beatles, The Fireman, The Quarrymen, Wings |
| Website | www.paulmccartney.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Hofner 500/1 Rickenbacker 4001S Gibson Les Paul Epiphone Casino Fender Jazz Bass | |
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"Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. He gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, with John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best had previously played with the group, before Starr was asked to join. Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 &ndash 10 April 1962 was an Artist, and the original bassist of The Beatles for two years Pete Best (b 24 November 1941 in Madras, British India) is a McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and "wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history". The Songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, usually referred to as Lennon/McCartney, is one of the best-known and [1] After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman McCartney, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. Linda Louise McCartney (née Eastman, formerly See, September 24 1941 – April 17 1998 was an American Photographer, Musician and Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, October 29, 1944, in Tyseley, Birmingham) is an English Songwriter He has worked on film scores, classical music, and ambient/electronic music; released a large catalogue of songs as a solo artist; and taken part in projects to help international charities. 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McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the most successful musician and composer in popular music history, with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more [2] His song "Yesterday" is listed as the most covered song in history and has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American television and radio. " Yesterday " is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK, and remains the UK's top selling non-charity single. " Mull of Kintyre " is a popular 1977 song by former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings. [3] (Three charity singles have since surpassed it in sales; the first to do so—in 1984—was Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?", whose participants included McCartney. Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money " Do They Know It's Christmas? " is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 specifically to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine )
His company MPL Communications owns the copyrights to more than 3,000 songs,[4] including all of the songs written by Buddy Holly, along with the publishing rights to such musicals as Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, and Grease. MPL Communications is the Holding company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney. Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. Guys and Dolls is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on A Chorus Line is a musical about seventeen Broadway Dancers auditioning for spots on a Chorus line. This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. McCartney is also an advocate for animal rights, vegetarianism, and music education; he is active in campaigns against landmines, seal hunting, and Third World debt. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music A land mine is an Explosive device designed to be placed on or in the ground to explode when triggered by an operator or the Proximity of a vehicle person Sealing redirects here for other uses see Sealing (disambiguation. The Make Poverty History campaign (which is written as MAKE POVERTY' HISTORY') is a British and Irish coalition of Charities, religious
Early years: 1942–1957
Paul McCartney was born in Walton Hospital in Liverpool, England, where his mother, Mary, had worked as a nurse in the maternity ward. James "Jim" McCartney (7 July 1902 &ndash 18 March 1976 and Mary Patricia Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [5] He has one brother, Michael, born January 7, 1944. Mike McCartney (born Peter Michael McCartney 7 January 1944 Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [6] McCartney was baptised Roman Catholic but was raised non-denominationally: his mother was Roman Catholic, and his father, James "Jim" McCartney, was a Protestant turned agnostic. In Christianity, the term non-denominational refers to those churches that have not formally aligned themselves with an established denomination, or remain otherwise Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Agnosticism ( Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the [6]
In 1947, he began attending Stockton Wood Road Primary school. He then attended the Joseph Williams Junior School, and passed the 11-plus exam in 1953 with three others out of the 90 examinees and thus gained admission to the Liverpool Institute. The Liverpool Institute High School for Boys was an all-boys Grammar school in the English port city of Liverpool. [7] In 1954, while riding on the bus to the Institute, he met George Harrison, who lived nearby. George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author [8] Passing the exam meant that McCartney and Harrison did not have to go to a secondary modern school, which most pupils attended until they were eligible to work. A Secondary Modern School is a type of Secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s under the Tripartite System It also meant that Grammar school pupils had to find new friends. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries [9]
In 1955 the McCartney family moved to 20 Forthlin Road in Allerton. See also Jim and Mary McCartney 20 Forthlin Road is a National Trust property in south Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Allerton is a suburb of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England. It is located southeast of Liverpool city centre bordered by [10] Mary McCartney rode a bicycle to houses where she was needed as a midwife, and an early McCartney memory is of her leaving when it was snowing heavily. Midwifery is a Health care profession where providers give Prenatal care to expecting Mothers attend the birth of the Infant [11] On 31 October 1956, Mary McCartney (who was a heavy smoker) died of an embolism after a mastectomy operation to stop the spread of her breast cancer. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Medicine, an embolism occurs when an object (the embolus, plural emboli) migrates from one part of the Body (through circulation In Medicine, mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both Breasts partially or completely Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men [12] The early loss of his mother later connected McCartney with John Lennon, whose mother, Julia, died when Lennon was 17. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Julia Stanley Lennon (née Stanley) (12 March 1914 &ndash 15 July 1958 was the mother of John Lennon. [13]
McCartney's father was a trumpet player and pianist who had led Jim Mac's Jazz Band in the 1920s. He encouraged his two sons to be musical. [14] Jim had an upright piano in the front room that he had bought from Harry Epstein's store, and McCartney's grandfather, Joe McCartney, played an E-flat tuba. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers NEMS Enterprises defaults here For the Latin American record label see NEMS Enterprises (label. E major or E-flat major is a Major scale based on E-flat consisting of the pitches E{{music|flat}}, F, G, A{{music|flat}} Mediatubaogg -->The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched Brass instrument. [15][16] Jim McCartney used to point out the different instruments in songs on the radio, and often took McCartney to local brass band concerts. [16] After the death of his wife, Mary, Jim McCartney gave McCartney a nickel-plated trumpet, but when skiffle music became popular, McCartney swapped the trumpet for a £15 Framus Zenith (model 17) acoustic guitar. Skiffle is a type of Folk music with Jazz, Blues and Country influences usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the Washboard Framus is a German Guitar, bass, Lap steel guitars and Banjo manufacturing company that existed from 1946 until going bankrupt in A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of Guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter louder sound [17][18]
McCartney, being left-handed, found the Zenith difficult to play. He then saw a poster advertising a Slim Whitman concert, and realised that Whitman played left-handed, with his guitar strung the opposite way to a right-handed player. Slim Whitman (born January 20, 1924 in Tampa Florida) is an American Country music singer and songwriter [18][19] McCartney wrote his first song ("I Lost My Little Girl") on the Zenith, and also played his father's Framus Spanish guitar when writing early songs with Lennon. " I Lost My Little Girl " is the first song written by Paul McCartney, when he was 14 [20] He later started playing piano and wrote "When I'm Sixty-Four". " When I'm Sixty-Four " is a Love song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (but co-credited to John Lennon) and [21] Per his father's advice, he took music lessons, but since he preferred to learn 'by ear' he never paid attention in them. [21]
1957–1960: The Quarrymen and the Silver Beetles
Fifteen-year-old McCartney met Lennon and The Quarrymen at the Woolton (St. The Quarrymen (circa late 1956—October 1959/1997—present are an English Skiffle band that was formed in Liverpool in the latter part of 1956 by John The Songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, usually referred to as Lennon/McCartney, is one of the best-known and The Quarrymen (circa late 1956—October 1959/1997—present are an English Skiffle band that was formed in Liverpool in the latter part of 1956 by John Woolton is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Peter's church hall) fête on July 6, 1957. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) [22] At the start of their friendship Lennon's Aunt Mimi disapproved of McCartney because he was, she said, "working class", and called him "John's little friend". Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith (née Stanley) (1903 – 6 December 1992 is best known as the maternal Aunt and parental guardian of the English musician Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types [23] McCartney's father told his son that Lennon would get him "into trouble", although he later allowed The Quarrymen to rehearse in the front room at 20 Forthlin Road. [24][25]
McCartney formed a close working relationship with Lennon and they collaborated on many songs. He convinced Lennon to allow Harrison to join The Quarrymen (Lennon thought Harrison was too young) after Lennon heard Harrison play at a rehearsal in March 1958. [26] Harrison joined the group as lead guitarist, followed by Lennon's art school friend, Stuart Sutcliffe, on bass, although McCartney was later dismissive about Sutcliffe's musical ability. Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure Art movement Art school is a colloquial term for any educational institution (whether elementary secondary post-secondary/undergraduate or graduate/postgraduate with a primary focus Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 &ndash 10 April 1962 was an Artist, and the original bassist of The Beatles for two years [27][28] By May 1960, they had tried several new names, including The Silver Beetles; playing a tour of Scotland under that name with Johnny Gentle. The Quarrymen (circa late 1956—October 1959/1997—present are an English Skiffle band that was formed in Liverpool in the latter part of 1956 by John Larry Parnes (real name Laurence Maurice Palmer) was born in 1930 in Willesden, London; and died on 4 August 1989, in London They finally changed the name of the group to The Beatles for their performances in Hamburg. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany [29][30]
1960–1970: The Beatles
Starting in May 1960, The Beatles were managed by Allan Williams, who booked them into Bruno Koschmider's Indra club in Hamburg. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Allan Williams was born in Bootle, Liverpool, and is a former businessman and promoter of Welsh descent Bruno Koschmider was a German entrepreneur in Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany McCartney's father was reluctant to let the teenage McCartney go to Hamburg until McCartney pointed out that he would earn ₤2/10s per day. As this was more than he earned himself, Jim finally agreed. [31]
The Beatles first played at the Indra club, sleeping in small, "dirty" rooms in the Bambi Kino, and then moved (after the closure of the Indra) to the larger Kaiserkeller. Bruno Koschmider was a German entrepreneur in Hamburg, Germany. Kaiserkeller is a night club in the St Pauli quarter of Hamburg, Germany, near the Reeperbahn. [32] In October 1960, they left Koschmider's club and worked at the "Top Ten Club", which was run by Peter Eckhorn. [33][34] When McCartney and Pete Best went back to the Bambi Kino to get their belongings they found it in almost total darkness. Pete Best (b 24 November 1941 in Madras, British India) is a As a snub to Koschmider, they found a condom, attached it to a nail on the concrete wall of their room, and set fire to it. A condom is a device most commonly used during Sexual intercourse. There was no real damage, but Koschmider reported them for attempted arson. McCartney and Best spent three hours in a local jail and were deported, as was Harrison, for working under the legal age limit. [35] Lennon's work permit was revoked a few days later and he went home by train, but Sutcliffe had a cold and stayed in Hamburg, and then flew home. Work permit is a generic term for a legal authorization which allows a person to take employment [36]
The group reunited in December 1960, and on 21 March 1961, played their first of many concerts at Liverpool's Cavern club. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cavern Club is a Rock and roll club at 10 Mathew Street Liverpool, England, where Brian Epstein was introduced to The Beatles [37][38] McCartney realised that other Liverpool bands were playing the same cover songs, which prompted him and Lennon to write more original material. [39] The Beatles returned to Hamburg in April 1961, and recorded "My Bonnie" with Tony Sheridan. My Bonnie is a 1962 album by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers better known as The Beatles. Tony Sheridan (born Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity on May 21, [40] Sutcliffe left the band after the end of their contract, so McCartney reluctantly took over bass. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the [41] After borrowing Sutcliffe's Hõfner 500/5 model for a short time, he bought a left-handed 1962 500/1 model Höfner bass. Karl Höfner GmbH & Co KG is a German Manufacturer of Musical instruments with one division that manufactures Guitars and basses, and another [42][43] On 1 October 1961, McCartney went with Lennon (who paid for the trip) to Paris for two weeks. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city [44]
The Beatles were first seen by Brian Epstein at the Cavern club on 9 November 1961, and he later signed them to a management contract. NEMS Enterprises defaults here For the Latin American record label see NEMS Enterprises (label. The Cavern Club is a Rock and roll club at 10 Mathew Street Liverpool, England, where Brian Epstein was introduced to The Beatles Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [45] The Beatles' road manager, Neil Aspinall, drove them to London on 31 December 1961, where they auditioned the next day, but were rejected by Decca Records. In Music industry, a Road Manager is a person who works with small to mid-sized tours (in terms of personnel involved based on size of the Production Neil Aspinall (13 October 1941 — 23 March 2008 was a British music industry executive Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. [46] In April 1962, they went back to Hamburg to play at the Star-Club, and learned of Stuart Sutcliffe's death a few hours before they arrived. For the band see Starclub. The Star-Club was a music club in Hamburg, Germany that opened Friday 13 April Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 &ndash 10 April 1962 was an Artist, and the original bassist of The Beatles for two years [47] The Beatles were ready to sign a record contract on 9 May 1962, with Parlophone Records—after having been rejected by many record companies—but Epstein sacked Pete Best (at the behest of McCartney, Lennon and Harrison) before they signed the contract. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Parlophone is a Record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company. [48] "Love Me Do" was released on 5 October 1962, featuring McCartney singing solo on the chorus line. " Love Me Do " is an early Lennon/McCartney song principally written by Paul McCartney in 1958&ndash59 while playing truant from school Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [49] Over the course of the next two years, McCartney and his band mates would rise from relative obscurity to international stardom, an unprecedented feat at that time for a rock-music combo.
