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'''Salemburg''' is a town in [[Sampson County, North Carolina|Sampson County]], [[North Carolina]], [[United States]]. The population was 469 at the 2000 census.
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| Name = Sir Paul McCartney
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| Img_capt = Sir Paul McCartney on stage in [[Prague]], [[June 6]] [[2004 in music|2004]]
| Birth name = James Paul McCartney
| Born = [[18 June]] [[1942]]
| Origin = [[Liverpool]], [[England]]
| Death =
| Genre = [[Rock and Roll]]<br />[[Pop music|Pop]]
| Occupation = Singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, painter, osteopath
| Years_active = 1957 - present
| Instrument = [[Bass Guitar]]<br />[[Vocals]]<br />[[Piano]]<br/>[[Organ (music)|Organ]]<br />[[Guitars|Guitar]]<br />[[Drums]]<br />[[Percussion]]<br/>
| First_album = [[The Family Way]], 1970
| Latest_album = [[Chaos and Creation in the Backyard]], 2005
| Notable_albums = [[Band on the Run]], [[Revolver]], [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]
| Notable songs = [[Maybe I'm Amazed]], [[Mull of Kintyre]], [[Silly Love Songs]], [[Can't Buy Me Love]]", "[[Yesterday (song)|Yesterday]]", "[[Hello Goodbye]]", "[[Penny Lane]]", "[[Hey Jude]]", and "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]".
| Label = [[Parlophone]]<br />[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]<br />[[Apple Records|Apple]]<br />[[CBS]]<br />[[EMI]]<br />
| Associated_acts = [[The Beatles]]<br />[[Wings (band)|Wings]]<br />
| URL = [http://www.paulmccartney.com www.paulmccartney.com]
}}
'''Sir James Paul McCartney''', [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born [[June 18]], [[1942]]) is a popular [[Grammy Award]]-winning [[England|English]] [[artist]], [[bassist]], [[pianist]], [[guitarist]], [[drummer]] and [[songwriter]], who was a member of the [[1960]]s [[rock band]], [[The Beatles]], [[Wings (band)|Wings]], and a popular solo artist.
Salemburg was the home of the former [[Southwood College]].
With The Beatles, he was one-half of the highly successful songwriting team credited as [[Lennon-McCartney]], along with fellow band member [[John Lennon]]. Their compositions for The Beatles remain among the best-known songs in rock and pop music. Notable Beatles songs generally attributed to McCartney alone include "[[Yesterday (song)|Yesterday]]", "[[Hello Goodbye]]", "[[Penny Lane]]", "[[Hey Jude]]", "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]", and "[[The Long and Winding Road]]."
[http://www.jus.state.nc.us/NCJA/ The North Carolina Justice Academy] operates out of the former college. The academy, a training institution of the North Carolina Department of Justice, has a staff of 82.
Following the announcement of his departure from The Beatles on [[10 April]] [[1970]], McCartney launched a successful solo career (he released his first album on [[17 April]] [[1970]]) and formed the band [[Wings (band)|Wings]] - scoring 30 top ten singles in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]]. The keyboardist for [[Wings (band)|Wings]] was McCartney's first wife, [[Linda McCartney]].
Salemburg is located on N.C. 242 between [[U.S. Highway 421]] and N.C. 24, 12 miles west of [[Clinton, North Carolina | Clinton]], 20 miles east of [[Interstate 40]], and 20 miles west of [[Interstate 95]]. The town incorporated in [[1905]].
At the time of its release, in 1977, the Wings single "[[Mull of Kintyre (song)|Mull of Kintyre]]" became the highest-selling record in British chart history (and remained so until 1984). McCartney has also worked in the classical music field (with works such as ''[[Liverpool Oratorio]]'') and ambient/electronic music (under the pseudonym [[The Fireman]]).<ref> [http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/fireman/personnel.html The Fireman with McCartney and Youth]</ref>
==Geography==
On [[11 March]] [[1997]], McCartney was knighted ([[Knight Bachelor]]) by [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] for his services to music. He dedicated his knighthood to fellow Beatles Lennon, Harrison and Starr and the people of Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9703/11/mccartney/ | title=Beatle McCartney knighted Sir Paul by queen | publisher=CNN | date=11 March, 1997}}</ref>
[[Image:NCMap-doton-Salemburg.PNG|right|Location of Salemburg, North Carolina]]
Salemburg is located at {{coor dms|35|0|58|N|78|30|15|W|city}} (35.016008, -78.504193){{GR|1}}.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 2.6 [[km²]] (1.0 [[square mile|mi²]]), all land.
McCartney is listed in ''[[Guinness World Book of Records|The Guinness Book Of Records]]'' as the most successful musician in [[popular music]] history. He has had twenty-nine [[U.S.]] number 1 singles, twenty of them with [[The Beatles]], the rest with [[Wings (band)|Wings]], and as a solo artist.
Aside from his musical work, McCartney is a [[painting|painter]] (although until recently he kept his artwork private) and a strong advocate for [[animal rights]], [[vegetarianism]], [[music education]], and against [[landmine|landmines]].{{citation needed}}
== Early years Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 469 people, 218 households, and 139 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 181.1/km² (469.1/mi²). There were 252 housing units at an average density of 97.3/km² (252.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 88.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.85% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.41% of the population.
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James Paul McCartney was born in the [[Walton, Merseyside|Walton]] General Hospital in northern [[Liverpool]], where his mother had worked as the nursing sister in the maternity ward.<ref name="Spitz">Spitz, Bob. The Beatles: The Biography, Little, Brown, and Company: New York, 2006. ISBN 1845131606 </ref> His brother, [[Mike McCartney|Michael McCartney]] (also a performer, whose stage name is [[Mike McGear]]) was born a year later (7 January 1944). Paul was baptised as a [[Catholic]], but was raised non-denominationally; his mother, Mary McCartney, was a [[Roman Catholic]] and his father, James 'Jim' McCartney, was a [[Protestant]].<ref name="Years"> Miles, Barry, Many Years From Now, Vintage-Random House 1998, ISBN 0-7493-8658-4.</ref>
There were 218 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.70.
McCartney has [[Irish people|Irish]] heritage on both sides of his family. His maternal grandfather, Owen Mohin/Mohan was born in 1880, in Tullynamalrow, [[County Monaghan]], Ireland, and married his maternal grandmother, Mary Theresa Danher (from [[Toxteth]], Liverpool) in 1905.<ref name="Years"/>
In the town the population was spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 27.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
In 1947, when Paul's younger brother Michael was three years old, Mary McCartney became a home [[midwife]]. She was on-call at all hours of any day or night, but her job allowed the McCartney family to move to Sir Thomas White Gardens, off St Domingo Road in Everton, to live in a rent-free flat that was supplied by her employers. They moved again shortly after, to 72 Western Avenue in [[Speke]], and then to 12 Ardwick Road (also in Speke) which was part of a new [[council estate|estate]] in the suburbs of [[Liverpool]]. McCartney remembered lots of mud on the unfinished roads and the feeling of being "on the edge of the world, like Christopher Columbus".<ref name="Years"/>
The median income for a household in the town was $34,886, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $21,923 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,536. About 0.7% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.
