Paul McCartney with gifts from fans on his 22nd birthday in Sydney, Australia. 18 June, 1964.
Paul McCartney at his “Waterfall” house in Peasmarsh East Sussex
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson at Universal Studios, 1982.
“Paul McCartney and I first met at that party. We shook hands amid a huge crowd of people, and he said, “You know, I’ve written a song for you.” I was very surprised and thanked him, and he started singing ‘Girlfriend’ to me at this party.” — Michael Jackson.
Paul Mccartney, Johnny Depp, Noel Gallagher and Paul Welled at Abbey Road Studios, London, 1995.
Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney at the 13th Annual Grammys Awards, 16 March 1971.
All four members of the Beatles received an award for Let It Be for Best Original Score Written for A Motion Picture or A Television Special.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon during The Beatles recording session for "Come Together" at EMI Studios, 23 July, 1969. | 📸: Merle Frimark
Paul McCartney and Johnny Depp on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017.
Paul McCartney reading ‘Today’ magazine backstage at the Scala theatre, London, 2nd April 1964.
Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Michael Jackson and George Martin at the British Record Industry Awards (BRIT awards) in London, 16th February 1983. | 📸: Dave Hogan
Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and princess Diana before a concert of McCartney's oratorio "Liverpool" in Lille on 15 November, 1992. | 📸: Jacques Demarthon
Paul McCartney at a party for the launch of a new Wings album “Back to the Egg” at Abbey Road Studios in London, 11 June, 1979. | 📸: Steve Wood
Paul McCartney on holiday in Martinique, 1976. | 📸: James Andanson
“We would occasionally get stoned on the way to the film set. My main memory is of being in hysterics because for all of us, one of the great things about early pot was the sheer hysteria— the laughs. Things could appear very very funny, hilariously so. And nobody quite knew why we were laughing, and of course this made it even funnier. It was like little kids giggling at the dinner table.” — Paul McCartney, memories of the ‘Help’ set, 1994.
Paul McCartney reading a ‘Playboy’ magazine at the Beatles’ hotel George V in Paris, January 1964. | 📸: Paul Popper/Chris Smith
📝 facts about Paul McCartney songs: “Ode To A Koala Bear” (Pipes Of Peace - reissue) by Paul McCartney, 1983.
‘Ode To A Koala Bear’ was the b-side of the ‘Say Say Say’ single released by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson.
The song is a solo McCartney production and was recorded in December 1980, during the ‘Tug Of War’ sessions and completed in 1981.
The basic track was recorded on 8th December, the day John Lennon was murdered in New York City, making the song the last Paul recorded while John was still alive.
Paul McCartney told Paul Robinson (the drummer) that this song was about one of his kids’ toys.
“We put the track down with Paul playing piano, me on kit. We left the studio that evening at about 9pm, so I think that meant 4pm New York time. It was the same day John was killed. So, it may be a touch gruesome.” — Paul Robinson, the drummer of the session.
“It was such a shock to see him (Paul McCartney) the following day in the same clothes he had been wearing the previous day talking to the press about John’s murder.” — Paul Robinson, the drummer of the session.