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All Lennon-McCartney songs on the first pressing of Please Please Me album (recorded in one day on 11 February 1963)[50] as well as the "Please Please Me" single, "From Me to You", and its B-side, "Thank You Girl", are credited to "McCartney-Lennon", but this was later changed to "Lennon-McCartney". Please Please Me is the first album recorded by The Beatles, rush-released on March 22, 1963 in the United Kingdom to capitalise Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Please Please Me " is the second single released by the The Beatles in the UK and the first to be issued in the US " From Me to You " is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a single in 1963. " Thank You Girl " is a song by The Beatles and released as the B-side of " From Me to You " which was recorded on the same day ( 5 [51] They usually needed an hour or two to finish a song, which were written in hotel rooms after a concert, at Wimpole Street, at Cavendish Avenue, or at Kenwood (Lennon's house). Kenwood is a house on the St George's Hill estate Weybridge, England [52] McCartney also wrote songs for other artists, such as Billy J. Kramer, Cilla Black, Badfinger, and Mary Hopkin -and most notably he wrote two hit songs for the group Peter & Gordon-launching their career. Billy J Kramer (born William Howard Ashton 19 August 1943, in Bootle, Liverpool, England) was a British Invasion Cilla Black OBE (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White on 27 May, 1943) is an English Singer-songwriter and Television Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre Mary Hopkin (born May 3 1950) is a Welsh folk Singer. She is best known as one of the first artists (along with James Taylor One song, "World Without Love", became a #1 hit in the U. K. & U. S. (Peter was the brother of Jane Asher, McCartney's girlfriend at the time)[53]
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Lennon, Harrison, and Starr lived in large houses in the 'stockbroker belt' of southern England,[54] but McCartney continued to live in central London: in Jane Asher's parents' house, and then at 7 Cavendish Avenue, St John's Wood, near the Abbey Road Studios. The London commuter belt is the Metropolitan area surrounding London, England from which it is possible to commute to work in the capital For the rock band please see St John's Wood (band For the Australian locality St Johns Wood see main article St John's Wood Queensland Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, [54] It was at Cavendish Avenue that McCartney bought his first Old English Sheepdog, Martha, which inspired the song "Martha My Dear". The " Martha My Dear " is a Beatles song written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) which first appeared on the double album [55]
McCartney often went to nightclubs alone, which offered 'dining and dancing until 4:00 a. m. ' and featured cabaret acts. Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant [56] McCartney would get preferential treatment everywhere he went, which he readily accepted. [57] He even once accepted an offer from a policeman to be allowed to park McCartney's car. Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales (administration of Police matters [56] He later visited gambling clubs after 4:00am, such as 'The Curzon House', and often saw Brian Epstein there. [58] The Ad Lib club (above the Prince Charles Theatre at 7 Leicester Place) was later opened for the emerging 'Rock and Roll' crowd of musicians, and tolerated their unusual lifestyle. [59] After the Ad Lib fell out of favour, McCartney moved on to the Scotch of St James, at 13 Masons Yard. The Scotch of St James club was a meeting place for popular musicians in the 1960s at 13 Masons Yard London. [60] He also frequented The Bag O'Nails club at 8 Kingly Street in Soho, London, where he met Linda Eastman. The Bag O'Nails club at 8 Kingly Street in Soho London was a meeting point for musicians in the 1960s as well as being a venue for concerts This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Linda Louise McCartney (née Eastman, formerly See, September 24 1941 – April 17 1998 was an American Photographer, Musician and [61][62]
On 12 June 1965, The Beatles were appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE); they received their insignia from Queen Elizabeth II at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on 26 October 1965. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Investiture, from the Latin (preposition in and verb vestire, 'dress' from vestis 'robe' is a rather general term for the formal installation of an Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. They stopped touring after their last concert at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, on 29 August 1966. Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The other three Beatles had often talked about stopping touring, but after the Candlestick Park concert, and after having played so many concerts where they could not be heard, McCartney finally agreed that they should stop playing live concerts. [63]
McCartney was the first to be involved in a project outside of the group, when he composed the score for the film The Family Way in 1966. The Family Way is a 1966 British Comedy film based on Bill Naughton 's play All in Good Time (1963 [64] The soundtrack was later released as an album (also called The Family Way), and won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Instrumental Theme, ahead of acclaimed jazz musician Mike Turner. The Family Way is a soundtrack recording composed by Paul McCartney, released in 1967 The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the Cardiff born entertainer Ivor Novello, are Awards for Songwriting and Composing. [65] McCartney wrote songs for and produced other artists, including Mary Hopkin, Badfinger, and the Bonzo Dog Band, and in 1966, he was asked by Kenneth Tynan to write the songs for the National Theatre's production of As You Like It by William Shakespeare (starring Laurence Olivier) but declined. Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band, The Bonzo Dog Dada Band and colloquially as " The Bonzos " are a band created by Kenneth Peacock Tynan ( 2 April 1927 - 26 July 1980) was an influential and often controversial British Theatre Critic The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. As You Like It is a Pastoral Comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published William Shakespeare ( baptised Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron [66] In 1968 he co-produced the song "I'm the Urban Spaceman" by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and was credited as "Apollo C. "I'm the Urban Spaceman" was the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band 's most successful single released in 1968 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as The Bonzo Dog Band, The Bonzo Dog Dada Band and colloquially as " The Bonzos " are a band created by Vermouth" because of contractual restrictions. [67]
McCartney later attempted to persuade Lennon and Harrison to return to the stage, and when they had a meeting to sign a new contract with Capitol Records, McCartney suggested "going back to our roots," to which Lennon replied, "I think you're mad!"[68] Although Lennon had quit the group in September 1969, and Harrison and Starr had temporarily left the group at various times, McCartney was the one who publicly announced The Beatles' breakup on 10 April 1970—one week before releasing his first solo album, McCartney. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as The Beatles were one of the most popular and one of the most influential musical groups in history Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970 [69] The album included a press release inside with a self-written interview stating McCartney's hopes about the future. The Beatles' partnership was legally dissolved after McCartney filed a lawsuit on 31 December 1970. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [70]
1970s: Paul McCartney (solo) and Wings
McCartney released his debut solo album, McCartney, in April 1970. McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970 He insisted that his wife should be involved in his musical career so that they would not be apart when he was on tour. [71] McCartney's second solo album, Ram (1971) was credited to both Paul and Linda McCartney. Ram is Paul McCartney 's second solo album officially credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, and was released in 1971 In August of that year McCartney formed Wings with guitarist Denny Laine and drummer Denny Seiwell (although membership in Wings would change several times during its existence) and released their debut album, Wild Life. Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, October 29, 1944, in Tyseley, Birmingham) is an English Songwriter Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. Wild Life is the debut album by Wings, engineered by Alan Parsons. In 1972, Wings started an unplanned tour of British universities and small European venues. Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Wings University Tour was a Concert tour by Paul McCartney & Wings in 1972, shortly after the band's formation and initial album release [72] In February of that year, they released a single called "Give Ireland Back to the Irish",[73] which was banned by the BBC. " Give Ireland Back to the Irish " is a Paul and Linda McCartney song written in response to the events of Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland [74] Wings then embarked on the 26-date Wings Over Europe Tour. In the summer of 1972, Paul McCartney 's newly-formed band Wings, set out on a Concert tour of Europe.
The first of Wings' two 1973 albums Red Rose Speedway spawned the band's first #1 in the United States, "My Love". Red Rose Speedway is Paul McCartney 's fourth album release and second Wings album officially credited to "Paul McCartney & Wings" upon its 1973 "My Love" is a love song by Paul McCartney and Wings, and is the most famous track on their 1973 album Red Rose Speedway. [75] On 16 April, McCartney starred in a TV variety show called James Paul McCartney. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and [76] Wings then released the theme song for the James Bond film Live and Let Die. " Live and Let Die " is a Song originally performed by Paul McCartney and Wings, which was written for the soundtrack of the 1973 James James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Live and Let Die is the eighth Spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional [72] It reunited McCartney with George Martin, who both produced the song and arranged the orchestral break. Their second 1973 album Band on the Run,[77] which won two Grammy Awards[78] is Wings' most lauded work. Band on the Run is an album by Wings, released in 1973 McCartney's fifth album since the breakup of The Beatles (and Wings' third it became Wings' The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences From it were released the singles "Jet",[79] and, in 1974, "Band on the Run" (the song) as well as the non-album single "Junior's Farm". " Jet " was a hit song from Paul McCartney and Wings ' Band on the Run album " Band on the Run " is the title song from Paul McCartney and Wings ' acclaimed Band on the Run album one of McCartney's most ambitious " Junior's Farm " is a song written by Paul McCartney and recorded by Paul McCartney and Wings. [80] A jam session — with Lennon and McCartney — was recorded in California, in 1974, and released on the bootleg A Toot and a Snore in '74. A jam session is a Musical act where Musicians gather and play (or "jam") without extensive preparation or predefined Arrangements California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority A Toot and a Snore in '74 is a rare bootleg Album of the one and only jam session in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney played The same year, he recorded an instrumental, "Walking in the Park with Eloise",[81] which had been written by his father. The song featured Wings, Floyd Cramer and Chet Atkins. Floyd Cramer ( October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame Pianist who was one of the architects Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins ( June 20, 1924 &ndash June 30, 2001) was an influential Guitarist and Record producer [82] Venus and Mars was released in 1975, which featured "Listen to What the Man Said" and "Rock Show. Venus and Mars is the fourth album by Wings, Paul McCartney 's group formed after The Beatles ' dissolution " Till 1976, Wings embarked on the Wings Over the World tour. In 1975 and 1976, Paul McCartney 's band Wings embarked on the ambitious Wings Over the World tour.