Money was always a problem in the McCartney house, as Jim McCartney earned less money (up to 6 pounds sterling a week working for the A. Hannay cotton company) than his wife. They couldn't afford a [[television]] until the Queen's [[coronation]] in 1953, and never owned a car. Mary rode a bike to the houses where she was needed as a midwife, and one of McCartney's earliest memories is of her setting off to deliver a baby at someone's house when it was snowing heavily. <ref name="Years"/>
[[Image:LIPA_big.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The Institute's main entrance]]
==History==
Paul took the [[11-plus]] exam in 1953, and passed. Of the 90 children from the (over-crowded) Joseph Williams School that took the exam, only three others passed, which gained all four a place at the [[Liverpool Institute]] in Mount Street, which was Liverpool's top grammar school.<ref name="Spitz"/>
Salemburg was founded around the former Salem Baptist Church.
The first public high school was organized in [[1875]].
Paul first met [[George Harrison]] on the bus to school, which took an hour to get to the city centre. Harrison lived at 24 Upton Green, which was only a block away McCartney's house. In 1955, the McCartney family moved again to 20 Forthlin Road, which was a [[council house]] in Allerton, near Speke. The back of the house overlooked the Liverpool Mounted Police's training ground and college. <ref name="Years"/> The house is now owned by The [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty]].
The community was originally known as Salem, but was incorporated as Salemburg in [[1905]] because a town in [[Forsyth County, North Carolina | Forsyth County]] already had the name. The church later changed its name to Salemburg Baptist Church as well.
Jim McCartney was a self-taught pianist and dance-band leader who encouraged his son to be musical. He had an [[upright piano]] in their front room that he had bought from Harry (father of Brian) [[Brian Epstein|Epstein]]'s store in Everton. <ref name="Years"/>
==Famous residents==
[[William R. King | U.S. Vice President William Rufus DeVane King]]
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The early death of his mother Mary from [[breast cancer]], on [[31 October]] [[1956]] when he was 14, was a formative influence on his life. It later created an additional bond between him and [[John Lennon]], whose mother [[Julia Lennon]] died on [[15 July]] [[1958]] when Lennon was 17.<ref name="Spitz"/>
[http://www.jus.state.nc.us/NCJA/ North Carolina Justice Academy website]
[http://www.jus.state.nc.us/NCJA/sburg.htm Town of Salemburg]
Jim McCartney gave his son a [[trumpet]] (after the death of his wife Mary) which Paul abandoned when he learned it would put a [[callus]] on his upper lip. When [[skiffle music]] became popular, McCartney swapped the trumpet at ''Rushworth and Dreapers'' (the largest musical instrument suppliers on [[Merseyside]] at the time) for a £15 Zenith [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]], which he still owns. <ref name="Years"/>
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==Music==
==== Songwriter ====
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McCartney played his acoustic Zenith guitar everywhere when he was young (even in the bathroom/toilet) and wrote his first song on it, "I Lost My Little Girl". He later started playing piano (on his father's upright piano) and composed the melody to "[[When I'm Sixty-Four]]" <ref name="Years"/> He later tried to take music lessons (on the advice of his father) but realised that he preferred to learn 'by ear'.<ref name="Years"/>
He was heavily influenced by [[Buddy Holly]] and [[Little Richard]] ("Tutti Frutti", and "Long Tall Sally") and used Little Richard's trademark high-pitched 'wooooo' on songs like "[[She Loves You]]"".<ref name="Years"/>
In The Beatles, McCartney formed a close-working relationship with [[John Lennon]] - when they were still both teenagers - and they collaborated on many songs. Lennon called it, 'writing eyeball-to-eyeball' (meaning sitting opposite each other, and not side by side). They once both travelled all the way across Liverpool because they had heard of someone who knew the chord of B7.<ref name="Years"/> One of them would normally write the main part of a song, and then the other would finish it, or incorporate it into another song, although [[Love Me Do]] was written entirely by McCartney when he was 16.<ref name="Spitz"/>
Due to an early agreement between the two, all Lennon-McCartney songs that were written by either of them (or together) were credited to both songwriters. This came about because John Lennon liked the idea of "Lennon-McCartney", which echoed the songwriting credits of [[Leiber & Stoller]]; the songwriters whose names appeared on many of the records they owned from the 1950s. However, all the Lennon-McCartney songs on the ''[[Please Please Me]]'' album, as well as the single "[[From Me to You]]", and its B-side, "[[Thank You Girl]]", are credited to "McCartney-Lennon".<ref name="Spitz"/>
McCartney refutes the idea that he was better than John and believes that John thought likewise about him. He states that he brought 50% to the partnership, as did Lennon, which was reflected in their publishing contracts.<ref name="Years"/>
== Role in The Beatles ==
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[[Image:Beatles James Paul McCartney 1964.jpg|left||thumb|McCartney in February, 1964]]
Paul McCartney first met [[John Lennon]] at the Woolton church fête on [[6 July]] [[1957]], and was invited to join Lennon's band [[The Quarrymen]] as a guitarist. The first thing that Paul did was to teach Lennon how to tune his guitar correctly. John had previously paid a musically-inclined neighbour of his to do it for him.<ref name="Years"/>
In the beginning McCartney knew more chords than Lennon, who only used two-fingered banjo chords that had been taught to him by his mother. <ref name="Years"/> McCartney's schoolmate, [[George Harrison]], joined soon after as a third guitarist, followed by the addition of [[Stuart Sutcliffe]] on bass. [[Pete Best]] joined on drums, rounding out the original lineup of the band. McCartney reluctantly took over bass guitar duties in the early 1960s, when Lennon and Harrison declined following the departure of Sutcliffe. [[Ringo Starr]] replaced Best as drummer in 1962 to complete The Beatles' final line-up.<ref name="Years"/><ref name="Spitz"/>
See: [[The Beatles]]
=== Bassist ===
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McCartney's grandfather (Joe McCartney) played an E-flat [[tuba]], which is the bass instrument in a [[brass band]]. McCartney said that his father used to point out the bass parts in songs on the radio, and took Paul to brass band concerts in local parks.<ref name="Years"/>
McCartney constantly pressured the engineers at EMI to get a better bass sound on Beatles recordings, and was frustrated by the relatively weak sound on their earlier records. He later used [[Abbey Road Studios|Abbey Road]]'s new [[Multitrack recording|multi-track tape decks]] to record extra bass lines after the basic tracks had been laid down.{{citation needed}}
===Yesterday===
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One of McCartney's most famous songs is "[[Yesterday (song)|Yesterday]]", which has been covered by over 2,500 artists, and has been played more than 6,000,000 times on American radio, for which he was given an award. "[[Michelle (song)|Michelle]]" has second place in the same list.<ref name="Years"/>
McCartney said that the melody came to him in a dream, while he was living at [[Jane Asher]]'s parents' house. Janes's mother - Margaret Asher - was an [[oboe]] teacher and had previously taught a young student called [[George Martin]] at the [[Guildhall School of Music]].<ref name="Years"/>
He wrote "[[Yesterday (song)|Yesterday]]" during the filming of "[[Help! (film)|Help!]]", and for some time he was not sure that the melody was original. He played the melody to friends (such as [[Alma Cogan]]) who convinced him that they had never heard it anywhere else.<ref name="Spitz"/>The original (provisional) title was "Scrambled eggs", as he had yet to find lyrics for it. During the filming of "[[Help! (film)|Help!]]", there was always an upright piano on set, and McCartney would play "Scrambled Eggs" as often as possible, and added the middle eight section.<ref name="Years"/>
