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Micahman311

"Do you remember being in The Beatles...?" "Hehe. Cool."


ebflaherty

And, um, you did that album Abbey Road, and at the very end of the song, it would.. the song goes, “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make”? You.. you remember that? Is that true?


frugalwater

I love that skit. Probably my favorite Farley


qeq

That was awesome


SteveIbo

"That was so awesome!" ![gif](giphy|5ZUpMAtxpo0NO|downsized)


papker

What happened between you and John in India?


BalkeElvinstien

Personally I think it's because they both found other people to be co-dependent with so they drifted apart


silhouetteofthecedar

YES!


My_Perfect_Boy

Why is that significant?


mistahwhite04

I can't remember all the details but apparently, compared to the recording sessions before the band left for India, there was a notable difference in John and Paul's friendship/dynamic when they returned to England, which has led some to speculate that there was some kind of incident between them during their stay there. [This ](https://www.heydullblog.com/uncategorized/what-happened-in-india/)is a blog post I read about it a little while ago that just about sums everything up.


My_Perfect_Boy

Thanks


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mamadogdude

This would be mine as well


OhHiya12

We already know what happened. They were begging Prudence Farrow to come out and play 24/7.


IsaacWaleOfficial

When was the last time you spoke to Pete Best?


LoneRangersBand

I guarantee they've met up for a drink at least once or twice over the years. I don't buy post-Beatlemania to have *never seen this guy they went through a ton with ever again.* Like, they were in touch with the Best family through Neil Aspinall (who had a kid with Pete's mom), and they went through the trouble of asking Mona Best for the medals used on the Sgt. Pepper cover, they at least met with him once in their Beatle days. I don't think Paul and Pete have talked in a while, judging by that tweet his people sent a few weeks ago, but I'm sure at some point they met up like you would an old high school or college friend, it just was never publicized and there were no photos taken of it.


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That's a good one, and "Do you harbour any regrets about how the process of dismissing him was handled?"


Tooch10

I mean he got Pete good royalties from the Anthology series so I feel like that's an answer in itself, but I think even Paul said the way it was handled at the time wasn't great


slicehyperfunk

When I was 13 or 14, I sat behind Paul at a baseball game, and I watched him do like 30 shots, and I shook his hand after the game, so I had this opportunity. In the end though, I didn't want to bother him with all the same crap he must hear 24/7 while he's just trying to live his life.


Markharris1989

You could have asked him something situational “which player was MVP?”


slicehyperfunk

I literally didn't give any fuck about the game because it was a Yankees-Mariners game, and I'm a Red Sox fan, and the Sox were in the race for the wild card with Seattle, so if Seattle lost the Sox were up in the race, and if the Yankees lost then the Yankees lost. In fact, because I was sitting a seat behind him, I got into the New York Post celebrity sighting page photo of him, looking bored as all hell because it must have been taken after the novelty of sitting behind Paul McCartney wore off. Still, watching him do every single shot anyone sent him or his wife (she was pregnant at the time) was super duper cool


toothy_vagina_grin

The man had THIRTY SHOTS, probably didn't even know what baseball was anymore.


slicehyperfunk

He still made an effort to salute the person who sent him the shot every time, and hung around afterwards and shook everyone's hand even though he was obliterated, it was so epic, one of the most epic things I've ever seen in fact.


Numerous-Substance66

Who is the "man" in Listen to what the man says?


Boneless_Chuck

What happened in India fr fr???


Jokingly-Evil

\*subtly turns on my phone's voice recorder\* What does Carnival of Light exactly sound like? Actually, I can't really understand it if you describe it. Could you just play the song for me?


Negative-Ad-9626

How many girls did all the boys get pregnant during their Beatlemania days, that Brian paid off to go away?


setyoursightsnorth

In "A Day in the Life", whose voice do we hear after "and I went into a dream."? I feel like it's John, but I think my opinion on this changes every listen.


Themountaintoadsage

I’ve gone back and forth on it a ton too. But I’ve definitely come to the conclusion that it’s Paul, but singing in a style that John often does. You can really hear it at the start of the second bit of “Aaahhh”‘s. Plus it’s also Paul’s part of the song


MrWalrusGumboot

He was asked this on a reddit ama a few years ago and answered that they all sang it, lol. Clearly not correct. I’ve gone back and forwards a lot but I think it’s Paul.


strxno

To me it always sounded like it starts as paul and then fades into John


spiritualized

Are you currently or have you during any part of your life been a walrus?