In 1977, McCartney released Thrillington under the name "Percy 'Thrills' Thrillington". Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Thrillington is a 1977 album by Paul McCartney, under the pseudonym of Percy "Thrills" Thrillington [83] Wings also released "Mull of Kintyre". " Mull of Kintyre " is a popular 1977 song by former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings. It stayed at #1 in the UK for nine weeks, and was the highest-selling single in the UK until 1984, when Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas beat its record. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money " Do They Know It's Christmas? " is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 specifically to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine [74] Wings toured again in 1979, and McCartney organised the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea. On November 23, 1979, Paul McCartney 's band Wings began a 19-date concert tour of the United Kingdom to promote their newest album Concerts for the People of Kampuchea was a series of concerts featuring Queen, The Clash, The Pretenders, The Who, Elvis Costello, McCartney's "Rockestra" theme won a Grammy award. Rockestra Theme, one of Paul McCartney 's harder-rocking songs was recorded on October 3, 1978, at Abbey Road Studios by an all-star collection of The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences [72] At Christmas 1979, McCartney released his (solo) "Wonderful Christmastime". [84]
Although McCartney's relationship with Lennon was troubled, they reconciled during the 1970s. [85] McCartney would often call Lennon, but was never sure of what sort of reception he would get,[86] such as when McCartney once called Lennon and was told, "You're all pizza and fairytales!"[86] McCartney understood that he could not just phone Lennon and only talk about business, so they often talked about cats, baking bread, or babies. [87]
1980s-1990s: Solo career
McCartney played every instrument on the 1980 release McCartney II (as he had on McCartney before it), this time with an emphasis on synthesisers instead of guitars. The solo career of Paul McCartney began after the break up of The Beatles in 1970 McCartney II is the third solo album by Paul McCartney, and the first since the formation of Wings in 1971 McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970 [88][89] The single "Coming Up" reached #2 in Britain and #1 in the US. "Coming Up" was the opening track from Paul McCartney 's McCartney II album written by McCartney and released in 1980. [90] "Waterfalls" was another UK Top 10 hit. " Waterfalls " is a Paul McCartney ballad from his first solo album after Wings, McCartney II. McCartney's next album, 1982's Tug of War, reunited him with Ringo Starr and Beatles producer George Martin,[91] and the album hit No. See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Tug of war, tug o' war, or tug war, also known as rope pulling, is a Sport that directly puts two teams against each other in a test of strength Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic at the same time as it's lead single, a duet with Stevie Wonder, "Ebony and Ivory", did likewise. Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an " Ebony and Ivory " is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney, performed with Stevie Wonder. [92] Two further hit duets followed, both with Michael Jackson: "The Girl Is Mine",[92] from Jackson's Thriller album, and "Say Say Say", a single from McCartney's 1983 album, Pipes of Peace. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman " The Girl Is Mine " is a 1982 hit Duet by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. Thriller is the sixth Studio album by American pop musician Michael Jackson. " Say Say Say " is a 1983 hit single for Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, produced by George Martin. Pipes of Peace is an album by Paul McCartney released in 1983 [92]
McCartney wrote and starred in the 1984 film Give My Regards to Broad Street. Give My Regards to Broad Street is the name of a film and soundtrack album masterminded by Paul McCartney. The film and soundtrack featured the US and UK Top 10 hit[93] "No More Lonely Nights", and the album reached #1 in the UK, but the film did not do well commercially[94] or critically. " No More Lonely Nights " is a song written by Paul McCartney, which was first released in September 1984 Roger Ebert awarded the film a single star and wrote, "You can safely skip the movie and proceed directly to the sound track". Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. [95] Later that year, McCartney released "We All Stand Together", the title song from the animated film Rupert and the Frog Song, which was the supporting feature to "Broad Street" in cinemas and which, when released on video cassette would become the year's top-seller. We All Stand Together is a song by Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus. Rupert and the Frog Song is a 1984 Animated film written and produced by Paul McCartney and directed by Geoff Dunbar and Raymond 'George' Taylor The following year, McCartney released Spies Like Us the title song to the Dan Ackroyd/Chevy Chase comedy which hit #7 on the Billboard chart (making it his last US Top 20 hit to date). Spies Like Us is the name of a 1985 comedy film directed by John Landis, starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest
In the second half of the decade McCartney would find new collaborators. Eric Stewart had appeared on McCartney's Pipes of Peace album,[96] and he co-wrote most of McCartney's 1986 album Press to Play. Eric Stewart (born Eric Michael Stewart 20 January 1945, in Droylsden, near Manchester, Lancashire) is an English Pipes of Peace is an album by Paul McCartney released in 1983 Press to Play is an album by Paul McCartney released in 1 986. The album and its lead single, "Press", became minor hits. " Press " is a 1986 single by Paul McCartney also featured on the album Press to Play. [97] McCartney returned the favour by co-writing two songs for Stewart's band, 10cc: "Don't Break the Promises" (...Meanwhile, 1992), and "Yvonne's the One" (Mirror Mirror, 1995). Mirror Mirror is the 11th and last album by British pop band 10cc. In 1987, EMI released All the Best! which was the first compilation of McCartney's own songs. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in All the Best! was the second official compilation album of Paul McCartney music after 1978's Wings Greatest and was released in 1987
In 1988, he released, initially in the Soviet Union only, Снова в СССР a collection of McCartney cover-versions of his favourite vintage Rock and roll classics which later had a general release in 1991. Снова в СССР ( Russian transliteration Snova v SSSR; English: Back in the USSR or The Russian Album) is an Around this time, McCartney also began a songwriting partnership with Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus)[98] from which songs would appear on singles and albums by both artists, notably "Veronica"on Costello's album Spike and "My Brave Face" from McCartney's Flowers in the Dirt, (which reached #1 in the UK on releas in 1989). Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry " Veronica " is a single from Elvis Costello 's 1989 album Spike, co-written by Costello with Paul McCartney. Spike is an album by the Irish-English Musician Elvis Costello released in 1989 on Warner Brothers records his first album for the label "My Brave Face" is a single from Paul McCartney 's 1989 album Flowers in the Dirt. Flowers in the Dirt is Paul McCartney 's comeback album released in 1989 [99] Further McCartney/MacManus compositions for surfaced on Costello's 1991 album Mighty Like a Rose and McCartney's 1993 album Off the Ground. Mighty Like a Rose is an Album by Irish-English Musician Elvis Costello. Off the Ground is an album by Paul McCartney, released in 1993 In late 1989, McCartney started his first concert tour since Lennon's murder, also his first tour of the US in thirteen years. [100]
In a 1980 interview, Lennon said that the last time he had seen McCartney was when they had watched the episode of Saturday Night Live (May 1976) in which Lorne Michaels had made his $3,000 cash offer[101] to get Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr to reunite on the show. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Lorne Michaels (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian -American Emmy -winning television producer, [102] McCartney and Lennon had seriously considered going to the studio, but were too tired. [103] This event was fictionalised in the 2000 television film Two of Us. For other uses see Two of Us. Two of Us is a 2000 television Drama (and the third original VH1 film
Reaction to John Lennon's murder
On the morning of December 9, 1980, McCartney awoke to the news that Lennon had been murdered outside his home in the Dakota building in New York. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) John Lennon was an English rock Musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of the band The Beatles, for his subsequent solo career The Dakota, constructed from October 25, 1880 to October 27, 1884, is an Apartment building located on the northwest corner of New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [104] Lennon's death created a media frenzy around the surviving members of The Beatles. [105] On the evening of 9 December, as McCartney was leaving an Oxford Street recording studio, he was surrounded by reporters and asked for his reaction to Lennon's death. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound He replied, "I was very shocked, you know—this is terrible news," and said that he had spent the day in the studio listening to some material because he "just didn't want to sit at home. "[106] When asked why, he replied, "I didn't feel like it," he was then asked when he first heard the news McCartney replied "This morning sometime" and one of the reporters asked "very early?" and said "yeah" and then asked the reporters if they all knew, they added "yeah" McCartney then added, "drag, isn't it?"[107] When published, his "drag" remark was criticised, and McCartney later regretted it. He furthermore stated that he had intended no disrespect but had just been at a loss for words, after the shock and sadness he felt over his friend's murder. [108] He was also to recall:
| “ | I talked to Yoko the day after he was killed and the first thing she said was, "John was really fond of you. " The last telephone conversation I had with him we were still the best of mates. He was always a very warm guy, John. His bluff was all on the surface. He used to take his glasses down, those granny glasses, and say, "It's only me. " They were like a wall, you know? A shield. Those are the moments I treasure. [109] | ” |
In 1983 Paul said:
| “ | I would not have been as typically human and standoffish as I was if I knew John was going to die. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) I would have made more of an effort to try and get behind his "mask" and have a better relationship with him. '[109] | ” |
In a Playboy interview in 1984, McCartney said that he went home that night and watched the news on television—while sitting with all his children—and cried all evening. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy His last telephone call to Lennon, which was just before Lennon and Yoko released Double Fantasy, was friendly. Double Fantasy is the comeback album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in 1980 initially on the newly-formed Geffen Records, and then During the call, Lennon said (laughing) to McCartney, "This housewife wants a career!"[110] which referred to Lennon's "house-husband" years, while looking after Sean Lennon. Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Ono Lennon, born 9 October 1975 is an American singer songwriter musician and actor [106]
McCartney carried on recording after the death of Lennon but did not play any live concerts for some time. He explained that this was because he was nervous that he would be "the next" to be murdered. [108][111] This led to a disagreement with Denny Laine, who wanted to continue touring and subsequently left Wings, which McCartney disbanded in 1981. Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, October 29, 1944, in Tyseley, Birmingham) is an English Songwriter [111][112] Also in 1981, six months after Lennon's death, McCartney sang backup on George Harrison's tribute to Lennon, "All Those Years Ago," which also featured Ringo Starr on drums. " All Those Years Ago " is a song written by George Harrison, released as a single from the album Somewhere in England. McCartney would go on to record "Here Today", a tribute song to Lennon.
1990s: Classical music
The 1990s saw McCartney venture into classical music. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music In 1991 the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society commissioned a musical piece by McCartney to celebrate its sesquicentennial. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra based in Liverpool, England, is one of the world's oldest established Orchestras It is owned and administered An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn meaning (returning yearly known in English since c. [113] McCartney collaborated with Carl Davis to release Liverpool Oratorio. Carl Davis CBE (born October 28, 1936, New York City, United States is an American conductor and Composer who has Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio is Paul McCartney 's first official foray into classical music and was released in 1991 [114] The Oratorio was premiered in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral,[115] and had its North American premiere in Carnegie Hall in New York on 18 November 1991, with Davis conducting. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east The City of New York Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. [116] McCartney's singers and musicians included the opera singers Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sally Burgess,[117] Jerry Hadley and Willard White, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the choir of Liverpool Cathedral. Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC (ˈkiri ˈtɛ ˈkɑːnəwə born Jerry Hadley ( June 16 1952 – July 18 2007) was an American Operatic Tenor, who was a protegé of Sir Willard Wentworth White CBE (born October 10, 1946) is a Jamaican born British Bass-baritone. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra based in Liverpool, England, is one of the world's oldest established Orchestras It is owned and administered Liverpool Cathedral is the Anglican Cathedral of Liverpool England, built on St [118] EMI Classics recorded the premiere of the oratorio and released it on a 2-CD album which topped the classical charts. Artists Composers Thomas Adès Karl Jenkins Sir Paul McCartney Ian Anderson [119] His next classical project to be released (in 1995) was A Leaf, a solo-piano piece played by Royal College of Music gold-medal winner Anya Alexeyev. The Royal College of Music is a well known conservatoire located in the South Kensington district of London, England, and one [120] The Prince of Wales later honoured McCartney as a Fellow of The Royal College of Music. A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade The Royal College of Music is a well known conservatoire located in the South Kensington district of London, England, and one [119] Other forays into classical music included Standing Stone (1997), Working Classical (1999), and "Ecce Cor Meum" (2006). Paul McCartney's Standing Stone is Paul McCartney 's second full-length release of original classical music and was issued shortly after Flaming Paul McCartney's Working Classical is Paul McCartney 's third full-length release of original classical music and was issued one month after Run Ecce Cor Meum ( Latin for Behold My Heart) is the fourth classical album by Paul McCartney.