The original lyrics were, "Scrambled eggs, Oh my baby how I love your legs".<ref name="Years"/> [[Dick Lester]] (director of the film) heard him play it so often that he once said, "If I hear that once more, I'll have that bloody piano taken away!"<ref name="Years"/> When the "[[Help! (film)|Help!]]" soundtrack album was released, McCartney sent Lester a copy with a note that read, "I hope you like 'Scrambled Eggs'."<ref name="Years"/>
=== End of touring===
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The Beatles retired from touring in mid-1966, after their last concert in [[Candlestick Park]], [[San Francisco]], on August 29, 1966. The other three Beatles had often advocated the idea of stopping touring, but McCartney had resisted.<ref name="Spitz"/>
After the [[Candlestick Park]] concert, The Beatles scrambled into the back of a plain steel van, which was basically just a metal box on wheels, with nothing to sit on. This was the last straw, even for McCartney. After having played so many concerts where they couldn't be heard, and being totally exhausted, he finally agreed with the rest of the band that they should stop playing live concerts.<ref name="Anthology">Beatles Anthology book, 5 October 2000, Weidenfeld Nicolson, ISBN 0304356050</ref>
Back in London again - after recording sessions - Lennon, Harrison and Starr retreated to secure country houses in the so-called 'stockbroker belt' of southern England, which is well outside of [[London]]. McCartney continued to live in central London: first in [[Jane Asher]]'s parents' house in the centre of town, and then in Cavendish Avenue, in [[St John's Wood]]; a short distance from the Abbey Road Studios. <ref name="Spitz"/>
=== Outside projects ===
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McCartney was the first to be involved in a musical project outside of The Beatles, when he composed the score for the feature film ''[[The Family Way]]'', starring British actress [[Hayley Mills]], in 1966. The [[The Family Way (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] was later released as an album, and won the [[Ivor Novello Award]] for Best Instrumental Theme.
He also produced other artists, like [[Mary Hopkin]], [[Badfinger]], and [[The Bonzo Dog Band]].
==Poets, writers and artists==
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He was often seen at major cultural events such as the launch party for the ''[[International Times]]'' and at [[The Roundhouse]]. He also avidly 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 to the London [[avant-garde]] scene in London was through [[John Dunbar]], who introduced him to the art dealer [[Robert Fraser]], who then introduced Paul to an array of writers and artists. McCartney later became involved in the renovation and publicising of the [[Indica Gallery]], which was in Mason's Yard, off Duke Street, London.<ref name="Years"/>
==Jane and Linda==
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[[image:jk beatles paul.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Paul McCartney]], 1968]]
While [[Jane Asher]] (Paul's girlfriend) was away in America, on a [[Bristol Old Vic]] tour, Paul often went 'out on the town'. On 15 May, 1967, McCartney met [[Linda Eastman McCartney|Linda Eastman]], an American photographer, at the Bag o'Nails club in London.<ref name="Nails"> [http://www.revolverbook.co.uk/beatleslondon.html Location of The Bag o’Nails]</ref> She was there with [[The Animals]] to watch [[Georgie Fame]] play a concert.<ref name="Spitz"/>
Linda was in London on an assignment to take photographs of musicians in the 'swinging London' of the 60s, and was taking photgraphs of the band that night. When they took a break, Paul introduced himself to her, and said, "We're going on to another club after this - would you like to join us?" McCartney, Linda and members of the [[The Animals]] went on to the Speakeasy club, at 48, Margaret Street.<ref> [http://www.deep-purple.net/archive/a-z/speakeasy/48-Margaret-St-resizes.jpg Photo of the Speakeasy club]</ref> She later accompanied McCartney back to his house in Cavendish Avenue.<ref> [http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&GridE=-0.17341&GridN=51.53227&lon=-0.17341&lat=51.53227&place=7+Cavendish+Avenue,+NW8,+MARYLEBONE&db=GB&scale=5000&search_result=7%20Cavendish%20Avenue%2C%20NW8%2C%20MARYLEBONE&lang=&db=GB&keepicon=true McCartney’s house on Multimap]</ref> <ref name="Years"/>
Four days later they met again at a [[News media]] party for the the [[Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]] album, at Brian Epstein's house at 24 Chapel Street, Belgravia. Linda took the photograph of The Beatles laughing and John and Paul shaking hands, which she used on the back of her 60s book.<ref name="Years"/>
Linda had a four-year-old daughter (Heather, from her first marriage) back in [[New York]], so when her assignment was over she flew back home.<ref name="Years"/>
[[Image: Wide-sa.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Linda around the time of her marriage to Paul McCartney.]]
McCartney had been dating actress [[Jane Asher]], who arrived back in June at Cavendish Avenue after her acting tour in [[America]] to find everything had changed, and Paul using [[LSD]], which she had not known about. Six weeks later they both flew to [[Greece]], with the other Beatles (and their wives) on a sailing trip; looking for an island to buy that they could all live on. On Christmas Day, 1967, they surprised everybody by announcing their [[engagement]]. Asher broke off the engagement in July 1968, after coming back from [[Bristol]] and finding Paul in bed with another woman.<ref name="Years"/>
In September of 1968, McCartney phoned Linda in [[New York]] and asked her to "come over" to London. Linda brought her daughter Heather with her. McCartney and Eastman got married at a small civil ceremony (when Linda was four months pregnant with McCartney's child) at [[Marylebone]] Registry Office on 12 March 1969, while he was still a member of The Beatles.<ref name="Spitz"/>
He adopted Linda's daughter from her first marriage, [[Heather McCartney|Heather Louise]] (born in [[1962]] and now a [[pottery]] [[designer]]) and they went on to have three other children together: [[Mary McCartney|Mary Anna]] (born in [[1969]], and named after his late mother; she is now a [[photographer]]), [[Stella McCartney|Stella Nina]] (born in [[1971]] and now a [[fashion designer]]) and [[James McCartney|James Louis]] (born in [[1977]], and named after McCartney's late father, who had died in [[1976]], and Linda's mother Louise, who had died in [[1962]], in a plane crash).<ref name="Years"/>
The McCartneys would remain married and devoted to each other until [[Linda McCartney|Linda McCartney's]] death from breast cancer in 1998. Of all The Beatles, McCartney was the last to [[marriage|marry]] and the only one whose first marriage did not end in [[divorce]]. The McCartneys reportedly spent less than a week apart during their entire marriage, interrupted only by Paul's brief incarceration in [[Tokyo]] on drug charges in January 1980.{{citation needed}} McCartney now has three grandsons: [[Mary McCartney|Mary's]] two sons Arthur Alistair Donald, (born [[3 April]] [[1999]]) and Elliot Donald (born [[1 August]] [[2002]]) and [[Stella McCartney|Stella's]] son Miller Alasdhair James Willis (born [[25 February]] [[2005]]). He is expecting a fourth grandchild in light of daughter [[Stella McCartney|Stella's]] recent pregnancy announcement. <ref> [http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news?id=20531 Stella's pregnancy announcement] </ref>
==Drugs==
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Although he was the last Beatle to take [[LSD]], McCartney was the first British pop star to openly admit to using it, and his revelation during a print interview in the early summer of [[1967]] made headlines around the world. The admission in print was followed by a broadcast interview seen nationally in the UK on [[ITN]] TV news on 19 June 1967, McCartney was asked about his recent admission of LSD use, and his answer was unusually candid for the era:
{{cquote | I was asked a question by a newspaper, and the decision was whether to tell a lie or tell him the truth. 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 spite of his statements then, and admissions in 2004,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3769511.stm McCartney’s drug use]</ref> that he had also used [[cocaine]] regularly at that time, McCartney was fortunate to be one of the few leading British pop stars who was not arrested by [[Norman Pilcher]]'s Drug Squad, as had Lennon, Harrison and many other friends including [[Donovan]] and several members of [[The Rolling Stones]].