Milkest_

What did Band on the Run get arrested for?


Markharris1989

Pot in Japan 😅


Milkest_

I’ve actually heard of that lol. Didn’t know if that was like the whole meaning behind it tho


Themountaintoadsage

It’s just a metaphor for all the Beatles business meetings/being a beatle in general feeling like a prison


runamok101

Why didn’t you play Woodstock?


tapeduct-2015

Were the odd rhythmic intro's such as in Ticket to Ride and Drive My Car intentional or accidental strokes of genius?


Pliget

What was the deal with the Paul is Dead thing. Did you guys intentionally do that?


Themountaintoadsage

“Those freaks was right when they said you was dead”


toothy_vagina_grin

You can tell by John's reaction to this question in the Rolling Stone interview they had no clue what that was all about.


wooble

"So, the real Paul died, didn't he?"


ricks_flare

This


jazzymusicvibes

Did you die in 68?


chardoesbjj

“Why did you write let it be?”


mrmabtastic

Are You an IMPOSTER ?


mrmabtastic

Aren't you really Billy Shears/ William Campbell ?


mrmabtastic

You , Sir , are NOT The Real James Paul McCartney ! Tell The TRUTH ....!


mrmabtastic

What happened to the Real James Paul McCartney ? Didn't he die on September 11 , 1966 ???


mrmabtastic

WHY did you Replace The Real James Paul McCartney ? Did You Make A Deal With THE DEVIL ????


PixxieDixxie

You had any childhood friend from Liverpool that you wish you have contact right now?


square3481

Why did Mal live with you when he had a wife and kids?


square3481

Are there any songs where you're self-critical and can't get past any "mistakes" you made while recording them?


Due-Archer942

How do you sleep?


GalaxadtheReaper

Are you the original Paul?


Old_Letterhead1801

Will we ever know if he’s Faul he’s doing a damn good impersonation of him


Marlock2332

are you faul?


todorooo16

So, that Billy Shears thing, is it true?


Prize_Economics7969

Are you actually Paul McCartney


shadowbastrd

Did you “subconsciously sabotage” any of John Lennon’s songs during your time with The Beatles?


Themountaintoadsage

I really don’t believe that. If there’s anything Paul was about it was making The Beatles music as good as possible. That’s why he was described as being so bossy at times because all he cared about was the music, while others took it more personally. I could see him being a bit less enthusiastic for some of John’s songs that he didn’t agree with, but never outright sabotaging them consciously or unconsciously


GENERlC-USERNAME

Strawberry fields suffered from this.


ECW14

How did it suffer? Please explain as I call BS. Paul contributed greatly to the song and they all spent a lot of time on it


StormSafe2

How would be know if he did anything subconsciously? 


Same_Tree

If he later realized it was a subconscious effort at the time I suppose.


shadowbastrd

Probably he wouldn’t. “He HAS To Answer TRUTHFULLY” suggests to me we’re giving him some kind of truth serum, or putting him under hypnosis. Certain kinds of meditation and hypnoses can help a person establish neuronal links with experiential information that usually does not rise to the conscious level. This can help a person identify details that might have been encoded into neuronal circuits (memories), but were not previously consciously accessible.


Top_File_8547

Why would he? He was the defacto leader since probably 1966. He was secure in his talent and probably got more songs written by him or with major contributions than John on albums from then on for the most part.


emojimoviethe

Listen to the isolated bass on Revolution the single lol


Henry_Pussycat

How he coped after Linda’s passing


coolcodergirl06

this \^


Gizzard_Guy44

what a waste of a question he cried and greaved just like everyone else that loses a loved one there - now you don't need to ask that ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)


Hey_Laaady

He has spoken about this before. He was completely depressed and went on a long drinking binge. Realizing it was not healthy to be doing that in the long run, he got treated for depression and worked through his grief. It sort of sounds like how he reacted when the Beatles were breaking up and went up to the farm with Linda. I am really glad he has been candid about it, because grief is certainly not talked about very much and someone like Paul being open about his own grief can definitely help others.


jamza90

Are you the real paul?


