Mariah Carey, Ice Cube, Paul McCartney and More Remember John Lewis

Los Angeles County Democratic Party honoree Matthew Contreras (Screen grab from JFK Awards 7-25-2020)

Paul McCartney has dismissed the idea of embarking on a Las Vegas residency, reasoning that “Vegas is where you go to die”.In a lengthy new interview with GQ, the Beatles icon was asked whether he’d ever considered following in the footsteps of Elton John by taking on a mammoth run of shows in Sin City – or whether Bruce Springsteen had inspired him to hit Broadway.“That’s something I’ve been trying to avoid my whole life,” McCartney said of a Vegas residency.

John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero, which told the life story of the Georgia lawmaker.

It has been roughly 50 years since the members of the legendary rock band The Beatles — Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison — made the choice to go their separate ways after taking the world by storm for a decade. In that time, there have been plenty of stories about the iconic band’s history, relationships, and inspirations to go around. But Sir Paul McCartney is ready to set some of those rumors and myths straight.

"I suppose that when The Beatles broke up, perhaps there was a misconception that we all sort of hated each other," the 78-year-old spoke with British GQ about the band, which also included John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.McCartney said he realises now that, the band was a family, it was a gang, and families argue, reports dailymail.co.uk."Families have disputes, and some people want to do this and some people want to do that.

Paul McCartney has described his post-Beatles feud with John Lennon as “pretty hurtful”, but denied that the band ever “hated” each other.

Morgan Freeman read out the final words of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis in an emotional speech Thursday.

A day of passionate speeches and unforgettable stories at Rep. John Lewis‘ funeral service ended with triumphant, heartbreaking words from his friend, former President Barack Obama. Obama joined two other former presidents, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, in honoring the memory and legacy of the Civil Rights icon, who fought tirelessly for justice until he died on July 17.

canceled due to the pandemic, but a four-night broadcast event will take place from July 30 through Aug. 2 instead.Lolla2020 will feature past headlining sets from Paul McCartney, Outkast, Chance the Rapper and Arcade Fire — who will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album The Suburbs.

Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was remembered Saturday — in the rural Alabama county where his story began — as a humble man who sprang from his family’s farm with a vision that "good trouble" could change the world.

Paul McCartney has called for the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to be renamed in honour of the late civil rights activist and US Congressman John Lewis.Lewis died at the age of 80 on Friday (July 17) from pancreatic cancer. He was the last survivor of the ‘Big Six’ civil rights activists, a group led by Rev.

Civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis died late on Friday at the age of 80. When confirming his passing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called him "one of the great heroes of American history." Lewis was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, led by the Rev.

Paul McCartney, Ice Cube, and Katy Perry are among those who have paid tribute to longtime US congressman John Lewis.The civil rights icon died on Friday night (July 17) after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old.Following his death, many artists took to social media to remember Lewis, who was the last last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group led by Rev.

John Lewis passed away at the age of 80 on Friday, July 18. The son of sharecroppers famously survived police brutality during the milestone 1965 march in Selma, Alabama.

Ellise Shafer editorAfter news broke that John Lewis had died on Friday, celebrities and politicians alike took to social media to remember the civil rights pioneer and Georgia representative.Lewis died at age 80 of pancreatic cancer after announcing his diagnosis in December.

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John Lewis was a long-serving U.S. representative from Georgia who was one of the most prominent leaders of the American civil rights movement.

Willie J Healey’s 2017 debut album came out via major label Columbia Records (home of Adele, Tyler, The Creator, Arcade Fire) and was inspired by people walking their dogs in the park opposite his flat.