In the early 1990s (after another world tour), McCartney reunited with Harrison and Starr to work on Apple's The Beatles Anthology documentary series. Apple Corps Ltd is a multi-armed multimedia Corporation founded in January 1968 by British Rock band The Beatles to replace their The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series a series of three albums and a book all of which focus on the history of The Beatles. It included three double albums of alternative takes, live recordings, and previously unreleased Beatles songs, as well as a ten-hour video boxed set. Anthology 1 was released in 1995, and featured "Free as a Bird", which was the first Beatles reunion track, while Anthology 2, released in 1996, included "Real Love" (1996), the second and final in the reunion series. Anthology 1 is a Compilation album by The Beatles and the first of a three-volume collection " Free as a Bird " is a song performed by The Beatles. Anthology 2 is a Compilation album by The Beatles released in March 1996 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series " Real Love " is a song written by John Lennon. "Real Love" was subsequently reworked by the three remaining members of The Beatles ( Paul McCartney Both reunion tracks were co produced by Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne, who had worked with Harrison in The Traveling Wilburys. Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award -winning English rock Songwriter Traveling Wilburys was a supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Both reunion tracks were completed by adding new music and vocal tracks to Lennon's demos from the late 1970s. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release [121]
In 1997, McCartney released Flaming Pie which was produced by Lynne and Martin. Flaming Pie is an Album by Paul McCartney, first released in 1997. It debuted at #2 in the UK and the US, and was nominated in the Grammy Awards category Album of the Year. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys The same year, McCartney made his second venture into classical music with Standing Stone, which was commissioned by EMI Records to mark their 100th anniversary in autumn. Paul McCartney's Standing Stone is Paul McCartney 's second full-length release of original classical music and was issued shortly after Flaming The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in On 11 March 1997, he was knighted as "Sir Paul McCartney" for his "services to music". Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. [122] He dedicated his knighthood to fellow Beatles Lennon, Harrison, and Starr, and to the people of Liverpool. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary [123] In 1999, McCartney released another album of rock 'n' roll songs, titled Run Devil Run. Run Devil Run is a 1999 Paul McCartney album that features covers of both familiar and obscure 1950's Rock and roll songs along with three new McCartney That same year he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. This is a list of inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States (Bitter that he had not been inducted sooner, McCartney brought his daughter to the stage with him and smiled as he pointed to her shirt, which read: "About Fucking Time. ") In 1999, he released Working Classical. Paul McCartney's Working Classical is Paul McCartney 's third full-length release of original classical music and was issued one month after Run [124]
2000s
In 2000, McCartney released A Garland for Linda; a choral tribute album with compositions from eight other contemporary composers. A Garland for Linda is a tribute album for Linda McCartney, released in 2000 by the cancer-fighting organization the Garland Appeal For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers [125][126] The music was performed by "The Joyful Company of Singers" to raise funds for The Garland Appeal, a fund to aid cancer patients. [127] In May 2001, he released Wingspan: An Intimate Portrait, a retrospective documentary that features behind-the-scenes films and photographs that he and Linda McCartney (who had died in 1998) took of their family and bands. Wingspan Hits and History is a Greatest hits Compilation album by Paul McCartney featuring material spanning his first solo album [62] Interspersed throughout the 88 minute film is an interview by Mary McCartney with her father. Mary Anna McCartney (previously McCartney-Donald) (born in London on 28 August, 1969) is a Photographer. Mary was the baby photographed inside McCartney's jacket on the back cover of McCartney, and was one of the producers of the documentary. McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970 [128]
Earlier in the year, McCartney worked on what would become his new album, Driving Rain, released on November 12. Driving Rain is an album by Paul McCartney, recorded and released in 2001 Driving Rain featured uplifting songs inspired by and written for his soon-to-be wife Heather. Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968 is an English charity campaigner and former model, and the ex-wife of musician Paul McCartney. Clearly determined to follow the example of Run Devil Run's brisk recording pace, most of the album was recorded in two weeks, starting in February 2001. McCartney also composed and recorded the title track for the film Vanilla Sky, released later that year. Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American Psychological thriller Film, which has been variously characterized by published film critics as "an odd The track was nominated for—but did not win—an Oscar for Best Original Song. [129]
McCartney took a lead role in organising The Concert for New York City in response to the events of September 11. The Concert for New York City was a Benefit concert, featuring many famous musicians that took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden [130] The concert took place on 20 October 2001. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
In late 2001, McCartney was informed that George Harrison was losing his battle with cancer. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Upon Harrison's death on 29 November, McCartney told Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra, Good Morning America, The Early Show, MTV, VH-1 and Today that Harrison was like his "baby brother". Entertainment Tonight is a daily Television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United Access Hollywood is a weekday Television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry Extra is an entertainment Television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication Good Morning America ( GMA) is a morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network debuting on November The Early Show is an American Television morning news Talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City, 7 to 9 a MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. Harrison spent his last days in a Hollywood Hills mansion that was once leased by McCartney. [131] On 29 November 2002—on the first anniversary of George Harrison's death—McCartney played Harrison’s "Something" on a ukulele at the Concert for George. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first [132]
In 2002, McCartney began a two-year world tour. He contributed to an album titled Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun Records, which included a version of Elvis Presley's song "That's All Right (Mama)". " That's All Right (Mama " is the name of the first single released by Elvis Presley, written and originally performed by blues singer Arthur Crudup. [133] He performed during the pre-game ceremonies at the NFL's Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 and starred in the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville Florida, to decide In 2003, McCartney played a concert in Red Square, Russia. Red Square ( Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad) is the most famous City square in Moscow, and arguably one of the most Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Vladimir Putin gave him a tour of the Square. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia [134]
In what would be his first British music festival appearance, McCartney headlined the Glastonbury Festival in June 2004. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The [135] McCartney and festival organiser Michael Eavis won the NME Award on behalf of the festival, which won 'Best Live Event' in the 2005 awards. Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis, CBE (born October 17 1935) is an English dairy Farmer and the founder of the Glastonbury Festival The NME Awards are an annual music awards show founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express [136] McCartney performed at the main Live 8 concert on 2 July 2005, playing "Sgt. The main Live 8 concert was held at Hyde Park, London, England on 2 July 2005, in front of over 200000 people Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with U2 to open the Hyde Park event, although Ringo Starr criticised McCartney for not asking him to play. Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor [137]
On November 13th, 2005, McCartney played a live concert at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, CA. Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and colloquially called the The Pond, is an indoor arena in Anaheim California Towards the end of the concert, a satellite link-up was made to the International Space Station so McCartney and those at the concert could see NASA Astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian Cosmonaut Valery Tokarev as they were awakening for the 44th day of their six month mission in space. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Valery Ivanovich Tokarev (Валерий Иванович Токарев Russian Air Force Colonel and test cosmonaut at the Yuri A McCartney proceeded to play the traditional wakeup song played on each space mission, a tradition that began during the moon missions. McCartney also performed "Good Day Sunshine", and "English Tea". " Good Day Sunshine " is a song by The Beatles on the 1966 album Revolver. Afterwards he and the concert goers talked with McArthur and Tokarev via a projection screen. This was the first time a live concert had been linked to a U. S. spacecraft. [138]
In March 2006, McCartney finished composing a 'modern classical' musical work named Ecce Cor Meum [Behold My Heart]. Ecce Cor Meum ( Latin for Behold My Heart) is the fourth classical album by Paul McCartney. It was recorded with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and the boys of King's College Choir, Cambridge, Magdalen College School, Oxford, and was premiered at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 3 November 2006. The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is an English chamber Orchestra. The world-famous Choir of King's College Cambridge is one of today's most accomplished and renowned representatives of the great British choral tradition Magdalen College School is an independent school for boys located in Oxford, England. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [140]. [141] It was voted Classical Album of the Year in 2007 in the Classical Brit Awards. [142]
On 18 June 2006, McCartney celebrated his 64th birthday, as in "When I'm Sixty-Four. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " When I'm Sixty-Four " is a Love song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (but co-credited to John Lennon) and " Paul Vallely noted it in The Independent as "a cultural milestone for a generation. Paul Vallely CMG is a leading British writer on Africa and development issues The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Such is the nature of celebrity, McCartney is one of those people who have represented the hopes and aspirations of those born in the baby-boom era, which had its awakening in the Sixties. "[143]
McCartney joined Jay-Z and Linkin Park onstage at the 2006 Grammy Awards in a performance of "Numb/Encore" & "Yesterday" to commemorate the recent passing of Coretta Scott King. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. The 48th Annual Grammy Awards was a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning September 15 2004 and ending September 14 2005 " Numb/Encore " is a song by the Nu metal band Linkin Park and rapper Jay-Z from their 2004 mash-up album Collision " Yesterday " is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. Coretta Scott King (April 27 1927 January 30 2006 was an American Author and Activist, perhaps most recognized as the wife of Martin McCartney later noted that it was the first time he had performed at the Grammys and quipped, "I finally passed the audition," which was a reference to the Lennon comment at the end of the Let It Be film: "I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we passed the audition. Let It Be is a 1970 film about The Beatles rehearsing and recording songs for the album Let It Be in January 1969 "[144] McCartney was nominated for another Grammy Award in 2007 for "Jenny Wren"—a song from his 2005 album Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, which itself had been nominated as Album of the Year in 2006. Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is an album by Paul McCartney released in 2005 The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys [145]
On 21 March 2007, McCartney left EMI to become the first artist signed to Starbucks's new record label, Los Angeles-based Hear Music, to be distributed by Concord Music Group. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Starbucks Corporation ( is an international Coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks ' retail music concept and Record label. Concord Music Group is a record company formed in 2004 by the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records. He made an appearance via a video-feed from London at the company's annual meeting. [146] "For me, the great thing is the commitment and the passion and the love of music, which as an artist is good to see. It's a new world now and people are thinking of new ways to reach the people, and that's always been my aim". [147]
On 2 April 2007, a fan drove through the security fence on McCartney's Peasmarsh county estate shouting that he had to "get at" the ex-Beatle. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For other uses of Peasmarsh see Peasmarsh (disambiguation Peasmarsh is a village and Civil parish in East Sussex in England. The incident echoed the murder of Lennon and the attempted murder of George Harrison. The assailant was arrested after a chase through Sussex country lanes. [148][149][150]
McCartney played "secret gigs" in London, New York, and Los Angeles to promote his album. Several live recordings from these shows have been released as B-sides to singles from Memory Almost Full. Memory Almost Full is a studio album by Paul McCartney released in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2007 and in the In New York, the crowd included only a few hundred contest winners and celebrities such as Whoopi Goldberg, Elijah Wood, Kate Moss, Aidan Quinn, and Steve Buscemi. Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28 1981) is an American Actor. Kate Moss (born January 16 1974) is an English model who has appeared on over 300 magazine covers. Aidan Quinn ( Irish: Aodhán Ó Cuinn born March 8 1959) is an Irish American Actor. Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (bʊˈsɛmi born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American [151]
McCartney played at the BBC Electric Proms on October 25, 2007, at The Roundhouse in Camden, which is run by a music festival run by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Roundhouse is an arts venue in London, England. The Roundhouse has hosted notable performers Morrissey, The Stranglers, Sonic Youth Camden Town is the district of London, England around Camden High Street, in the London Borough of Camden. On 13 November 2007, The McCartney Years, a 3-DVD set was released. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The McCartney Years is a three- DVD set featuring music videos, live performances and other rare footage from Paul McCartney 's It contains a commentary, behind the scenes footage, over 40 music videos, Wings' live performances, interviews with Melvyn Bragg and Michael Parkinson, LIVE AID, the Super Bowl XXXIX Halftime Show and the 2005 documentary Creating Chaos at Abbey Road. Melvyn Baron Bragg, FRSL, FRTS (born 6 October 1939) is a British author and broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE (born March 28 1935) is an English broadcaster and Journalist. Super Bowl XXXIX was an American football game played on February 6, 2005, at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville Florida, to decide [152]
In February 2008, McCartney was awarded a BRIT award for outstanding contribution, the same as a Lifetime Achievement Award. [153] The minor planet 4148, discovered in 1983 was named 'McCartney' in his honour. 4148 McCartney is an Asteroid named in honour of ex- Beatle Sir Paul McCartney. [154] Yale University conferred an honorary Doctor of Music degree on Paul McCartney on 26 May 2008. The Doctor of Music degree ( DMus, MusD or MusDoc) like other Doctorates, is an Academic degree of the highest level Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [155] On 1 June 2008 McCartney celebrated Liverpool's year as European capital of culture by playing a concert there. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary It featured special guest Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters. David Eric Grohl (born January 14 1969 is an American rock musician Singer and Songwriter. Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 Grohl played guitar and sang backing vocals on "Band on the Run" and played drums on Back in the U.S.S.R. and I Saw Her Standing There. " Band on the Run " is the title song from Paul McCartney and Wings ' acclaimed Band on the Run album one of McCartney's most ambitious " Back in the USSR " is a 1968 song by The Beatles (credited to the song writing partnership Lennon/McCartney but mainly written by " I Saw Her Standing There " is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and is the opening track on the The Beatles ' debut Album
In April 2008 it has been revealed that McCartney's free concert will take place in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on 14 June, 2008. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the He will play in the city's main Independence Square at a show dubbed the Independence Concert. [156]
Creative outlets
During the '60s, McCartney was often seen at major cultural events, such as the launch party for The International Times, and at The Roundhouse (28 January and 4 February 1967). The International Times ( it or IT) was an underground paper started in 1966 in central London, UK The Roundhouse is an arts venue in London, England. The Roundhouse has hosted notable performers Morrissey, The Stranglers, Sonic Youth Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. [157] He also delved into the visual arts, becoming a close friend of leading art dealers and gallery owners, explored experimental film, and regularly attended movie, theatrical and classical music performances. His first contact with the London avant-garde scene was through John Dunbar, who introduced him to the art dealer Robert Fraser, who in turn introduced McCartney to an array of writers and artists. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard John Dunbar (born in 1943 in Mexico City) is a British Artist, collector and former gallerist best known for his connections to the 1960s art Robert Fraser (1937–1986 was a noted London Art dealer of the 1960s and beyond McCartney later became involved in the renovation and publicising of the Indica Gallery in Mason's Yard, London—John Lennon first met Yoko Ono at the Indica. Indica Gallery was a Counterculture Art gallery in Mason's Yard (off Duke Street Mayfair, London, England during the late 1960s born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. [158][159] The Indica Gallery brought McCartney into contact with Barry Miles, whose underground newspaper, The International Times, McCartney helped to start. Barry Miles (or " Miles " (born 1943 in Cirencester, England) is an Author who has written biographies of Paul McCartney, The International Times ( it or IT) was an underground paper started in 1966 in central London, UK [160] Miles would become de facto manager of the Apple's short-lived Zapple Records label, and wrote McCartney's official biography, Many Years From Now (1998). Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. Paul McCartney Many Years from Now is a 1997 Biography of Paul McCartney by Barry Miles.