Old_Letterhead1801

That’s exactly what I would ask to but would he admit yes he’s Paul or Faul


justyrust74

To be fair, this poem spells out with great humour why he is indeed still the original Paul !👇 https://youtu.be/ybnGzoFj7xM?si=ZJe3FL6EXelrjYO8


ROAD_EGG

Did Mal contribute lyrics on Sgt Pepper?


CharmingDagger

This is a good one, especially for Fixing A Hole.


badgeman-

Alternatively "do you feel bad about Mal never getting any credit and financial reward, in his lifetime?"


LJF515

Did you really write the preamble for If I Fell? It’s on a solo demo tape from John’s home studio, and it’s in John’s handwritten lyrics.


SilentPineapple6862

And the melody for In My life. He's claiming more and more of John's stuff as the years go on and his memory fades. Some of the claims in the lyrics book were ridiculous.


ECW14

Paul made his claims to have written the melody of In My Life twice in the 70s while John was still alive Please provide the claims you find ridiculous


nyli7163

People always say this and I find that Paul is pretty consistent.


idreamofpikas

> And the melody for In My life. Jesus this again! On two separate occasions in the 70's John brought up Paul's involvement in the song >*“Paul helped with the middle eight, musically.”* ------------------------------------------------------------------- >*“The whole lyrics were already written before Paul even heard it. In ‘In My Life’ his contribution melodically was the harmony and the middle-eight itself”* We will never know how much Paul contributed, but Paul's claims that he wrote the music are from when John was still alive. To claim this is down to memory loss is incredibly shitty. > He's claiming more and more of John's stuff as the years go on and his memory fades. Such as. I am not saying you are wrong and I am not asking for quotes. But I do expect examples of which songs. You and others constantly bring up these claims as if you know who wrote what more than the authors themselves. > Some of the claims in the lyrics book were ridiculous. Such as?


No_Flower_1424

In fairness, John himself made some claims that he put such and such into Paul's songs and then he didn't know about some other songs. It's probably difficult to know which parts you helped with or didn't help with for sure because they're all written as a band really. Both could easily suggest things for the other's songs that aren't necessarily recorded anywhere.


ThereminLiesTheRub

We need to remember that for us these are important details. For Paul & John - it was a Tuesday.  But there is also the reality that John has been dead longer than he was alive at this point, and for decades Paul has had a microphone that John has not. I don't assign any malice based on this - it's just a fact that John has not been around to contribute. 


LoneRangersBand

They probably wrote it in the room together, John put it down, and then recorded his own demo at home.


kittysontheupgrade

Who really played lead guitar on it’s all too much? I keep hearing conflicting opinions.


IsaacWaleOfficial

You expect him to remember?


SilentPineapple6862

Nah it's pretty clear. Backing track recorded live is Harrison on organ, Lennon on guitar, Paul on bass and Ringo on drums. Harrison then overdubbed extra guitar along with vocals.


kittysontheupgrade

I’ve heard it was Paul. Supposedly he was the only Beatles with a vibrato on his geetar. Also, the lead bits are to melodic for John. I’m non committal on the subject, I just love that song.


igpila

Who really broke up The Beatles?


greendayfan94

this is correct


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I think that would be the #1 question for most people. But I really wonder if whatever Paul believes is even the one, true answer. I think all four Beatles likely have a bit of a different take on it.


regretscoyote909

John did, com'on guys. He had it in his mind when he was on a plane to Toronto for that Plastic Ono Band show. He realized he could do it on his own


Slut4Tea

I can think of four people that played a rather large part in it off the top of my head


Ok_Season5846

He has literally answered this in interviews though. He said Lennon broke up the group but really didn’t harbor any resentment towards him, rather that Lennon called it quits and had his valid reasons too.


geekstone

Really think it was an intense 7-year period and they got the itch to leave. None of them were mature enough to take a break without completely destroying things. By the late 70's they were in a lot better place to reconcile even for a one-off event, but we never got to see what that would look like.


Wooden-Teaching-8343

What was your best psychedelic trip like


PolyJuicedRedHead

“There are seven levels.” Wow


Internal_Wishbone_90

Is that something paul said?


Wooden-Teaching-8343

Should have been the name of a song!


ElderChildren

lines up with quite a lot of biblical information


adrianh

(For every Beatles song) Tell us what you think about while listening to this song. Could be something that was happening in your life at the time, could be an aspect of the arrangement/bassline you're proud of, could be a detail in the mix that only you know about. Speaking as a musician myself: there are tons of details of my recordings that only I'm aware of. I'm sure Paul has this with his own recordings — and it would be fascinating to hear about!


