The next time you see rain, it ain't bad
indie, private, selective PAUL MCCARTNEY from THE BEATLES.
indie, private, selective PAUL MCCARTNEY from THE BEATLES.
NAME: James Paul McCartney
AGE: 15-20
YEAR: 1957 - 1962
GENDER: Male
BIRTH PLACE: Liverpool, England
VERSE TAG: [ v.SKIFFLING ( late 50s. ) ]
DESC: Paul McCartney has just lost his mother, his father struggles meanwhile he meets up with John Lennon & his skiffle group, The Quarrymen, in Woolton, Liverpool at a Garden Fete. Long Tall Sally, Tutti-Frutti, & Twenty Flight Rock are the songs that earn himself a place in the band, nearly 2 weeks later. Now The Silver Beetles, the group travels to Hamburg, Germany & play tortorously long hours for measly wages before young George Harrison is deported for being underage & Paul is arrested alongside Pete Best for setting fire to a condom in an alley. Paul McCartney has replaced Stuart Sutcliffe on bass, and the Silver Beetles begin playing numerous dates at Liverpool's own CAVERN CLUB until August 3 1963, six months before their first trip to the US, during which Pete Best was replaced by Ringo Starr on drums, much to the dismay of many fans, and they had been discovered by their new manager, Brian Epstein. Three months later, after hearing about the death of Stuart Sutcliffe, The Beatles were signed by George Martin.
AGE: 19-23
YEAR: 1963 - 1966
VERSE TAG: [ v.ROCKIN’ & A’ROLLIN’ ( beatlemania. ) ]
DESC: The Beatles finally break through overseas to the US & begin their first touring years in America. They sign a three-motion-picture movie deal & A Hard Night's Day is released in New York & London, HELP! not far behind in 1965. The Beatles tour internationally & John & George are unsuspectingly slipped LSD via their coffee for the first time by their Dentist, to which Ringo & Paul ( reluctantly ) eventually partake as well. Thus the psychadelic era began to emerge as The Beatles released many other albums such as Help!, Rubber Soul, & Revolver. The Beatles also officially quit touring, as the sound systems are not loud enough to accomodate their sound & immense popularity.
AGE: 24 - 27
YEAR: 1967 - 1970
VERSE TAG: [ v.GET BACK ( the final years. ) ]
DESC: The Beatles have been subjected to internal as well as external controvery & begin to struggle as a group from within via disagreements & quarrels after their manager, Brian Epstein's, death in 1967. On 15 May 1967, Paul meets the woman who will eventually become his first wife in 1969, Linda Eastman, a photographer at the Bag 'O Nails club. Their first daughter, Mary, ( named after his late mother ) is born. The rumor of 'Faul McCartney' surfaces the same year: the conspiracy that Paul McCartney had died in a car crash in '66 and was replaced by a lookalike. Their final years bring forth albums such as Sgt. Pepper's & Magical Mystery Tour ( a creation of Paul's desire to keep the band together ), Yellow Submarine, The White Album, & finally Abbey Road & Let it Be before the band called it quits in 1970. Prior to and after Paul's official departure from The Beatles, he suffered a deep, severe depression. He would stay in bed and drink all day, & the only woman who could pull him out of it was Linda, who praised his works & gave him reason to continue writing and playing music.
AGE: 28 - 39
YEAR: 1970 - 1981
VERSE TAG: [ v.THE SPEED OF SOUND ( wings. ) ]
DESC: Paul releases the solo album "McCartney" in 1970 and collaborated with his wife on "RAM" as they relocate to High Park Farm in Kintyre, Scotland However, he found it difficult to see himself as a solo musician, & he knew that any band that had to follow The Beatles would be tough and a hard act to follow, so he chose instead to go back to square one Thus WINGS was formed, composed of his wife Linda & Denny Laine at the time. Paul also adopts Linda's beliefs and teachings of Vegetarianism in 1975. Their second daughter, Stella (1971), & first son, James (1977), are born. In '79, Paul & Linda purchase property ( a ranch ) in Tucson, Arizona. In 1980, Paul is arrested for possessing a rather large amount of Marijuana at a Tokyo airport and spends 9 days in jail ( swearing by himself to be a model citizen while serving his sentence, though he was unaware of how long that might be ), before being released with no charges filed againts him; when he returned, he made the decision to break up Wings. John Lennon is assassinated & Paul is so stunned all he can say to reporters is 'it's a drag.'
AGE: 40 - 58
YEAR: 1982 - 2000.
VERSE TAG: [ v.USED TO BE BAD ( bridging millenia. ) ]
DESC: Paul works on numerous solo albums & collaborations with music legends such as Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson & former Beatle Ringo Starr, focusing on himself as a solo musician rather than trying to put together another band. ( Pipes of Peace, Tug of War, etc. ). Give My Regards to Broad Street is released in 1984. Linda McCartney passes away from Breast Cancer in '98 at their home in Tucson, Arizona. Paul is devestated & later ends up needing therapy to help deal with the loss. He vouches never to remarry. He sees Linda everywhere.
AGE: 59 - 74
YEAR: 2001 - present day.
VERSE TAG: [ v.NOW WE ARE NEW ( old paul. ) ]
DESC: Paul remarries Heather Mills 4 years after Linda's death, though his children don't much care for her. He goes on the first large worldwide tour in a long time before divorcing Heather Mills & losing a lot of his money in the process. Paul old af. Marries Nancy. Is still hot. New tour. Kanye. Meme. Blasphemy. This is under construction.