While living at the Asher house, McCartney took piano lessons at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which The Beatles' producer Martin had previously attended. Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. McCartney studied composers like Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Luciano Berio. Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 24, 1925 &ndash May 27, 2003) was an Italian Composer. [161] McCartney later wrote and released several pieces of modern classical music and ambient electronica, besides writing poetry and painting. McCartney is lead patron of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, an arts school in the building formerly occupied by the Liverpool Institute for Boys. The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts ( LIPA) is a School in the English city of Liverpool that offers training in Acting, The Liverpool Institute High School for Boys was an all-boys Grammar school in the English port city of Liverpool. [162] The 1837 building, which McCartney attended during his schooldays, had become derelict by the mid-1980s. [162] On 7 June 1996, Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the redeveloped building. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II [162]
Electronica
After the recording of "Yesterday" in 1965, McCartney contacted the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in Maida Vale, London, to see if they could record an electronic version of the song, but never followed it up. " Yesterday " is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. Maida Vale is a residential district in West London between St John's Wood and Kilburn. [163] When visiting John Dunbar's flat in London, McCartney would take along tapes he had compiled at Jane Asher's house. John Dunbar (born in 1943 in Mexico City) is a British Artist, collector and former gallerist best known for his connections to the 1960s art [164] The tapes were mixes of various songs, musical pieces and comments made by McCartney that he had Dick James make into a demo record for him. Dick James (born Reginald Leon Isaac Vapnick, 12 December 1920, in East End, London &mdash died 1 February 1986) A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release [165] He later made tape loops by recording voices, guitars and bongos on a Brenell tape machine, and splicing the various loops together. Tape loops are loops of prerecorded Magnetic tape used to create repetitive rhythmic musical patterns or dense layers of sound Reel-to-reel, open reel tape recording is the form of magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording medium is held on a Reel, rather than being He reversed the tapes, sped them up, and slowed them down to create the effects he wanted (which were later used on Beatles' recordings, such as "Tomorrow Never Knows"). " Tomorrow Never Knows " is the final track of The Beatles ' 1966 studio album Revolver. McCartney referred to them as electronic symphonies and was heavily influenced by John Cage at the time. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> John Milton Cage Jr [166]
In the spring of 1966, while McCartney was part of a small group which included figureheads John Dunbar and (Barry) Miles, involved with giving birth to the Indica Gallery and the newspaper International Times, he rented a ground floor and basement flat from Ringo Starr at 34 Montagu Square, to be used as a small demo studio for spoken-word recordings by poets, writers (including William Burroughs) and avant-garde musicians. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor 34 Montagu Square, Marylebone was the address of a London basement flat, owned by Ringo Starr of The Beatles during the mid-1960s A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard [167] The Beatles' Apple Records then launched a sub-label, Zapple with (Barry) Miles as its manager, ostensibly to release recordings of a similar aesthetic, (although few releases would ultimately result as Apple and The Beatles slid into subsequent business and personal difficulties. Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. )[167]
In 1995, McCartney recorded a radio series called "Oobu Joobu"[168][169] for the American network Westwood One, which McCartney described as being "wide-screen radio". Oobu Joobu was a radio show created by Paul McCartney in 1995 and described by McCartney as "wide-screen radio" Westwood One ( is an American Radio network. It is based in New York City, and it was previously managed by CBS Radio, the Radio [170][171]
During the 1990s, McCartney collaborated with Youth of Killing Joke under the name of the Fireman,[172] and have released two ambient albums; Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest (in 1993) and Rushes, in 1998. Martin Glover, also known as Youth, (born 27 December 1960) is an influential Record producer and a founding member and Bassist of Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 The Fireman is the moniker given to Electronic music experiments created by Paul McCartney Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest is a 1993 ambient techno album by The Fireman, a pseudonym of Paul McCartney and producer Youth, who is best Rushes is a 1998 ambient electronic album by The Fireman, a pseudonym of Paul McCartney and producer Youth. In 2000, he released an album, Liverpool Sound Collage,[173] with Super Furry Animals and Youth, utilising collage and musique concrete techniques which fascinated him in the mid-1960s. Liverpool Sound Collage is an ambient electronic album by Paul McCartney, which is also credited to The Beatles, Super Furry Animals, and Super Furry Animals (also known as " SFA " the " Furries " and the " Super Furries " are a Welsh Rock band Musique concrète ( French; literally "concrete music" is a style of Avant-garde music that relies on recorded sounds including natural Most recently, in 2005, he worked on a project with bootleg producer and remixer Freelance Hellraiser, consisting of remixed versions of songs from throughout his solo career and released under the name Twin Freaks. A mashup or bootleg (also mash up and mash-up) is a song or composition created from the combination of the music from one song with the A cappella In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version Roy Kerr, aka The Freelance Hellraiser, is one of the most respected creators of the UK bootleg scene Twin Freaks is a collaborative album by musician Paul McCartney with DJ and producer Freelance Hellraiser (Roy Kerry [174]
Film
McCartney was interested in animated films as a child, and later had the financial resources to ask Geoff Dunbar to direct a short animated film called the Rupert and the Frog Song in 1981. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Rupert and the Frog Song is a 1984 Animated film written and produced by Paul McCartney and directed by Geoff Dunbar and Raymond 'George' Taylor McCartney wrote the music and the script, was the producer, and added some of the characters voices. [175] Dunbar worked again with McCartney on an animated film about the work of French artist Honore Daumier, in 1992, which won both of them a Bafta award. Honoré Daumier ( February 26, 1808 &ndash February 10, 1879) was a French Printmaker, Caricaturist, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation [176] They also worked on Tropic Island Hum, in 1997. Tropical Island Hum, released in 2004 is Paul McCartney 's second animation film for children [177] In 1995, McCartney directed a short documentary about The Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. [178][179]
Painting
In 1966, McCartney met art gallery-owner Robert Fraser, whose flat was visited by many well-known artists. Robert Fraser (1937–1986 was a noted London Art dealer of the 1960s and beyond [180] McCartney met Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Peter Blake, and Richard Hamilton there, and learned about art appreciation. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Claes Oldenburg (born January 28, 1929) is a sculptor, best known for his Public art installations typically featuring very large replicas of Sir Peter Thomas Blake, CBE (born 25 June 1932 in Dartford, Kent) is an English Pop artist best known for his design of the sleeve for Richard Hamilton (born February 24 1922) is an English painter and Collage artist [180] McCartney later started buying paintings by Magritte, and used Magritte's painting of an apple for the Apple Records logo. René François Ghislain Magritte ( 21 November 1898 - 15 August 1967) was a Belgian Surrealist artist A logo ( Greek el λογότυπος = el-Latn logotypos is a graphical element ( Ideogram, Symbol, Emblem, Icon, Sign) [181] He now owns Magritte's easel and spectacles. Tripod easeljpg|thumb|An example of a tripod design easel with an inclining mechanism built in Glasses, also called eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames bearing lenses worn in front of the Eyes normally for vision correction, [182]
McCartney's love of painting surfaced after watching artist Willem de Kooning paint, in Kooning's Long Island barn. Willem de Kooning (April 24 1904 – March 19 1997 was an Abstract expressionist painter born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace [183] McCartney took up painting in 1983. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e [184] In 1999, he exhibited his paintings (featuring McCartney's portraits of John Lennon, Andy Warhol, and David Bowie) for the first time in Siegen, Germany, and included photographs by Linda. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Linda Louise McCartney (née Eastman, formerly See, September 24 1941 – April 17 1998 was an American Photographer, Musician and He chose the gallery because Wolfgang Suttner (local events organiser) was genuinely interested in his art, and the positive reaction led to McCartney showing his work in UK galleries. [185] The first UK exhibition of McCartney's work was opened in Bristol, England with more than 500 paintings on display. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland McCartney had previously believed that "only people that had been to art school were allowed to paint" - as Lennon had. Art movement Art school is a colloquial term for any educational institution (whether elementary secondary post-secondary/undergraduate or graduate/postgraduate with a primary focus [185]
In October 2000, Yoko Ono and McCartney presented art exhibitions in New York and London. born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. McCartney said,
| “ | I've been offered an exhibition of my paintings at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool where John and I used to spend many a pleasant afternoon. So I'm really excited about it. I didn't tell anybody I painted for 15 years but now I'm out of the closet. Coming outThe expressions " closeted " or "in the closet " generally refer to undisclosed sexual behavior, Sexual orientation or Gender [186][187] | ” |
Writing and poetry
When McCartney was young, his mother read him poems and encouraged him to read books. McCartney's father was interested in crosswords and invited the two young McCartneys (Paul and his brother Michael) to solve them with him, so as to increase their "word power". [188] McCartney was later inspired - in his school years - by Alan Durband, who was McCartney's English literature teacher at the Liverpool Institute. Alan Durband (1927-1993 was an important figure in the education and arts community in Liverpool and was co-founder of the Liverpool Everyman Theatre [189] Durband was a co-founder and fund-raiser at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, where Willy Russell also worked, and introduced McCartney to Geoffrey Chaucer's works. The Everyman Theatre is a Theatre on Hope Street in Liverpool, England. William Russell (born 23 August 1947 in Whiston Merseyside) is a British Playwright, Screenwriter, Author, Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343 – 25 October 1400? was an English author poet Philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and Diplomat. [190] McCartney later took his A-level exams, but passed only one subject - Art. The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, [191][192]
In 2001 McCartney published 'Blackbird Singing', a volume of poems, some of which were lyrics to his songs, and gave readings in Liverpool and New York. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The City of New York [193] Some of them were serious: "Here Today" (about Lennon) and some humorous ("Maxwell's Silver Hammer"). "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by The Beatles, from the Abbey Road album with Paul McCartney singing lead [194] In the foreword of the book, McCartney explained that when he was a teenager, he had "an overwhelming desire" to have a poem of his published in the school magazine. He wrote something "deep and meaningful", but it was rejected, and he feels that he has been trying to get some kind of revenge ever since. His first "real poem" was about the death of his childhood friend, Ivan Vaughan. Ivan Vaughan (18 June 1942 - 16 August 1993 was a boyhood friend of John Lennon, and later schoolmate of Paul McCartney at the Liverpool Institute, both [195]
In October 2005, McCartney released a children's book called High In The Clouds: An Urban Furry Tail. In a press release publicizing the book, McCartney said, "I have loved reading for as long as I can remember," singling out Treasure Island as a childhood favourite. Treasure Island is an adventure Novel by author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "pirates and buried gold" [196] McCartney collaborated with author Philip Ardagh and animator Geoff Dunbar to write the book. Philip Ardagh (born September 11, 1961 in London) is the best-selling British children's author of the Eddie Dickens books including Awful [197]
Relationships and marriages
McCartney had a three-year relationship with Dot Rhone in Liverpool, and they were due to get married until Rhone lost the baby she was expecting. In London McCartney had a five-year relationship with actress Jane Asher. They were engaged to be married until they broke up in 1968. McCartney married American photographer Linda Eastman in 1969 (McCartney was the last Beatle to get married). Linda Louise McCartney (née Eastman, formerly See, September 24 1941 – April 17 1998 was an American Photographer, Musician and They had four children (Linda's daughter Heather who was adopted by Paul, followed by three more children) and remained married until Linda's death from breast cancer in 1998. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men In 2002, McCartney married former model Heather Mills and they had a child in 2003. A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968 is an English charity campaigner and former model, and the ex-wife of musician Paul McCartney. They separated in May 2006 and they were divorced in May 2008. [198]
Widespread animosity towards McCartney's wives was reported in 2004. "They [the British public] didn't like me giving up on Jane Asher," McCartney said. "I married a New York divorcee with a child, and at the time they didn't like that. "[199]
Relationship with Dot Rhone
One of McCartney's first girlfriends was called Layla, whom McCartney remembered as having an unusual name in Liverpool at the time. Layla was slightly older than McCartney and used to ask him to baby-sit with her, which was a code word for sex. Babysitting is the practice of temporarily caring for a child on behalf of the child's parents Julie Arthur, another girlfriend, was Ted Ray's niece. Ted Ray ( November 21, 1905 – November 8, 1977) (real name Charles Olden) was a popular English Comedian [200]
