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Alec Baldwin has admitted he once called Sir Paul McCartney an “a–hole”. The 66-year-old ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ actor – who had criminal charges against him dropped in April over the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the set of his neo-western movie ‘Rust’ – said he swore at The Beatles icon, 81, when he realised he was in top shape and great at yoga. He told the ‘Our Way with Paul Anka and Skip Bronson’ podcast: “I used to take a yoga class with Lorne (Michaels), John Eastman, who’s Paul’s brother in-law, John Alexander, the painter – Lorne and I, there were five o...
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Sir Paul McCartney was "so embarrassed" when he tried to play lead guitar with the Beatles. The 81-year-old music legend was part of the iconic rock group alongside John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr but explained when he tried playing lead guitar during an early gig instead of bass, he "totally froze" on stage. Speaking on the 'Paul McCartney: A Life in Lyrics' podcast, he explained: "Mind you, when I first met John. He didn’t play guitar, ‘cause I had to show him guitar chords because he’d been taught by his mum [Julia], and she only knew banjo chords. " We had this gig and it was ...
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Sir Paul McCartney is "so happy" with Beyonce's cover of 'Blackbird'. The 'Formation' singer has recorded her own version of the Beatles track for her new album 'Cowboy Carter' and the legendary musician has hailed her take on the track as "magnificent" and urged fans to listen to it if they haven't heard it already. He wrote on Instagram: “I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird’. I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place. "I think Beyoncé has done a fab version and would ur...
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The sequel to 1984 cult classic 'This Is Spinal Tap' will feature cameos from Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Questlove, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. The hotly anticipated follow-up to the mockumentary - which is once again helmed by Rob Reiner - has commenced production in New Orleans, and will see Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reprise their roles as the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap, with huge names also set to make appearances. Reiner will also be back as the documentarian Martin “Marty” DiBergi and produce alongside Michele Reiner and Matthew George f...
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Sir Paul McCartney once hummed the 'Super Mario Bros' theme tune back to its composer. The Beatles legend, 81, appeared to be rather taken with the six-note jingle used for the hit video gaming franchise and just one year on from its release in 1986, he hummed it back its composter Koji Kondo when he requested that he come backstage to meet him and his wife Linda. Koji had already been inspired by a number of famous songs to create the famous theme tune, including that of 'Imagine' by Paul's late bandmate John Lennon and hailed the 'Hey Jude' rocker's ability to instantly recite his work back ...
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Sir Paul McCartney has shared the painful childhood memory behind the lyrics to Beatles song 'Yesterday'. The 81-year-old music legend has opened up about how his past inspired his music by revealing a particular line in the band's 1965 classic hit- "I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday" - is actually a reference to a time when he was young when he "embarrassed" his mum Mary and he wishes he'd said sorry before she died. McCartney explained on his 'A Life in Lyrics' podcast: "Sometimes it’s only in retrospect you can appreciate it. I remember very clearly one day feeling very embar...
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Sir Sam Mendes is set to make four separate films about each member of The Beatles. The 59-year-old filmmaker previously pitched the idea of making four separate movies about Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison to executives in Hollywood, and Tom Rothman and Elizabeth Gabler, of Sony Pictures Entertainment, were both wowed by his ambitious plans Sam - who will direct all four films - told Deadline: "We went out to Los Angeles just before Christmas to pitch the project, and it’s fair to say we were met with universal enthusiasm. "The reason Sony stood out from c...
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Travis Kelce has reassured his brother Jason that his girlfriend Taylor Swift "thrives" being in a room packed with celebrities. The 36-year-old center for the Philadelphia Eagles got to witness what it was like being ultra-famous when he shared the VIP suite with the 34-year-old Grammy winner and a host of famous people, including the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Ice Spice, Shaquille O’Neal, and Blake Lively, at the Super Bowl VIII this past weekend. And Jason admitted it was eye-opening to see what famous people have to deal with. Speaking on his and his brother's 'New Heights' podcast, he s...
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John Lennon used to be insecure about wearing glasses, according to Sir Paul McCartney. The 81-year-old music legend shot to fame alongside the late John - who was shot dead at the age of 40 in 1980 - as part of rock group The Beatles in the 1960s but revealed that his bandmate used to have "horn-rimmed glasses" that made him look like boy wizard Harry Potter and would only ever keep them on for fellow musician Buddy Holly. Speaking on Radio 2, he said: "John had these horn-rimmed glasses at the time and if ever there would be a girl coming round John would whip his glasses off and put them in...
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Sir Paul McCartney feared he'd be "finished off" when he was robbed at knifepoint. The 81-year-old musician has recalled the terrifying moment when he and wife Linda were recording Wings' 1973 album 'Band on the Run' in Lagos, Nigeria, and were ambushed with all their “cameras, tape recorders, cassettes in a bag, and Linda’s photographic equipment”. In an interview for his record label, seen first by The Sun newspaper, he said: “We’d been visiting some of our crew at their house and someone said, ‘Do you want a lift home?’ We said, ‘It’s such a beautiful night, we’ll walk.’” Adopting a "desper...
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