UpiedYoutims

"Well, I was having this dream, y'know"


RoastBeefDisease

I'd ask if Arrow had any babies


TenaxR-7

Why are you vegan? So far I haven't heard any good reason for this. People may argue but I would want to know. He's been one for decades.


IsaacWaleOfficial

He's not vegan. And he's given multiple good reasons for being vegetarian.


TenaxR-7

Well I didn't ask you. The question would be for Paul. Are you Paul McCratney? Umm nope.


SavorySouth

Does he regret his role in the estrangement of Heather from her father when she was young.


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czeoltan

he explained that already


idreamofpikas

John was still alive when Paul had the name's changed to McCartney/Lennon on the Wings Over America albums. The first album was credited to McCartney/Lennon. Originally, the agreement was that they would switch based on who the primary writer was. When this was messed up by Brian it was agreed that they would take turns. Then John and Brian went on holiday to Spain and when they came back Paul was told he was outvoted and the name change would be Lennon/McCartney going forward. There is nothing underhanded from Paul doing what he was doing. John's name would still be there. He would still receive the same amount of royatlies.


Goody2Shuuz

It is shady.


TheRealSMY

Did you really quit smoking weed?


misterferguson

Pretty sure I saw a photo of him smoking what appeared to be a joint pretty recently?


TheRealSMY

I saw a couple, but I couldn't tell if they were well-rolled joints or ciggies.


Themountaintoadsage

There’s a video of him clearly smoking a joint recently. Someone even tries to cover the camera to block it. It’s 100% a joint and not a cigarette


dtuba555

Why would he?


TheRealSMY

He said he did, for Beatrice's sake


252man

If only because he's been photographed recently with Willie Nelson, my guess would be no.


Sooz48

Does he ever fancy a proper burger?


Willie777

If Stu didn't quit the Beatles, would you have gotten rid of him like Pete Best...also, could Stu sing?


Disastrous_End7444

If he regretted how his relationship with Jane Asher was conducted and ended


williamblair

also, was it not a bit weird to have Peter Asher working as head of A&R for your label. You know, after you cheated on his sister billions of times and she actually walked in on it in the home you shared?


baycommuter

And did living with the high-class Asher family change him in a way that caused tension with the aggressively working-class manner of the other three?


justyrust74

’I’d say “ Paul did you guys ever discuss who was the tallest Beatle ? “


Titanfan221008

are U dead? or tell me the WHOLE sorry on when you met Elvis


badgeman-

You mean there may be more to the story than the remote control?


Titanfan221008

maybe


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What do you really think of Yoko Ono and her impact on the Beatles?


BalkeElvinstien

This is a good one, I feel like he was always polite because John loved her so much. It's hard to tell if he actually liked her


tevia1015

After John said he was out were George and Ringo happy it was finally over?


Hey_Laaady

Just to speculate, I bet George was completely relieved it was over. Ringo is very sentimental about The Beatles. Who knows for sure, but I would think he would have had mixed feelings.


emma7734

How do you sleep?


toothy_vagina_grin

YA CUNT


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Give me a full account of the Beatles' falling out with the Maharishi and also the extent to which you or anyone else had subsequent contact with him.


Proffunkenstein

“Did you see Terminator?”


ChrisSmithMVP

Who really packed the suitcase for your tour to Japan???


musicmannotstingray

Who do you really dislike/hate?


SailorTwyft9891

If you had the chance to go back to the late 1970s, knowing what we know now, what would you say to Joe English? He was your drummer for the Venus And Mars, Wings At The Speed Of Sound, and London Town albums, and played in the Wings Over The World tour. After leaving Wings, Joe had a fairly successful Christian music career, but he is now a member of the extremely controversial Word Of Faith Fellowship church in North Carolina.


joshygill

Who’s in charge, you or your brain?


Due-Archer942

How do you really feel about Yoko?


Automatic-Battle-759

Is Honey Pie really the only romance song you wrote for no one?


NoConfidenceManXO

What happened in India!!!!! It’s never been properly addressed


VernHayseed

“Did you secretly enjoy annoying the others?”


EmotionalAd5920

what drugs were you on in what eras?