McCartney's first serious girlfriend in Liverpool was Dot Rhone, whom he met at the Casbah club in 1959. [201] McCartney picked out the clothes he wanted Rhone to wear and told her which make-up to use. He also paid for Rhone to have her blonde hair done in the style of Brigitte Bardot, whom Lennon and McCartney idolised. Brigitte Bardot ( (born 28 September 1934 is a French actress, former fashion model, Singer and animal welfare/rights activist [202][203] When McCartney went to Hamburg with The Beatles he wrote regular letters to Rhone, and she accompanied Cynthia Lennon to Hamburg when The Beatles played there again in 1962. Cynthia Lennon (née Powell) (born 10 September 1939 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England is the former wife of John Lennon. [204] According to Rhone, McCartney bought her a gold ring, took her sightseeing around Hamburg and was very attentive and caring. [205] Rhone later rented a room in the same house as Cynthia Lennon was living as McCartney helped with the rent. [206] McCartney admitted that he had other girlfriends in Hamburg during his time with Rhone, and that they were usually "strippers", who knew a lot more about sex than Liverpool girls. A striptease or Exotic dance is a form of erotic entertainment usually a Dance, in which the performer known as a "stripper" gradually undresses [207]
Shortly after McCartney returned from Hamburg in May 1962, Rhone told him that she was pregnant. They told Jim McCartney—whom they expected to be shocked at the news—but found him delighted at the prospect of becoming a grandfather. McCartney took out a marriage licence and set the wedding date for November; shortly before the baby was due. [208] Rhone had a miscarriage in July 1962, and after a few weeks, McCartney's feelings towards Rhone "cooled off" and he finished their relationship. Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or spontaneous end of a Pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or fetus is incapable of surviving generally defined [209]
Rhone later emigrated to Toronto, Canada, and McCartney met her again when The Beatles played there, and then again with Wings. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Rhone said that "Love of the Loved" and "P.S. I Love You" were written about her. " Love of the Loved " is a song written mainly by Paul McCartney, although credited to Lennon-McCartney. " PS I Love You " is a song composed principally by Paul McCartney credited to McCartney-Lennon which was first recorded by the The Beatles and released on Years later, Cynthia Lennon gave back Rhone the gold ring that McCartney had bought in Hamburg, as Cynthia had once tried it on when Rhone was washing dishes, and had forgotten to take it off. Rhone is now a grandmother and lives in Mississauga, Ontario. Mississauga (ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə) incorporated in 1974 is a City located in the Regional Municipality of Peel [210]
Relationship with Jane Asher
The Beatles were performing at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, when McCartney first met British actress Jane Asher on 18 April 1963, and a photographer asked them to pose with Asher. Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English actress, who is well known in the United Kingdom for her Television career The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. [211] The Beatles were interviewed by Asher for the BBC, and Asher was then photographed screaming at them like a fan. Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr McCartney later persuaded her to become his girlfriend. Girlfriend is a term that can refer to either a Female partner in a non- marital romantic relationship or a female non-intimate Friend [212]
McCartney soon met Jane's family: Margaret, Jane's mother, who combined her life as the mother of three children with a full-time career as a music teacher, and Jane's father, Richard, who was a physician. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Jane's brother, Peter, was a member of Peter and Gordon, and Jane's younger sister, Clare, was also an actress. Peter Asher was born on 22 June 1944 in Willesden, London, then part of Middlesex, England. Peter and Gordon were a British Invasion -era performing duo formed by Peter Asher and Gordon Waller, that rocketed to fame in 1964 with " [213] McCartney later gave "A World Without Love" to Peter and Gordon-as well as the song "Nobody I Know". " A World Without Love " is a song that was recorded by the English duo Peter and Gordon and released as their first single in February 1964 Both songs became hits for the group. [214] McCartney took up residence at the Ashers' house at 57 Wimpole Street, London, and lived there for nearly three years. [215] During his time there McCartney met writers such as Bertrand Russell, Harold Pinter and Len Deighton. Bertrand Arthur William Russell 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970 was a British Philosopher, Historian Leonard Cyril Deighton (born February 18, 1929, Marylebone, London) is a British Historian, Cookery expert [216] He wrote several songs at the Ashers', including "Yesterday", and worked on songs with Lennon in the basement music room. " Yesterday " is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. Jane inspired many songs, such as "And I Love Her", "You Won't See Me", and "I'm Looking Through You". " And I Love Her " is a song recorded by The Beatles and is the fifth track on their third Album, A Hard Day's Night. " You Won't See Me " is a song by the British 1960s rock group The Beatles, on the album Rubber Soul. " I'm Looking Through You " is a Lennon/McCartney song written mainly by Paul McCartney, that first appeared on The Beatles ' 1965 [217] On 13 April 1965, McCartney bought a £40,000 three-storey Regency house, at 7 Cavendish Avenue, London, and spent a further £20,000 renovating it. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Regency style of Architecture refers primarily to buildings built in Britain during the period in the early 19th century when George IV was McCartney created a music room on the top floor of his house, where he worked with Lennon. He thanked the Ashers by paying for the decoration of the front of their house. [218]
On 15 May 1967, McCartney met American photographer Linda Eastman at a Georgie Fame concert at The Bag O'Nails club in London. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. Linda Louise McCartney (née Eastman, formerly See, September 24 1941 – April 17 1998 was an American Photographer, Musician and Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell 26 June 1943, Leigh) is a British Rhythm and blues and Jazz Singer and The Bag O'Nails club at 8 Kingly Street in Soho London was a meeting point for musicians in the 1960s as well as being a venue for concerts [62][219] Eastman was in the UK on an assignment to take photographs of "Swinging sixties" musicians in London. McCartney and Linda later went to The Speakeasy club on Margaret Street. [220] They met again four days later at the launch party for the Sgt. Pepper album at Brian Epstein's house in Belgravia, but when her assignment was completed, Linda flew back to New York City. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Belgravia is a district of central London in the City of Westminster, situated to the south-west of Buckingham Palace. The City of New York [221]
On 25 December 1967, McCartney and Asher announced their engagement, and she accompanied McCartney to India in February and March of 1968. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Asher broke off the engagement in early 1968, after coming back from Bristol to find McCartney in bed with another woman. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London [222] They attempted to mend the relationship, but finally broke it off in July 1968. Jane Asher has consistently refused to publicly discuss that part of her life. [223]
Marriage to Linda Eastman
In May 1968, McCartney met Eastman again in New York, when Lennon and McCartney were there to announce the formation of Apple Corps. Linda Louise McCartney (née Eastman, formerly See, September 24 1941 – April 17 1998 was an American Photographer, Musician and Heather Louise McCartney (née See) (born on December 31 1962 in Tucson Arizona) is the biological daughter of Linda McCartney (née Eastman Mary Anna McCartney (previously McCartney-Donald) (born in London on 28 August, 1969) is a Photographer. Stella Nina McCartney (born September 13 1971) is an English Fashion designer. James Louis McCartney was born on 12 September, 1977 in London to ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his first wife rock Photographer and New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Apple Records is a record label founded by The Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. [224] In September, McCartney phoned Eastman and asked her to fly over to London. Six months later, McCartney and Eastman were married at a small civil ceremony (when Linda was four months pregnant with McCartney's child) at Marylebone Registry Office on 12 March 1969. Marylebone (sometimes written St Marylebone or Mary-le-bone, or in archaic use Marybone) is an area of central London, England in Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He later said that Eastman was the woman who "gave me the strength and courage to work again" (after the break-up of The Beatles). [225] McCartney adopted Linda's daughter from her first marriage, Heather Louise (now a potter), and the couple had three more children together: photographer Mary Anna, fashion designer Stella Nina,[226] and musician James Louis. Heather Louise McCartney (née See) (born on December 31 1962 in Tucson Arizona) is the biological daughter of Linda McCartney (née Eastman Mary Anna McCartney (previously McCartney-Donald) (born in London on 28 August, 1969) is a Photographer. Stella Nina McCartney (born September 13 1971) is an English Fashion designer. James Louis McCartney was born on 12 September, 1977 in London to ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his first wife rock Photographer and McCartney has claimed that he and Linda spent less than a week apart during their entire marriage, interrupted only by Paul's incarceration in Tokyo on drug charges in January 1980. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.
Linda McCartney died of breast cancer in Tucson, Arizona, on 17 April 1998. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) [227] McCartney denied rumours that her death was an assisted suicide. Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner [227][228]
McCartney now has five grandchildren: Mary's two sons Arthur Alistair Donald (born 3 April 1999) and Elliot Donald (born 1 August 2002) and Stella's children, Miller Alasdhair James Willis (born 25 February 2005),[229] daughter Bailey Linda Olwyn Willis (born 8 December 2006). Family denotes a group of People affiliated by consanguinity affinity or co-residence Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [230], and Beckett Robert Lee (born 8 January 2008). Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Marriage to Heather Mills
After having sparked the interest of the tabloids about his appearances with Heather Mills at events, McCartney appeared publicly beside Mills at a party in January 2000, to celebrate her 32nd birthday. Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968 is an English charity campaigner and former model, and the ex-wife of musician Paul McCartney. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968 is an English charity campaigner and former model, and the ex-wife of musician Paul McCartney. [231][232] On 11 June 2002, McCartney married Mills, a former model and anti-landmines campaigner, in an elaborate ceremony at Castle Leslie in Glaslough, County Monaghan, Ireland, where more than 300 guests were invited and the reception included a vegetarian banquet. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. A land mine is an Explosive device designed to be placed on or in the ground to explode when triggered by an operator or the Proximity of a vehicle person County Monaghan ('mɔnəhən Irish: Contae Mhuineacháin) is a county in Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. [233] In October 2003, Mills gave birth to a daughter, Beatrice Milly McCartney. [234] The baby was reportedly named after Heather's late mother Beatrice and Paul's Aunt Milly. [235]
On 29 July 2006, British newspapers announced that McCartney had petitioned for divorce, which sparked a press furor. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. [236][237][238] A settlement was announced on 21 January 2007, but Mills' lawyers denied this. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [239] On March 17, 2008, the financial terms of the divorce were finalised[240] with a settlement awarding Heather Mills £24. 3 million ($48. 6 million). [241] The settlement will also see the former Beatle pay their four-year-old daughter Beatrice's nanny and school fees and will pay Beatrice £35,000 ($70,000) a year until she is 18, or ends secondary education. [241][242][243][244] After the divorce ruling, Justice Bennett said that throughout the case Mills was "inconsistent, inaccurate and less than candid" while McCartney was "honest. "[245][246] On May 12, 2008, Justice Hugh Bennett issued only a preliminary divorce decree to be finalized in 6 months: "On the petition for divorce presented by Miss Heather Mills, I pronounce the decree nisi of divorce on the grounds of two years' separation. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968 is an English charity campaigner and former model, and the ex-wife of musician Paul McCartney. "[247][248]
Lifestyle
McCartney's lifestyle was greatly altered by his success and the income he earned. In the 1960s, the new availability of the first oral contraceptive and illegal drugs changed many people's opinions—including McCartney's—about life, marriage, and sexual relationships. [249]
Recreational drug use
McCartney's introduction to drugs started in Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. [250] The Beatles had to play for hours, and they were often given "Prellies" (Preludin) by German customers or by Astrid Kirchherr (whose mother bought them). Phenmetrazine is a Stimulant of the central nervous system It was previously sold under the trade name Preludin as an Anorectic. Astrid Kirchherr (born 20 May 1938 is a German Photographer and Artist and is well known for her association with the Beatles (along with her McCartney would usually take one, but Lennon would often take four or five. [251]
After having been introduced to cannabis, by Bob Dylan in New York, in 1964, McCartney remembered getting "very high" and giggling. Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous [252] McCartney's use of cannabis became regular, and he was quoted in the Barry Miles book as saying that any future Beatles' lyrics containing the words "high", or "grass" were written specifically as a reference to cannabis—as was "Got to Get You into My Life". Barry Miles (or " Miles " (born 1943 in Cirencester, England) is an Author who has written biographies of Paul McCartney, " Got to Get You into My Life " is a Song by The Beatles on the album Revolver. [253] John Dunbar's flat at 29 Lennox Gardens, in London, became a regular hang-out for McCartney, where he talked to musicians, writers and artists, and smoked cannabis. John Dunbar (born in 1943 in Mexico City) is a British Artist, collector and former gallerist best known for his connections to the 1960s art [165] In 1965, Miles introduced McCartney to hash brownies by using a recipe for hash fudge he found in the Alice B. Toklas Cookbook. Hashish (from Arabic: ar حشيش, lit "grass" also hash) is a preparation of cannabis composed of the compressed Alice B Toklas ( April 30, 1877 – March 7, 1967) was the life partner of writer Gertrude Stein. [254] During the filming of Help!, he and the other Beatles occasionally smoked a spliff in the car on the way to the studio during filming, which often made them forget their lines. Help! is a 1965 film starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy Joint is slang for a Cigarette rolled using cannabis. Usually Rolling papers (mostly made by subsidiaries of major tobacco [255] Help! director Dick Lester said that he overheard "two beautiful women" trying to cajole McCartney into taking heroin, but he refused. Richard Lester (born January 19, 1932) is a British -based Film director famous for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative [255]
