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The Beatles hold the sleeve of their new LP, 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', at the press launch for the album, held at Brian Epstein's house at 24 Chapel Street, London, 19th May 1967.
Paul McCartney on John Lennon’s accidental acid trip during a nighttime recording session

By Phil Weller Published

McCartney says the band was happy to see if Lennon’s altered state created studio magic. On this night, it nearly ended in catastrophe

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Paul McCartney (left) and Brian Ray perform onstage at the Desert Trip festival in Indio, California on October 8, 2016
Brian Ray on the only time Paul McCartney and John Lennon got writer's block

By Jackson Maxwell Published

“You have to remember,” Macca's longtime guitarist told us, “the Beatles did a record every six months”

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Paul McCartney and John Lennon arrive in England from Greek holiday wearing psychedelic clothes July 1967
“I can gauge his reaction.” Paul McCartney says he still talks to John Lennon while writing songs

By Phil Weller Published

McCartney says he often imagined what Lennon would think of his new material — and could still hear his old songwriting partner's voice in the process.

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Keith Richards (left) and Brian Jones, chat with Beatle Paul McCartney, in the early hours (7th July) at the Dorchester Hotel London, to celebrate the premiere (6th July) of The Beatles first film, A Hard Day's Night, The Stones were celebrating too, their disc, It's All Over Now, is top of the charts, pictured 2am Tuesday 7th July 1964.
“We haven’t got a single.” Paul McCartney recalls how the Beatles gave the Rolling Stones their first hit

By Phil Weller Published

McCartney says the bands’ supposed rivalry was largely invented by the press as London’s ’60s rock scene exploded.

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Sir Paul McCartney visits Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm at Brooklyn Museum on April 29, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York.
Paul McCartney says the Beatles are haunting his new album

By Phil Weller Published

The former Beatles star says memories of John Lennon and George Harrison helped shape ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’

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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr perform during rehearsals for the David Lynch Foundation "Change Begins Within" concert held at the Radio City Music Hall on April 4, 2009 in New York City.
Paul McCartney and RIngo Starr reveal the big mix-up behind their first-ever duet

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

The Beatles legends finally record together on “Home to Us,” a Liverpool-inspired song on McCartney’s upcoming album

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circa 1960: Paul McCartney on stage at the Cavern nightclub in Liverpool during the early days of British beat group The Beatles.
“I’ve got some bad news, Paul. Our truck was broken into and the bass was stolen.” Ian Horne recalls how he lost Paul McCartney’s Höfner bass

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The former Wings sound engineer recalls the events that led to the disappearance of the famous Beatles bass

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Paul McCartney of English rock and pop group The Beatles tunes up his Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar on stage during rehearsals for the ABC Television music television show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' Summer Spin at Teddington Studios in London on 11th July 1964. The band would go on to play four songs on the show, A Hard Day's Night, Long Tall Sally, Things We Said Today and You Can't Do That.
The woman who found Paul McCartney’s bass guitar in her attic had no idea a global search for the instrument was going on

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Cathy Guest discovered she had the bass after uploading a photo of it to Google Images

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2TBTY54 Aug. 9, 1969 - London, England, U.K. - English rock band, The Beatles (L-R): PAUL McCARTNEY, RINGO STARR, JOHN LENNON and GEORGE HARRISON.
What to watch for in Paul McCartney’s ‘Man on the Run’ documentary, out now

By Phil Weller Published

The film documents his transition from Beatle to solo artist across a chaotic decade

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Rock and roll musicians Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash as "The Million Dollar Quartet" December 4, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee. This was a one night jam session at Sun Studios.
The King of Rockabilly on the gruesome onstage accident that nearly ended his career — and his life

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Carl Perkins was friends with Elvis and inspired the Beatles. But in a split second, one of rock and roll’s pioneers was nearly silenced forever

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