== The "Paul Is Dead" rumour ==
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In 1967, a rumour was started after the release of the album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', saying that McCartney had died in 1966, in a car crash.
== End of The Beatles ==
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In 1969, McCartney attempted to convince The Beatles to return to the stage, suggesting the project "Get Back", which evolved into the film and album [[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]]. Although it was released before [[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]] (because production on [[Let It Be (album)|Let It Be]] had been delayed) [[Abbey Road (album)|Abbey Road]] was actually the last album the Beatles recorded.
Although all the other members had previously left The Beatles at various times (and then returned) McCartney was the one who publicly announced the break-up on [[10 April]], [[1970]], a week before releasing his first solo album, [[McCartney (album)|McCartney]]. It included a press-release inside with a self-written interview explaining the end of The Beatles and his hopes about the future. The Beatles was legally dissolved after McCartney filed a lawsuit on [[31 December]], [[1970]].<ref name="Spitz"/>
===After The Beatles===
Lennon and McCartney's friendship had been eroded by years of friction and rivalry, but they were reconciled to some extent before Lennon's death on [[8 December]] [[1980]]. Supposedly, a jam session that took place in [[1974]] involving Lennon and McCartney, and it surfaced on the bootleg ''[[A Toot and a Snore in '74]]''.
McCartney used to call Lennon in the 70s (when McCartney was in New York) and was never sure which reception he would get. Lennon would sometimes be gruff, and offensive, as when he told McCartney, "You're all pizza and fairy tales!" which McCartney though was a great title for an album. <ref name="Years"/>
In a 1980 ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine interview,<ref name="Playboy">[http://www.geocities.com/~Beatleboy1/dbjypb.int1.html Lennon’s Playboy interview, 1980] </ref> Lennon stated that he and McCartney were at his New York City apartment watching ''[[SNL]]'' the night [[Lorne Michaels]] made his famous attempt to bribe the Beatles into reuniting on the show as musical guests, on 24 April, 1976. Lennon said that they seriously considered catching a [[taxi]] to the studio and performing but that they were too tired.<ref name="Playboy"/>
== Early solo career ==
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[[Image:Mccartneytime.JPG|right|thumb|100px|Time Magazine. Photo by [[Peter Max]]]]
As the Beatles broke up in 1970, McCartney launched a solo career with his album ''[[McCartney (album)|McCartney]]'', on which he played all the instruments and sang all the vocals, except for some backing vocals by [[Linda McCartney|Linda]].
He insisted that his wife should be involved with his music — and later tour in his bands so they did not have to be apart while he travelled. It contained the song, "[[Maybe I'm Amazed]]", and "[[Every Night]]", which was later a hit for [[Phoebe Laub|Phoebe Snow]], in 1978.<ref>[http://www.phoebesnow.com/music.html Phoebe Snow’s web page]</ref>
McCartney followed his debut album, in 1971, with a solo single, "[[Another Day (Paul McCartney song)|Another Day]]/Oh Woman, Oh Why". The album '''''[[Ram (album)|Ram]]''''', also issued in 1971, was credited to both Paul and Linda McCartney, and included studio musicians.
The album's artwork included a picture of two [[beetle|beetles]] copulating. The album also contained some apparent references to Lennon, notably in the song "Too Many People" ('Too many people preaching practices/don't let 'em tell you what you wanna be'). Later that year, Lennon responded with the famously scathing "[[How Do You Sleep?]]" on his album ''[[Imagine (album)|Imagine]]''. Although it was thought that Lennon wrote the lyrics, [[Yoko Ono]] wrote the majority, and even [[Allen Klein]] added a line.<ref name="Years"/>
At the end of 1971, McCartney released the [[Wild Life (album)|Wild Life]] album, which was the first album released by [[Wings (band)|Wings]].
== Wings ==
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Briefly, after an uneven start and despite many personnel changes, [[Wings (band)|Wings]] became one of the most successful 1970s rock bands, hitting its cinematic apex, in 1973, with one of the best-remembered [[James Bond|Bond]] theme songs, "[[Live and Let Die]]"; its critical apex at the end of 1973 with the highly acclaimed album '''''[[Band on the Run]]'''''; and its commercial success, in 1976, with the wildly popular [[Wings Over the World Tour]], and in 1977, with [[List of best-selling singles (UK)|one of the best-selling British singles of all time]], "[[Mull of Kintyre (song)|Mull of Kintyre]]".
===Tokyo===
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On 16 January 1980, McCartney and Wings went to [[Tokyo]] for a series of 11 concerts in [[Japan]]. While going through customs at [[Narita Airport]], officials found 7.7 ounces (218.3 g) of [[marijuana]] in McCartney's luggage.{{citation needed}}
He was arrested and taken to a Tokyo corrections facility while the Japanese government decided what to do. McCartney had been denied a visa to Japan (in 1975) because he had been convicted twice in Europe for possession of marijuana. {{citation needed}}
While Japan customarily deported foreigners who brought small amounts of marijuana into the country, some public figures called for a jury trial of McCartney for drug smuggling. If convicted, he would have faced up to seven years in prison. The other members of Wings cancelled the tour and left Japan.{{citation needed}}
After nine days in jail, McCartney was released without charge and deported. He was told that he would not be welcome again in Japan for quite some time to come. {{citation needed}}
==Solo again==
McCartney released [[McCartney II]] in May, 1980. It was recorded during the summer of 1979, between the release of Wings' [[Back to the Egg]] and the start of their tour. McCartney played every instrument himself, with an emphasis on synthesisers instead of acoustic guitars. The song, "[[Coming Up (song)|Coming Up]]" was the only single from this album.