McCartney's attitude about cannabis was made public in the 1960s, when he added his name to an advertisement in The Times, on 24 July 1967, which asked for the legalisation of cannabis, the release of all prisoners imprisoned because of possession, and research into marijuana's medical uses. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The advertisement was sponsored by a group called Soma and was signed by 65 people, including The Beatles, Brian Epstein, Graham Greene, R.D. Laing, 15 doctors, and two MPs. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand NEMS Enterprises defaults here For the Latin American record label see NEMS Enterprises (label. Henry Graham Greene OM, CH (2 October 1904 &ndash 3 April 1991 was an English writer best known as a novelist but who also produced Short stories Ronald David Laing ( 7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989 was a Scottish Psychiatrist who wrote extensively on Mental illness A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. [256]
McCartney was introduced to cocaine by Robert Fraser, and it was available during the recording of Sgt. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Robert Fraser (1937–1986 was a noted London Art dealer of the 1960s and beyond Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. [257][258] McCartney admitted sniffing heroin with Fraser, but did not feel any effect, and never took it again. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative [259]
In 1967, on a sailing trip to Greece—with the idea of buying an island for the whole group—McCartney said everybody sat around and took LSD, although McCartney first took it with Tara Browne, in 1966. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Tara Browne ( 4 March 1945 – 18 December 1966) was a young London Socialite and issue of peerage as a member [260][261][262] He took his second "acid trip" with Lennon on 21 March 1967 after a studio session. A psychedelic experience is characterized by the perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ordinary Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. [263] McCartney was the first British pop star openly to admit to using LSD, in an interview in the now-defunct "Queen" magazine. [264] His admission was followed by a TV interview in the UK on Independent Television News on 19 June 1967, when McCartney was asked about his admission of LSD use, he said:
| “ | I was asked a question by a newspaper, and the decision was whether to tell a lie or tell him the truth. ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. I decided to tell him the truth . . . but I really didn't want to say anything, you know, because if I had my way I wouldn't have told anyone. I'm not trying to spread the word about this. But the man from the newspaper is the man from the mass medium. I'll keep it a personal thing if he does too, you know . . . if he keeps it quiet. But he wanted to spread it so it's his responsibility, you know, for spreading it, not mine. | ” |
In another quote (cited and endorsed by The Byrds' David Crosby at the Monterey Pop Festival), McCartney said,
| “ | [LSD] opened my eyes. The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey We only use one-tenth of our brain. Just think of what we could accomplish if we could only tap that hidden part! It would mean a whole new world if the politicians would take LSD. There wouldn't be any more war or poverty or famine. | ” |
In spite of his statements then, and his admission (in 2004) that he had used cocaine, McCartney was not arrested by Norman Pilcher's Drug Squad, as had been Lennon, Harrison, Donovan, and several members of the Rolling Stones. Norman Clemence Pilcher (born 1936 was a British Police officer. Donovan ( Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 10 May 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Singer-songwriter and guitarist [265] In 1972, however, police found cannabis plants growing on his Scottish farm. Cannabis ( Cán-na-bis) is a Genus of Flowering plants that includes three putative species Cannabis sativa subsp Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. [266]
On 16 January 1980, Wings went to Tokyo for 11 concerts in Japan. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. [77] As McCartney was going through customs, officials found 7. 7 ounces (218. 3 g) of cannabis in his luggage. [77] He was arrested and taken to a Tokyo prison while the Japanese government decided what to do. McCartney had been previously denied a visa to Japan (in 1975) because he had been convicted twice in Europe for possession of cannabis. [265] Public figures called for McCartney to be tried by a jury for drug-smuggling. A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial Verdict (a finding of fact on a question officially submitted to them Had he been tried and convicted, he would have faced up to seven years in prison. [77] The members of Wings cancelled the tour and left Japan. After ten days in jail, McCartney was released and deported. He was told that he would not be welcome in Japan again, although a decade later he played a concert in Tokyo. [77] In 1984, Paul and Linda McCartney were both arrested for possession of cannabis. [267][268]
Meditation
On 24 August 1967, McCartney met the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the London Hilton, and later went to Bangor, in North Wales, to attend a weekend 'initiation' conference. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ( January 12, 1917 &ndash February 5 2008) founded and developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and The London Hilton on Park Lane is a Hotel and skyscraper situated on Park Lane, overlooking Hyde Park in the exclusive Mayfair district of Bangor, in Gwynedd, North Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom. [269] McCartney said that although he does not meditate daily, he still uses the mantra that the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi gave him in Bangor. Meditation is a mental discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the conditioned "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness A mantra ( Devanāgarī मन्त्र (or mantram is a religious or mystical syllable or poem typically from the Sanskrit language Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ( January 12, 1917 &ndash February 5 2008) founded and developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and [270] The time McCartney later spent in India at the Maharishi's ashram was highly productive, as practically all of the songs that would later be recorded for The White Album and Abbey Road were composed there by McCartney, Lennon, or both together. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country An Ashram in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages lived in Peace and tranquility amidst Nature. Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. [271] Although McCartney was told that he was never to repeat the mantra to anyone else, he did tell Linda McCartney,[272] and said he meditated a lot while he was in jail in Japan. [270]
Activism
The McCartneys became outspoken vegetarians and animal-rights activists. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea They said that their vegetarianism was realised when they happened to see lambs in a field as they ate a meal of lamb. Lamb, hogget, and mutton are the meat of Domestic sheep. The meat of an animal in its first year is lamb; that of an older sheep is hogget [273] McCartney has also credited the 1942 Disney film Bambi - in which the young deer's mother is shot by a hunter - as the original inspiration for him to take an interest in animal rights. BMP and Activin membrane bound inhibitor (BAMBI has a similar extracellular domain as type I receptors in the TGF beta signaling pathway. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. [274] In his first interview after Linda's death, he promised to continue working for animal rights. [275][276]
In 1999, McCartney spent £3,000,000 to make sure Linda McCartney's food range remains free of GM ingredients. Genetic engineering, Recombinant DNA technology, genetic modification/manipulation (GM and gene splicing are terms that apply to the direct [277] In 2002, McCartney gave his support to a campaign against a proposed ban on the sale of certain vitamins, herbs and mineral products in the European Union. A vitamin is an Organic compound required as a Nutrient in tiny amounts by an Organism. A(n herb (ˈhɝb or /ˈɝb/ see pronunciation differences) is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties flavor scent or the like The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in [278] Following his marriage to Heather Mills, McCartney joined with her to campaign against landmines;[279][280] both McCartney and Mills are patrons of Adopt-A-Minefield. Adopt-A-Minefield is a United Kingdom -based charity which raises awareness about landmines and their associated problems and raises funds to clear [281] In 2003, he played a personal concert for the wife of a wealthy banker and donated his one million dollars to the charity. [282] He also wore an anti-landmines t-shirt on the Back in the World tour. Back in the World (subtitled Live) is a Live album by Paul McCartney composed of highlights from his spring 2002 "Driving USA" tour [281]
In 2006, the McCartneys travelled to Prince Edward Island to bring international attention to the seal hunt (their final public appearance together). Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P Sealing redirects here for other uses see Sealing (disambiguation. Their arrival sparked attention in Newfoundland and Labrador where the hunt is of economic significance. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation [283] The couple also debated with Newfoundland's Premier Danny Williams on the CNN show Larry King Live. Daniel "Danny" Williams QC MHA (born August 4 1950 in St Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. They further stated that the fishermen should quit hunting seals and begin a seal watching business. [284] McCartney has also criticised China's fur trade,[285][286] and supports the Make Poverty History campaign. The Make Poverty History campaign (which is written as MAKE POVERTY' HISTORY') is a British and Irish coalition of Charities, religious [287]
McCartney has been involved with a number of charity recordings and performances. In 2004, he donated a song to an album to aid the "US Campaign for Burma", in support of Burmese Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi,[288] and he had previously been involved in the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea, Ferry Aid, Band Aid, Live Aid, and the recording of "Ferry Cross the Mersey" (released 8 May 1989) following the Hillsborough disaster. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Aung San Suu Kyi ( àunsʰánsṵtʃì born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro- Democracy activist and leader of the National League for Concerts for the People of Kampuchea was a series of concerts featuring Queen, The Clash, The Pretenders, The Who, Elvis Costello, "Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single and as the Title track of their album Let It Be. Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia For the film see Ferry Cross the Mersey (film, for the soundtrack album Ferry 'Cross the Mersey (album Ferry Cross the Mersey Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) [289][290]
Football
The Beatles made few comments about the football clubs they supported, in case they alienated fans of the group,[291] although McCartney is a supporter of Everton Football Club[292] (his father and relatives used to take him to matches) but his allegiance later encompassed Liverpool F.C. (both clubs being from the same city; Liverpool). Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. [293] Linda McCartney said: "We spent last night listening to Liverpool football team on the radio, wanting them to win so badly. Paul supports Liverpool. He was Everton for a while because of his family - but it's all Liverpool now". [294][295]
Both Lennon and McCartney watched the 1966 FA Cup Final between Everton and Sheffield Wednesday, and McCartney attended the 1968 FA Cup Final (18 May 1968) which was played between West Bromwich Albion and Everton. The 1966 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 7 May 1966. Match details Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are [296] After the final whistle, McCartney shared cigarettes and whisky with other fans. [295] Liverpool player, Albert Stubbins, was the only footballer shown on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band cover. Albert Stubbins ( July 17, 1920 - December 28, 2002) was an English football player Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. [291] On 28 July 1968, The Beatles were photographed in a photographer's studio at 192-212 Gray's Inn Road, with McCartney wearing a Liverpool F. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. C. Rosette on two photos. [297]
McCartney tried to listen to the Liverpool v Manchester United 1977 FA Cup Final on a radio, while sailing in the Caribbean. The 1977 FA Cup Final was played on 21 May 1977. It was contested by Manchester United and Liverpool at Wembley. [291] The video for McCartney's Pipes of Peace (1983) recreated the football game played between German and British troops during WWI. Pipes of Peace is an album by Paul McCartney released in 1983 World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All [298][299] McCartney was seen at the 1986 FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Everton,[295] and in 1989, McCartney contributed to the "Ferry Cross the Mersey" charity single that was recorded to aid victims of the Hillsborough Disaster, which happened during a match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The 1986 FA Cup Final was a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Wembley. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham [300]
Business
McCartney is today one of Britain's wealthiest men, with an estimated fortune of £824 million,[301] although Justice Bennett, in his judgment on McCartney's divorce case found no evidence that McCartney was worth more than £400 million. Apple Corps Ltd is a multi-armed multimedia Corporation founded in January 1968 by British Rock band The Beatles to replace their Northern Songs Ltd is a company founded in 1963 by music publisher Dick James, Brian Epstein, and The Beatles to publish songs MPL Communications is the Holding company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney. [302] In addition to his interest in Apple Corps, McCartney's MPL Communications owns a significant music publishing catalogue, with access to over 25,000 copyrights. Apple Corps Ltd is a multi-armed multimedia Corporation founded in January 1968 by British Rock band The Beatles to replace their MPL Communications is the Holding company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney. This article deals with contemporary Popular music publishing [303][304] McCartney earned £40 million in 2003, making him Britain's highest media earner. [305] This rose to £48. 5 million by 2005. [306] In the same year he joined the top American talent agency Grabow Associates, who arrange private performances for their richest clients. [307] Northern Songs was established in 1963, by Dick James, to publish the songs of Lennon/McCartney. Northern Songs Ltd is a company founded in 1963 by music publisher Dick James, Brian Epstein, and The Beatles to publish songs Dick James (born Reginald Leon Isaac Vapnick, 12 December 1920, in East End, London &mdash died 1 February 1986) [308] The Beatles' partnership was replaced in 1968 by a jointly-held company, Apple Corps, which continues to control Apple's commercial interests. Apple Corps Ltd is a multi-armed multimedia Corporation founded in January 1968 by British Rock band The Beatles to replace their Northern Songs was purchased by Associated TeleVision (ATV) in 1969, and was sold in 1985 to Michael Jackson. Northern Songs Ltd is a company founded in 1963 by music publisher Dick James, Brian Epstein, and The Beatles to publish songs Associated TeleVision Limited, best known simply as ATV, was a British ITV company from 1955 until 1981 Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman For many years McCartney was unhappy about Jackson's purchase and handling of Northern Songs. [309]
