The War Child charity is marking the 25th anniversary of its seminal ‘Help’ compilation with a limited edition vinyl reissue.
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Paul McCartney has revealed how ELO‘s Jeff Lynne convinced him to secure Ringo Starr to perform on ‘Flaming Pie’.McCartney joined forces with his former Beatles bandmate on his 1997 solo album, which marked one of their most significant collaborations together since the band split up in 1970.In a new interview with The Sun, McCartney revealed how Lynne was the mastermind behind the collaboration.“I’d been saying to Ringo for years it’d be great to do something,” he explained.“We’d never really
.The War Child charity is marking the 25th anniversary of its seminal ‘Help’ compilation with a limited edition vinyl reissue.
Paul McCartney has shared a unique glimpse into his recording process, revealing that he still uses an amplifier that he bought when he was aged 14.The Beatles icon showed off his ‘Little Green Amp’ – the Elpico A55 – as part of an hour-long tour of his Hog Hill Mill Studios in east Sussex, which is included in the re-release of his 1997 solo album ‘Flaming Pie’.The Elpico amplifier has become part of Beatles folklore in its own right, and was seen on stage with the band throughout their
Sir Paul McCartney wouldn't want to have become famous in the age of social media. The 78-year-old singer thinks there is a lot of "pressure" in making Instagram profiles seem interesting and though he's happy to "dip in" now and again, he'd rather let his team run his online accounts so he can focus on making music.
In an unlikely turn of events, Ryan Reynolds and Paul McCartney are both nominees to become the next chief of Ontario’s Walpole Island First Nation.
Rumer has revealed that she was once told that Paul McCartney cried due to the nerves of performing in The White House in front of then-President Barack Obama.The ‘Seasons Of My Soul’ singer/songwriter was speaking in a new interview about the performance anxiety she felt before performing Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s ‘A House Is Not a Home’ for Obama back in 2012.“I was so nervous, I went down to Glastonbury to do a hippy course beforehand,” Rumer told The Times.
Record Store Day has announced more information about its adapted plans for 2020 as the first ‘RSD Drop’ event on 29 August approaches.
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.
Paul McCartney has joked that he turns into a tour guide when he returns to Liverpool.
According to Paul McCartney, The Beatles were like a family. And families have fights sometimes.
Paul McCartney has opened up about the time he sued The Beatles in order to “save” their music and company, Apple.In a new interview with GQ, McCartney elaborated on what he described as one of the biggest “misconceptions” of The Beatles split saying that he had no option but to sue the band in order to protect their music.McCartney officially announced his departure from the band in April 1970 and later that year, filed a law suit which called for the group’s formal dissolution.After years of
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.