==Death of John Lennon==
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Wings resumed activity in the autumn of 1980 and had recorded several tracks for a new album, but everything stopped when McCartney woke up on the morning of 9 December to hear that [[John Lennon]] had been murdered in [[New York City]] the night before.
Lennon's death caused an outpouring of grief around the world and a media frenzy around the surviving members of the Beatles. As can be seen on film (ABC News) on the evening of 9 December, when McCartney was outside on an Oxford street recording studio, he was surrounded by dozens of reporters and questioned. He claimed to have spent part of his day in the studio listening to some material because he "just didn't want to sit at home" and remarked about Lennon's death "I was very shocked, this is terrible news." He then appeared to momentarily be at a loss for words and dryly sighed "It's a drag, isn't it?" <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1wSMibyuzU&search=paul%20mccartney%20john%20lennon (McCartney's comments after John's death)] 9 December 1980 </ref>
When publicized, his last "drag" remark was criticised. In an interview published in ''Rolling Stone'''s 20th anniversary issue,{{citation needed}} McCartney insisted he had intended no disrespect whatsoever and simply could not say more, given the shock and sadness he felt over Lennon's murder. His feelings over his friend's pointless killing were later expressed poignantly in song on "[[Here Today]]" a track on his ''[[Tug of War]]'' album.
In a 1984 [[Playboy]] interview, McCartney talked about the death of Lennon. He said that went home and watched all the news on television (sitting with all his children) and cried all evening. He also said that his last telephone call to John, which was just before Lennon and Yoko released [[Double Fantasy]], was a very happy one. John said to Paul, “This housewife (Lennon) wants a career!”<ref name="McCartneyPlayboy">[http://members.tripod.com/~taz4158/macint.htm McCartney’s Playboy interview, 1984]</ref>
==McCartney and Michael Jackson==
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[[Image:PaulMcCartneyalbum - TugOfWar.jpg|''Tug of War'' (1982)|thumb|100px|left]]
In 1981, McCartney disbanded Wings, and set about recording his next album with Beatles producer [[George Martin]]. The first result, 1982's ''''''[[Tug of War]]''''', was a major success. "[[Ebony and Ivory]]", recorded with soul legend [[Stevie Wonder]], was a hit, and the album also included his moving eulogy to Lennon, "Here Today".
In 1982/83, McCartney recorded, and released, two duet singles: "[[The Girl is Mine]]", with [[Michael Jackson]], and another McCartney-Jackson duet, "[[Say Say Say]]" which was released in 1983, from the '''''[[Pipes of Peace (album)|Pipes of Peace]]''''' album.
The title song reached #1 in the [[United Kingdom]]. He then wrote and starred in (the 1984 film) '''''[[Give My Regards to Broad Street]]''''', which included a role for [[Tracey Ullman]]. The film and soundtrack featured the US and UK Top 10 hit "[[No More Lonely Nights]]". (The film did not do well at the box office and was panned by critics).
===Northern Songs===
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McCartney's friendship with Jackson was short-lived. Not long after thier collaborations, Jackson paid a huge sum to acquire the [[Northern Songs]] catalogue, which included the publishing rights to most of The Beatles' songs.
For many years, McCartney has been openly bitter about this; when he appeared on [[NBC]]'s programme ''[[Later]]'' in the late '80s, [[Bob Costas]] asked McCartney how much he was annoyed to hear Beatles songs used in commercials. McCartney's succinct reply was, "A lot." Nonetheless, in recent years McCartney has made it clear that he does not wish to have The Beatles catalogue back. According to Contact Music <ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/mccartney%20wont%20buy%20beatle%20rights McCartney talking about The Beatles catalogue]</ref>, McCartney said, "I do get some cash from the publishing already. And in a few years more of the rights will automatically be reverting to me. The only annoying thing is when I tour [[United States|America]], I have to pay to play some of my own songs."
==Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts==
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In the mid-1980s, while making a home-movie reminiscing about his days as a schoolboy, McCartney discovered that the building (built in 1837) that had once been his old school was then [[derelict]]. He organised the money to purchase it, and pursued a dream he had always had of helping his home town of [[Liverpool]] in some way. In January, 1996, the [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]] project was started, of which Paul is the lead patron. On [[7 June]] [[1996]], Her Majesty, [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] officially opened the building.
See: [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]]
==Collaborations==
===10cc===
McCartney collaborated with [[Manchester]] band [[10cc]] on two albums. He co-wrote "Don't Break the Promises" with [[Eric Stewart]] and [[Graham Gouldman]] for ''[[...Meanwhile]]'' (1992) and "Yvonne's the One" with Stewart for the band's final album, ''[[Mirror Mirror (album)|Mirror Mirror]]'' (1995). McCartney also played on two of Stewart's songs on ''Mirror Mirror''. It was not the first time the pair had worked together: Stewart had co-written much of 1986's '''''[[Press to Play]]''''' with McCartney, as well as playing on ''Pipes of Peace''.
===Elvis Costello and McCartney===
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McCartney began a songwriting partnership with [[Elvis Costello]] during the late 1980s and early 1990s.<ref> [http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/amphitheatre/4512/costello.html Interview with McManus-Costello about McCartney] </ref> The resulting songs would appear on several albums by both artists, the best-known of which are the track "Veronica", from Costello's album ''[[Spike (Elvis Costello album)|Spike]]'', and "My Brave Face" from McCartney's album '''''[[Flowers in the Dirt]]''''', both released in 1989.<ref> [http://www.geetarz.org/reviews/beatles/macca_collaboration.htm McCartney and Costello collaborations ]</ref> A full album's worth of Costello/McCartney songs were recorded for ''Flowers In The Dirt'', but McCartney decided to include his own songs in their place. This left only three McCartney/Costello songs on the album - "My Brave Face", "You Want Her, Too", and "That Day Is Done".<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/amphitheatre/4512/intro.html The music of McCartney and McManus] </ref>
== 1990s ==
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Following the release gold-selling album '''''[[Off the Ground]]''''', the similarly-scaled, and far more successful, "New World Tour" started in 1993. The live album of this tour, '''''[[Paul Is Live]]''''', parodied the famous '[[Paul Is Dead]]' conspiracy of the late 1960s in both the title and cover art - the latter of which showed McCartney walking across the famous Abbey Road zebra crossing on his own, wearing shoes. (The dog with him is a descendant of Martha, his pet [[sheepdog]] from The Beatles years, and the inspiration for the song "Martha My Dear" from ''[[The Beatles (album)|The Beatles]]''.)
===Vegetarian===
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The McCartneys became outspoken [[vegetarianism|vegetarians]] and animal-rights activists. McCartney says their vegetarian instincts were realised when they happened to see lambs frolicking in a field as they ate a meal of [[lamb]].{{citation needed}} In 1991, Linda introduced her own line of vegetarian meals to the general market. After Linda's death in 1998, Paul pledged to continue her line of food and keep it free from [[genetically modified organism]]s.{{citation needed}}
===Classical music===
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In 1991, McCartney made his first complete foray into classical music, collaborating with [[Carl Davis]] to compose the quasi-autobiographical '''''[[Liverpool Oratorio]]'''''. This was received well in general, although many commented that the music lacked the complexity normally associated with the genre. ''Liverpool Oratorio'' had its North American premiere in [[Carnegie Hall]] in [[New York City|New York]] on [[18 November]] [[1991]] with Davis conducting and both McCartneys in attendance.