MPL Communications is an umbrella company for McCartney's business interests, which owns a wide range of copyrights,[310] as well as the publishing rights to musicals,[311] and controls 25 subsidiary companies. MPL Communications is the Holding company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney. In the United Kingdom, an umbrella company acts as employer to Independent contractors who work under temporary contract usually through a specialist employment [312] In 2006, the Trademarks Registry reported that MPL had started a process to secure the protections associated with registering the name "Paul McCartney" as a trademark. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual MPL Communications is the Holding company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual [313] The 2005 films, Brokeback Mountain[314] and Good Night and Good Luck, feature MPL copyrights. Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the Good Night and Good Luck is a 2005 film directed by George Clooney and written by Clooney and Grant Heslov that portrays the conflict between MPL Communications is the Holding company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney. [315]
Critique and achievements
McCartney is listed in The Guinness Book Of Records as the most successful musician and composer in popular music history,[316][317] with sales of 100 million singles and 60 gold discs. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U [318][319] McCartney has achieved twenty-nine number-one singles in the U. S. , twenty of them with The Beatles, the rest with Wings and as a solo artist. [316] McCartney has been involved in more number-one singles in the United Kingdom than any other artist under a variety of credits, although Elvis Presley has achieved more as a solo artist. McCartney has achieved 24 number-ones in the U. K. : solo (1), Wings (1), with Stevie Wonder (1), Ferry Aid (1), Band Aid (1), Band Aid 20 (1) and The Beatles (17). Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an "Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single and as the Title track of their album Let It Be. Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money [320] McCartney is the only artist to reach the U. K. number one as a soloist ("Pipes of Peace"), duo ("Ebony and Ivory" with Stevie Wonder), trio ("Mull of Kintyre", Wings), quartet ("She Loves You", The Beatles), quintet ("Get Back", The Beatles with Billy Preston) and sextet ("Let It Be" with Ferry Aid). In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers Trio is generally used in any of the following ways Three Musicians playing the same or different Musical instrument. In Music, a quartet (quatuor Quartett quartetto cuarteto is a method of instrumentation (or a medium used to perform a musical composition and consisting of four parts A quintet is a group containing five membersIt is commonly associated with musical groups such as a String quintet, or a group of five singers but can be applied to any A sextet is a formation containing exactly six members It is commonly associated with vocal or musical instrument groups but can be applied to any situation where six similar or related McCartney's song "Yesterday" is the most covered song in history with more than 3,500 recorded versions[321] and has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American TV and radio, for which McCartney was given an award. " Yesterday " is a pop song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. [322] After its 1977 release the Wings single "Mull of Kintyre" became the highest-selling record in British chart history, and remained so until 1984. [74]
On 2 July 2005, he was involved with the fastest-released single in history. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His performance of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with U2 at Live 8 was released only 45 minutes after it was performed, before the end of the concert. " Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band " is a song credited to Lennon/McCartney, and first recorded and released in 1967 on the The Beatles ' Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. [323] The single reached number six on the Billboard charts, just hours after the single's release, and hit number one on numerous online download charts across the world. [324] McCartney played for the largest stadium audience in history when 184,000 people paid to see him perform at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on 21 April, 1990,[325] and he played his 3,000th concert in front of 60,000 fans in St Petersburg, Russia, on 20 June 2004. The Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, commonly called Estádio do Maracanã ("Maracanã stadium" is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending [326] Over his career, McCartney has played 2,523 gigs with The Beatles, 140 with Wings, and 325 as a solo artist. [327]
In the concert programme for his 1989 world tour, McCartney wrote that Lennon received all the credit for being the avant-garde Beatle,[160] and McCartney was known as 'baby-faced', which he disagreed with. Avant-garde (avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means "advance guard" or "vanguard [328] People also assumed that Lennon was the 'hard-edged one', and McCartney was the 'soft-edged' Beatle,[13] although McCartney admitted to 'bossing Lennon around. '[329] Linda McCartney said that McCartney had a 'hard-edge'—and not just on the surface—which she knew about after all the years she had spent living with him. [13][330] McCartney seemed to confirm this edge when he commented that he sometimes meditates, which he said is better than "sleeping, eating, or shouting at someone". [272] In June 1983, McCartney released "We All Stand Together" from the animated film Rupert And The Frog Song, which was commercially successful, but was widely ridiculed as being "one of the worst songs in recent years". We All Stand Together is a song by Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus. [331]
Paul is dead rumours
"Paul is Dead" is an urban legend alleging that McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike and sound-alike. " Paul is dead" is an Urban legend alleging that Paul McCartney of the British rock band The Beatles died in 1966 and A look-alike is a living person who closely resembles another living person A sound-alike is a recording intended to imitate the sound of a popular record the style of a popular Recording artist, or a current musical trend the term also refers to the The rumour is the subject of several books, including American journalist Andru J. Reeve's 1994 book Turn Me On, Dead Man (ISBN 1-4184-8294-3) and English author Benjamin Fitzpatrick's 1997 book, 'Rumours from John, George, Ringo and Me'. "Paul is dead" analyst Joel Glazier hypothesized in a 1978 treatise that Lennon's love of wordplay and studio editing may have been responsible for clues in later Beatles albums. A treatise is a formal lengthy systematic Discourse on some subject Word play is a Literary technique in which the nature of the words that are used become the main subject of the work [332]
See also
- Paul McCartney discography (including Wings' releases and his solo output from the 1960s to the present day)
- The Beatles discography
Notes
- ^ "The Lennon-McCartney Songwriting Partnership" bbc. This page includes the complete Discography of Paul McCartney as a solo artist and as a member of Wings. The Beatles released twelve original Albums twelve EPs (mainly consisting of material also available on their albums one Double EP, and twenty-two co. uk, 4 November 2005. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. bbc. co. uk/dna/h2g2 - Retrieved 14 December 2006
- ^ Paul McCartney: When I'm 64. The Independent. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. independent. co. uk - Retrieved 17 June 2006
- ^ "The UK's Best Selling Singles" ukcharts. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 20m. com - Retrieved 23 September 2007. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Shelokhonov, Steve. Paul McCartney - Biography. IMDB. com - Retrieved 8 March 2008. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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- ^ Paul McCartney Nearly Attacked By Bonkers Fan, Robert Smith’s New Alarming Collaboration, EMI Loosen Up rollingstone. com - Retrieved 29 october 2007
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- ^ Sir Paul McCartney picks up special Brit award in London. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. NME. COM (2008-02-20). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Retrieved on 2008-06-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem
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- ^ Sir Paul and Lady Heather McCartney Marriage Profile Retrieved: 29 January 2007
- ^ Stella McCartney has a baby girl Retrieved: 27 January 2007
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- ^ "Heather Mills. " Biography Resource Center Online. Gale Group, 2000.
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- ^ Whitall, Susan, "Women swoon as Paul McCartney is single again", The Detroit News, 24 May 2006(link) Retrieved: 29 January 2007
- ^ Pete Norman. The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the US Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Paul McCartney Files For Divorce. People. Retrieved: 10 November 2006
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- ^ ‘Bambi’ was cruel bbb. co. uk 12 December 2005. Retrieved: 29 January 2007
- ^ McCartney vows to keep animal rights torch alight bbc. co. uk - 5 August 1998. Retrieved: 29 January 2007
- ^ "Babe actor arrested after protest", BBC News, 4 July 2001, passim. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. (link)
- ^ GM-free ingredients bbc. co. uk - 10 June, 1999
- ^ Protest at ban on ‘mineral’ products, BBC News, 19 November 2002
- ^ McCartney calls for landmine ban, BBC News, 20 April 2001
- ^ McCartney biog, plus ‘landmines’ commentbbc. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. co. uk - Friday, 20 April, 2001
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- ^ "McCartney attacks China over fur"bbc. co. uk - 28 November, 2005
- ^ The McCartneys' call for ban on fur trade
- ^ Make Poverty History Retrieved: 2 December 2006
- ^ US campaign for Burma protest bbb. co. uk 20 June, 2005
- ^ Concert for Kampuchea 9 November, 2006
- ^ Ferry Aid Single covers 9 November, 2006
- ^ a b c Aldred, Tanya (2003-12-11). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Did The Beatles Like Football?. The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ Macca's a blueRetrieved: 20 February 2008
- ^ Linda McCartney Quotes. Brainy Quote. Retrieved on 2008-05-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- ^ Football and the Beatles: The Easily-Uncovered Truth. The Run of Play. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ a b c Sean, Ingle (2004-01-09). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. The Beatles and Football. The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ Tennant Football: The Golden Age (2002) p274
- ^ Location One: Thompson House. NEMS World (1968-07-28). Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ Murray, Scott (2007-12-21). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Joy of Six: Great Christmas Matches. The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ Niemann, Johannes (Leutnant). The German View of Events - including the Football Match. Tom Morgan. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ The Footie Fifty. Every Hit. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
- ^ McCartney’s Money Virgin. net Tuesday, 31 October 2006
- ^ Justice Bennet's judgment on McCartney v Mills McCartney - Retrieved 18 March 2008
- ^ List of MPL subsidiary companies mplcommunications. com - Retrieved 20 November 2006
- ^ Song catalogue mplcommunications. com - Retrieved 7 December 2006
- ^ "McCartney tops media rich list", BBC News, 30 October 2003 (link)
- ^ 48 million in 2005 The Telegraph 18/05/2006
- ^ Guest speaker Evening News - Sat 21 May 2005
- ^ Spitz 2005. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. p365
- ^ McCartney talking about The Beatles catalogue contactmusic. com - Retrieved 27 January 2007
- ^ MPL music publishing mplcommunications. com - Retrieved 27 January 2007
- ^ McCartney and the Musical “Grease” localaccess. com - Retrieved 27 January 2007
- ^ List of MPL subsidiary companies mplcommunications. com - Retrieved 27 January 2007
- ^ Trademark The Guardian - Saturday 14 October, 2006
- ^ Brokeback Mountain web page brokebackmountain. com - Retrieved 5 December 2006
- ^ ‘Goodnight and Good Luck’ warnerbros. com -Retrieved 5 December 2006
- ^ a b "Sir Paul McCartney - music legend", BBC News review of a HARDtalk Extra television interview(video). Hardtalk (usually styled as HARDtalk) is a flagship BBC television programme consisting of in-depth half-hour one-on-one interviews Retrieved: 11 June 2006
- ^ Guinness Book of Records Retrieved: 27 January 2007
- ^ Dattani, Meera. "Sir Paul McCartney", Virgin.net Moneymakers. Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc Retrieved: 11 June 2006.
- ^ 100 million records sold Retrieved: 27 January 2007
- ^ Number 1 singles Retrieved: 27 January 2007
- ^ "Sir Paul is Your Millennium's greatest composer", 3 May 1999, at BBC. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) co. uk. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ^ "McCartney's Yesterday earns US accolade", Sigourney's Hollywood star, BBC News, 1999-12-17. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Retrieved: 11 June 2006.
- ^ Live 8 (DVD) Various Artists, 7 November, 2005, Cat. No: ANGELDVD5
- ^ Live 8 singlebbc. co. uk, Wednesday 13 July, 2005
- ^ One Year Ago: Internet Gives McCartney All-Time Largest Album Promo Retrieved: 27 January 2007
- ^ Sir Paul hits 3,000 in Russia Retrieved: 27 January 2007
- ^ 3,000 concerts played (20 June, 2004) Retrieved: 27 January 2007
- ^ Miles 1998. pxi
- ^ Miles 1998. p32.
- ^ The Linda McCartney Tapes Retrieved: 5 November 2006
- ^ “We All Stand Together” from Rupert And The Frog Song bbc. co. uk: 2 August, 2004
- ^ Joel Glazier, "Paul Is Dead. . . Miss Him, Miss Him," Strawberry Fields Forever #51 (1978), pp. 21-22.
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- Miles, Barry (1998). Barry Miles (or " Miles " (born 1943 in Cirencester, England) is an Author who has written biographies of Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now. Paul McCartney Many Years from Now is a 1997 Biography of Paul McCartney by Barry Miles. Vintage-Random House. Vintage Books was founded in 1954 by Alfred A Knopf as a trade Paperback home for its authors Random House Inc is the world's largest English-language general trade book publisher ISBN 0-7493-8658-4.
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External links
- Paul McCartney's Animation Website
- Paul McCartney Ecce Cor Meum audio Podcast
- Paul McCartney on Paul McCartney (interview)
- McCartney vs Mills Divorce Judgment in full
- Official MySpace
- Liverpool celebrates Irish ancestry
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | McCartney, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sir James Paul McCartney |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Rock musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18 June 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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