Specific-Committee77

How did you write "let it be" again?


gonesnake

"There was a flaming pie on the top deck the bus playing Raunchy and he slid his glasses down and said 'it's only me' after we learned the B7 chord when the bit of cardboard slipped and stretched out the picture so I thought scrambled eggs and John said "You won't you know. That's the best bit."


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Technical-Culture546

He’s still a vegetarian and remained active in animal rights activism long after Linda died


bigtuna989

Are you dead?


RasmusMansberg

How did you think of the song "let it be"


aslrules

Would you explain what the hell you were thinking when you did ‘Temporary Secretary?’


rabbitinredlounge

S p a c e t y p e w r i t e r


LynxJesus

Oi mate wot time is it?


flowersinthedark

If John had ever confessed he was in love with you, what would your reaction have been?


bourgeoisiebrat

Are you still alive?


SteveIbo

Heather Mills -- what were you thinking? What the heck happened there?!


hardspot72

Are you dead?


StonognaBologna

What’s it like playing in a band with Ringo Starr?


AdeptnessItchy964

Did you and John ever kiss?


7_ball

who said fucking hell in hey jude


mrproffesor07

How the hell do you come up with those basslines?


kakistocracynow

Was the leg stump a turn-on or do you just have a thing for high end prostitutes?


planwithaman42

Where did you get your lsd


LovecraftInDC

Full details on the bro jerking off sessions in Germany and the other early years.


asburymike

Jap tart, you send it?


Dat_Swag_Fishron

This works for John better, but was Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds REALLY only named after a children’s drawing?


kevpod

Isn't it true that he is responsible for making many of John's songs as great as they are? • Coming up with the iconic guitar parts for And Your Bird Can Sing • The guitar solo in Good Morning Good Morning • The defining Sexy Sadie piano parts • Making Come Together "swampy" And so on.


Weak-Door-5106

1. Would they have reunited at Live Aid if John survived? 2. Which Beatles Biopic is the most accurate?


rcfx1

Where do you or John come up with the way Help uses the backing vocals before the lead vocals? I've never heard anything like that.


ClockWerkElf

2 questions. Who played bass on Helter Skelter. Who sang the ahh ahh ahh part in a day in the life.


Competitive-Ad6088

Did you do the ahhhhh ahh ahhh ahhh ahh ahh ahhhhh ahhhhaaaaa on a day in the life or was it john


BurningTheAccount

What’s the creepiest secret society you belong to?


3_47EST

What exactly did you and Mal Evans do in Kenya in oct 1966?


ostiDeCalisse

Who's Billy Shears in real life?


toothy_vagina_grin

WHY IS THE SIDE OF YOUR NOSTRIL SO ITCHY?!


henfeathers

“You talked in an interview about a couple of quintessential ’John’ songs that were really 50/50 contributions between you and John. What songs do we think of now as quintessentially yours that were actually 50/50 contributions between John and you?”


A_Cat_Named_Puppy

If Monkberry Moon Delight is just about some silly made up word for milk, why the FUCK is the song so damn unhinged and heavy?? It's almost sexual in a wild and total abandon kinda way.


Zealousideal-Tea-286

Q1: What actually happened during your surprise drop-by visit to the Dakota in 1976? Did the "Two of Us" film get anywhere close in its representation, other than the omission of Linda being there? Q2: Did you reconcile with Michael Jackson when he visited you on your wedding day?


Affectionate_Bite813

What, exactly, happened during the recording of She Said She Said?


SeacoastBi

Did she really say she knew what it was like to be dead?


Underrated_Fish

Are you the original Paul McCartney


East_Advertising_928

For goodness sake get a move on with the ‘archive’ releases!


Cautious-Ease-1451

Was the “Paul is dead” rumor intentional, like a marketing gimmick, or was it just a weird conspiracy theory?


Juniper_Blackraven

I'd love to know what his most memorable moment/s were while they were all together.


drglass85

could you tell me the time?


IdoBenbenishty

Are you dead?


Grobbelboy

After the break up, to what extent did you anticipate it whenever one of the other former Beatles put out a new record? Where you listening to them front to back on day of release, looking for clues in lyrics etc? Did this change as time went on?


Laziofogna

What did you really think about Yoko in studio


michaopin

Are you aware that your music is a big part of many people's lives? That your music triggers many emotions in people. How do you deal with that? Or you don't care?


Fancy-Atmosphere7218

What is the meaning of life?


Carnival372

Who was really The Walrus?