In 1997, McCartney made his second venture into classical music with '''''[[Standing Stone]]'''''. In 1999, he released '''''[[Working Classical]]'''''.
In [[2000]], McCartney published '''''[[A Garland for Linda]]''''', a classical tribute album for [[Linda McCartney|Linda]] and collaborated with other composers.
===Anthology===
In 1995, the three remaining Beatles — McCartney, [[George Harrison]] and [[Ringo Starr]] — finally reunited to release the first of three albums entitled '''''[[The Beatles Anthology]]''''', consisting of alternative takes and live recordings of Beatles songs; the second and third volumes were released in 1996. They also created two new Beatles songs, "Free As A Bird" (1995) and "Real Love" (1996) by layering new music on unfinished tracks Lennon had made before his death fifteen years earlier.
See: [[The Beatles Anthology]]
===Yoko Ono===
In the late 1990s, McCartney was involved in a feud with [[John Lennon]]'s widow, [[Yoko Ono]]. Their dispute centred on the writing credits for a number of Beatles songs.{{citation needed}}
He had wanted to change the credits from the traditional [[Lennon-McCartney|Lennon/McCartney]] to 'Paul McCartney and John Lennon' for "Yesterday". Ono was offended by this move, which she felt broke an agreement that the two had made while Lennon was still alive to credit songs as a team. However, McCartney has stated, to the contrary, that he and Lennon agreed the credits could be inverted, if so desired, in future endeavours.{{citation needed}} The two other Beatles agreed that the credits should remain as they always had been, and McCartney withdrew his request.
[[Image:Elvismccartney.jpg|thumb|150px|right|''Elvis McCartney'', drawn by [[Klaus Voormann]], from the album ''[[Run Devil Run]]'' (1999)]]
===Death Of Linda===
On [[17 April]] [[1998]], [[Linda McCartney]] died after a prolonged bout with [[breast cancer]], the same illness that had claimed McCartney's mother decades before.
===Rock and Roll Hall of Fame===
'''''[[Run Devil Run]]''''' was released in 1999. In the same year, he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a solo artist (having already been inducted with the rest of The Beatles in 1988).
McCartney is also a visual artist. For more than 17 years, he has been a committed [[painting|painter]], finding in his work on canvas both a respite from the world and another outlet for his drive to create. His painting has generally been a private endeavour. In April 1999, however, he exhibited his work for the first time in [[Siegen, Germany]], where it met with acclaim, leading to his decision to share the work in galleries across the UK.
McCartney is also a fan of animation, having released ''[[Tropic Island Hum]]'', a DVD compilation of various short animated films that he has made over the years.
== 2000s ==
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[[Image:Pm7.jpg|thumb|150px|left|[[DVD]] cover of ''Wingspan: An Intimate Portrait'' (2001)]]
In [[2001 in music|2001]], McCartney released '''''[[Wingspan: Hits and History]]''''', an updated best-hits collection of music from his band [[Wings (band)|Wings]], accompanied by a [[DVD]], ''Wingspan: An Intimate Portrait'', a visual history of the band released later in the year.
Also in 2001 McCartney published ''Blackbird Singing'', a volume of poems, some of which were lyrics to his songs, and gave readings at [[Liverpool]] and [[New York City|New York]], the selections being serious ("Here Today", about John Lennon) and humorous ("[[Maxwell's Silver Hammer]]"). In the same year, he contributed to an album titled ''Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun Records'', which included a version of the [[Elvis Presley]] hit "[[That's All Right (Mama)]]" recorded with Presley musicians [[Scotty Moore]] and [[D.J. Fontana]].
On [[20 October]] [[2001]], McCartney took a lead role in organising [[The Concert for New York City]], a celebration of the resilience and pride of New York and America in response to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11 terrorist attacks]]. The concert was held at [[Madison Square Garden]] and featured performances by [[The Who]], the [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Mick Jagger]] and [[Keith Richards]], [[David Bowie]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Destiny's Child]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Adam Sandler]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Elton John]], [[James Taylor]] and many more. McCartney was the final performer, and debuted his song "Freedom", written in response to the attacks.
McCartney continues to release critically-lauded gold-selling albums such as 1997's '''''[[Flaming Pie]]''''', 2001's '''''[[Driving Rain]]''''' and 2005's '''''[[Chaos and Creation in the Backyard]]'''''. He also campaigns for groups such as [[Greenpeace]] and [[PETA|People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], among others.
McCartney suffered another great loss when his long-time friend and ex-Beatles lead guitarist [[George Harrison]] succumbed to [[cancer]] on [[29 November]] [[2001]]; McCartney had told ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'', ''[[Access Hollywood]]'', ''[[The Today Show|Today]]'' and ''[[Extra]]'' about George being the "baby brother" in The Beatles. Just before his death, Harrison spent his last days with Paul at McCartney's home (though many believed that he died at a friend's house in which Harrison had lived). On [[29 November]], [[2002]], on the first anniversary of Harrison's death, McCartney, [[Ringo Starr]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], [[Jeff Lynne]], [[Billy Preston]], [[Joe Brown]], [[Jools Holland]], [[Sam Brown (musician)|Sam Brown]], [[Olivia Harrison]], [[Dhani Harrison]], among many others attended the '''''[[Concert For George]]''''' at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in [[London]], whose profits went to Harrison's charity, the [[Material World Charitable Foundation]].
On 11 June 2002, McCartney married [[Heather Mills McCartney|Heather Mills]], a former model and anti-[[land mine|landmines]] campaigner, in a highly elaborate ceremony at Castle Leslie in Glaslough, [[County Monaghan]], in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. He has joined with her to campaign against landmines, and he has donated substantial sums to the cause; for example, in 2003, he held a personal concert for the wife of banker [[Ralph Whitworth]] and donated one million dollars to [[Adopt-A-Minefield]]. Paul and Heather's child, Beatrice Milly, was born on 28 October 2003.
Of Paul and Linda's children, [[James McCartney|James]] can be heard playing guitar on McCartney's albums ''Flaming Pie'' and ''Driving Rain''; [[Mary McCartney|Mary]] is the baby inside McCartney's jacket in the back cover photograph of his first solo album, ''McCartney'' and was one of the producers of the documentary ''Wingspan: An Intimate Portrait''; Heather (Linda's daughter from her first marriage, whom Paul adopted) is a [[potter]], and can be seen as a young girl in the film ''[[Let It Be (film)|Let It Be]]''; and [[Stella McCartney|Stella]] is a famous, award-winning [[fashion designer]] and animal rights activist. Paul's nephew, Josh McCartney, is the drummer of the Wirral band The Famous Last Words.
In 2002, McCartney launched another major American tour, garnering strong notices for an energetic and tight supporting band, and an evocative and varied show that appealed to fans of all generations. This leg became the top-grossing U.S. tour of the year, taking in over $126 million. The tour has subsequently continued around the rest of the world in 2003 and 2004. His backing band, formed for the 2002 tour and continuing with the same musicians to this day, includes [[Rusty Anderson]] (guitar/vocals), [[Brian Ray]] (guitar/bass/vocals), [[Paul 'Wix' Wickens]] (keyboards, guitar, accordion, vocals), and [[Abe Laboriel Jr.]] (drums, vocals).[[Image:Paul McCartney Arnhem Sander Lamme.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Ticket for McCartney's "Back in the World" tour, Arnhem, Netherlands (2003)]]
McCartney performed during the pre-game ceremonies at the [[NFL]]'s [[Super Bowl XXXVI]] on [[3 February]] [[2002]], and was the halftime performer at [[Super Bowl XXXIX]] on [[6 February]] [[2005]]. Unlike in many previous years, he was the 'only' performer in the entire half-time show. His set consisted of "[[Drive My Car]]", "[[Get Back]]", "[[Live And Let Die]]" and "[[Hey Jude]]". It featured an interesting stage design, fireworks, and fan-held placards.
Earlier in 2003, McCartney went to [[Russia]] to play a concert at [[Red Square]]. During the concert, [[Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] entered the audience. It was during McCartney's emotionally charged "Hey Jude", that he called out Putin to sing along by saying 'Come on Mr. Putin!' At the same time, the men who were with Putin (believed to be security) were standing and singing along.
In June 2004, McCartney headlined the [[Glastonbury Festival]] - his first ever appearance at a British [[music festival]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nme.com/news/108962.htm NME.com | title=McCARTNEY WOWS GLASTO | date=July 27, 2004 | work=New Musical Express | publisher=IPC Media}}</ref> McCartney and festival organiser [[Michael Eavis]] picked up the [[NME Award]] on behalf of the Festival which won 'Best Live Event' in the 2005 awards.<ref>''[[New Musical Express]]'', [http://www.nme.com/news/111445.htm NME.com [[17 February]] [[2005]]]</ref>
McCartney performed at the [[Live 8 concert, London|main Live 8]] concert on [[2 July]] [[2005]], playing "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with [[U2]] to open the [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] event (the song choice reflecting the 20 years after [[Live Aid]]), then returning almost ten hours later to close the show with "[[Get Back]]", "[[Drive My Car]]" (sharing the vocals with [[George Michael]]), "[[Helter Skelter]]", "[[The Long And Winding Road]]", and an ensemble rendition of the refrain from "[[Hey Jude]]". Some controversy erupted when [[Ringo Starr]] criticised McCartney for not asking him to play with him at Live 8<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/starr%20slams%20mccartney%20for%20not%20inviting%20him%20to%20live%208 | title=Starr Slams McCartney for Not Inviting Him to Live 8 | date=July 10, 2005 | accessdate=2006-05-17}}</ref>
In August 2005, it was announced that McCartney was the new spokesperson for [[Fidelity Investments]]. The company started a campaign called "This Is Paul", in which television commercials aired highlighting his many accomplishments and proclaiming his new relationship with Fidelity [http://www.slate.com/id/2126568/]. The mutual fund giant also supported his US tour that year, and released a compilation for Fidelity employees and clients entitled ''[[Never Stop Doing What You Love]]''.
McCartney's album ''[[Chaos and Creation in the Backyard]]'' was released in September 2005, coinciding with the start of another successful U.S. tour. Longtime [[Radiohead]] collaborator [[Nigel Godrich]], suggested to McCartney by [[George Martin]], produced the album, recorded in London and Los Angeles over the prior two years. McCartney was to use his concert backing band in the studio but later, at the suggestion of Godrich, decided to play almost all the instruments himself, including drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, [[flute|block flute]], [[harmonium]], and [[flugelhorn]]. The album included both up-tempo and introspective numbers, and included "Follow Me", which McCartney had debuted at Glastonbury. "[[Fine Line]]" was released as the first single on [[29 August]] [[2005]], with "[[Jenny Wren]]" selected as the follow-up. The album reached #10 in the UK charts and #6 in the US, and also achieved success in other countries' pop charts, such as France (#2) and Italy (#3). The album was nominated for three [[Grammy Awards]], including Album of the Year.
In October 2005, McCartney released a children's book called ''High In The Clouds: An Urban Furry Tail'', which tells the story of a frog and a squirrel who save the lives of other animals. McCartney had teamed up with veteran children's book author [[Philip Ardagh]] and animator [[Geoff Dunbar]], and the picture book was released with a first print of 500,000 copies.
McCartney joined [[Jay-Z]] and [[Linkin Park]] onstage at the [[Grammy Awards of 2006|2006 Grammy Awards]] in a performance of his Beatles' classic "[[Yesterday (song)|Yesterday]]" to commemorate the recent passing of [[Coretta Scott King]], while also performing "[[Fine Line]]" and "[[Helter Skelter]]" on his own. McCartney later noted that it was the first time he had performed at the Grammys and that 'I finally passed the audition', a clear reference to a statement made by [[John Lennon]] at the end of The Beatles' famous rooftop concert.
In March 2006, McCartney finished composing a 'modern classical' musical work named ''[[Ecce Cor Meum]]''; it was later recorded at [[Abbey Road Studios]] with some well known musicians, including the Academy of St Martins in the Fields, and the boys of [[King's College]] Choir and [[Magdalen College]], Oxford. The piece was released, by [[EMI Classics]], on [[25 September]], [[2006]]. In the same month, McCartney and his wife Heather travelled to [[Prince Edward Island]] to bring international attention to the [[seal hunt]] which they believe is inhumane. Their arrival on the floes sparked much attention in [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] where the hunt is of cultural and economic significance. The couple debated with Newfoundland's Premier [[Danny Williams (politician)|Danny Williams]] on the [[CNN]] show ''[[Larry King Live]]''. The couple stated that the fishermen should quit hunting seals and begin seal watching business. Reaction was mixed. Some criticised that McCartney should quit his music job as it is an unnecessary luxurious activity.
On [[18 June]] [[2006]], Sir Paul celebrated his long-awaited and much-publicized sixty-fourth birthday, bringing his own life full circle to The Beatles' song "[[When I'm Sixty-Four]]", which McCartney composed in his youth, in honour of his father Jim. According to the BBC news, on this day, McCartney 'says his children urged him to disappear for the day to avoid a flurry of press attention.'<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5087006.stm | title=The seven ages of Paul McCartney | publisher=BBC | date=June 18, 2006}}</ref>
==Divorce==
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On [[17 May]] [[2006]], McCartney and his wife Heather announced their separation, citing constant media attention as detrimental to a harmonious relationship.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4989240.stm | title=McCartney and Mills to separate | publisher=BBC | date=17May, 2006}}</ref> Later, on [[29 July]] [[2006]], British newspapers announced that Sir Paul had filed for divorce from Heather. McCartney blamed his estranged wife for the split, saying her behaviour was unreasonable and argumentative. Media speculation is rife over the amount that McCartney will have to give his wife, with sums between £50 million and £400 million being mentioned,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4993862.stm | title=Why Sir Paul's 'genius' could save him millions | publisher=BBC | date=18 May, 2006}}</ref> although Heather has claimed that she is not interested in any money as settlement.
== Pseudonyms ==
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Over the years, McCartney has released work under a number of alter egos. In 1966, after [[Lennon/McCartney]] wrote [[Peter and Gordon]]'s first three hit singles ("A World Without Love", "Nobody I Know", and "I Don't Want To See You Again"), McCartney was curious if their next single ("Woman") would sell without a famous name on it. Paul wrote "Woman" but it was credited to '''Bernard Webb'''; it also became a hit.{{citation needed}}
McCartney's pseudonyms, however, have usually been reserved for more experimental and less commercial material. In 1968, he produced the song "I'm The Urban Spaceman" by the [[Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]], but McCartney was credited as '''Apollo C. Vermouth''' due to contract restrictions (He was not allowed to have his name credited on a rival record label). The band returned the favor with a track entitled "Mr. Apollo", a song about an impossibly perfect body builder.{{citation needed}}
In 1974, McCartney decided to record an instrumental, "Walking In The Park With Eloise," which had been written by his father, James. The song (and the B-side, "Bridge Over The River Suite") was released on a 1974 single by '''The Country Hams''', which featured Paul, Linda, [[Floyd Cramer]] and [[Chet Atkins]]. Both tracks were later featured on the CD '''''[[Wings at the Speed of Sound]]'''''.{{citation needed}}
In 1977, McCartney released an orchestral version of the ''[[Ram (album)|Ram]]'' album under the name '''Percy 'Thrills' Thrillington''' ("That's no joke," intoned the album's press release.) In the 1990s, McCartney collaborated with [[Martin Glover|Youth]] of [[Killing Joke]] under the name '''The Fireman''' and released two [[ambient]] albums, ''Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest'' in 1994 and ''Rushes'' in 1998. In 2000, he released an album, ''Liverpool Sound Collage'', with [[Super Furry Animals]] and [[Youth]] utilising the collage and [[musique concrete]] techniques which fascinated him in the mid-1960s. Most recently in 2005 he has worked on a project with [[Bastard pop|bootleg]] [[Record producer|producer]] and [[remixer]] [[Freelance Hellraiser]], under the name '''Twin Freaks'''.{{citation needed}}
Prior to the success of The Beatles, McCartney would sometimes use the stage name Paul Ramon(e), a name that inspired [[The Ramones]] to name their band. 'Paul Ramone' was McCartney's credited name as guest performer (drums and backing vocals) on [[The Steve Miller Band]] song "My Dark Hour".{{citation needed}}
== Discography ==
''For a detailed discography, see: [[Paul McCartney discography]]''
''See also: [[The Beatles discography]]''
== Miscellany ==
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* The release of '''''[[Rubber Soul]]''''' in 1965 fuelled Brian Wilson's drive to experiment with the [[Beach Boys]]' ''[[Pet Sounds]]''.{{citation needed}}
* Appears in the ''[[Guinness Book of Records]]'' several times.{{citation needed}}
** "[[Yesterday (song)|Yesterday]]" listed as the most covered song in history with over 3000 versions recorded.{{citation needed}}
** The most successful popular-music composer and recording artist ever with sales of 100 million singles and 60 gold discs.{{citation needed}}
** Honoured by Guinness in 1979 with a unique [[rhodium]] disc, recognising this achievement.{{citation needed}}
** The largest stadium audience in history when 184,000 paid to see him perform at [[Estádio do Maracanã|Maracanã Stadium]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] in April 1990.{{citation needed}}
** The fastest ticket sales in history, which took place in 1993 when 20,000 tickets for 2 shows in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] sold out in eight minutes.{{citation needed}}
** Was involved with the fastest-released single in history; on [[2 July]], [[2005]] his performance of "[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]" with [[U2]] at [[Live 8]] was released 45 minutes after the performance took place. (The single reached #6 on the Billboard charts just hours after the single release, and hit #1 on numerous online download charts across the world.){{citation needed}}
* The only artist to have UK number one singles as a [[soloist]] ("Pipes of Peace"), and part of a [[duo]] ("Ebony and Ivory" with [[Stevie Wonder]]), trio ("[[Mull of Kintyre (song)|Mull of Kintyre]]" with Wings), [[quartet]] ("She Loves You", among many others, with The Beatles), [[quintet]] ("Get Back", The Beatles with Billy Preston) and [[sextet]] ("Let It Be" with [[Ferry Aid]]). He was also a member of charity ensembles [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]] and [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid 20]], both of which had a UK number ones with "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
* Has a record twenty-nine US number one singles, twenty of them with The Beatles, and the rest from Wings and his output as a solo artist.{{citation needed}}
* "Yesterday" was confirmed as the world's most popular song with over 6,000,000 airplays in the [[United States|USA]] alone.{{citation needed}}
* Received an honorary [[Doctorate]] of Music from the [[University of Sussex]].
* The first rock musician ever to receive the [[Order of Merit of Chile]] for "services to music, peace, and human understanding."{{citation needed}}
* Was made an honorary detective by the [[New York City Police Department]].
* Is the only Beatle to ever have been nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] in his own right, for the title songs to the movies ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' and ''[[Live and Let Die]]''.{{citation needed}}
* Inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 1999 (as a solo artist).{{citation needed}}
* Paul and Linda McCartney were featured on an episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.{{citation needed}} entitled "[[Lisa the Vegetarian]]" in which they spoke to [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] about [[vegetarianism]] on the roof of [[Apu]]'s shop. In this episode, McCartney claims that when ''Maybe I'm Amazed'' is played backwards, it reveals a recipe for a "really cracking" vegetarian soup.
*In the mid-1980's, McCartney went on to star as a guest for the final two episodes of season 6 of [[Knots Landing]].{{citation needed}}
== See also ==
* [[Best selling music artists]]
* [[British honours system]]
* [[List of best-selling singles]]
* [[Vegetarianism]]
== Notes and references ==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_4470000/newsid_4472300/bb_wm_4472332.stm "McCartneys call for China boycott"], BBC News. (streaming video)
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4476664.stm"McCartney attacks China over fur"]
* [http://clubseals.blogspot.com/2006/03/welcome-to-club-seals.html "Club Seals"], A blog born from annoyance of Paul McCartney's hate of seal hunts.
== External links ==
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* [http://www.paulmccartney.com/ Paul McCartney Official site]
* [http://www.rupertandthefrogsong.co.uk/ Paul McCartney Animation site]
* {{imdb name | id=0005200 | name=Paul McCartney}}
* [http://www.mplcommunications.com/mccartney/paul_discography.htm Official UK/US Discography]
* [http://www.getartist.com/Paul-Mccartney/ Paul McCartney Albums]
* [http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/mccartney/home.asp The Art of Paul McCartney - Exhibition 2002]
* [http://www.macca-central.com Macca Central, important non-official Paul McCartney fansite]
* [http://www.fab-4.com/ Accordion Beatles] A different take on Beatles classics
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