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Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard Are Peta's 2013 Sexiest Vegetarians
In an accolade of meat avoidance, Kristen Bell and fiancé Dax Shepard have been crowned animal rights activist PETA's sexiest celebrity vegetarians, in a campaign to spread the word about the benefits of cutting out...
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 June 2013
John Lennon Wrote Imagine To Outdo Yesterday
John Lennon was obsessed with writing a song better than Sir Paul Mccartney's Yesterday and hoped Imagine would finally replace The Beatles' hit as the world's most-loved song.The guitarist was consumed with his desire to...
By WENN on 27 June 2013
Paul Sir Paul Mccartney Using Birthday To Raise Money For Charity
Sir Paul Mccartney is urging fans to mark his birthday by sending donations to a cancer charity.The Beatles legend turns 71 on Tuesday (18Jun13) and he decided to mark the occasion by launching a fundraising...
By WENN on 18 June 2013
James Mccartney: I Didn't Like Heather Mills
James McCartney has revealed he ''didn't really like'' his father Sir Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills.The 35-year-old musician and the charity campaigner never saw eye-to-eye throughout Heather's marriage to Paul - which ended acrimoniously in...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 June 2013
Paul Sir Paul Mccartney Smells Weed On Stage At Bonnaroo
Sir Paul Mccartney stopped his set at Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival on Friday (14Jun13) when he smelled marijuana smoke coming from the audience.The Beatles legend headlined the Bonnaroo music festival on Friday night and played a...
By WENN on 15 June 2013
Paul Mccartney's Touring Troubles With Wings
Sir Paul McCartney found it difficult to get gigs with his band Wings.The 70-year-old singer decided to go back to basics after The Beatles split in 1970 and took his new band - which included...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 June 2013
Paul Mccartney Struggled To Find Gigs For Wings
Sir Paul Mccartney was so desperate to find success with his band Wings in the early 1970s he would drive up and down Britain hoping to find colleges where he could perform.The rocker admits he...
By WENN on 13 June 2013
Paul Mccartney Thrilled To See Linda Onstage In Wings Concert Movie
The re-release of Wings concert movie Rockshow has brought back fond memories for Sir Paul Mccartney - because his late wife Linda plays such an important role onstage.The remastered 1980 film, which features footage from...
By WENN on 12 June 2013
Fran Healy Fears Paul Mccartney Wrath Over Broken Diet Pledge
Travis rocker Fran Healy is terrified he will incur the wrath of Sir Paul Mccartney after he broke his pledge to become a vegetarian.The Why Does It Always Rain On Me? singer was inspired to...
By WENN on 10 June 2013
Paul Sir Paul Mccartney Keen To Join Biggest Band Stunt
Sir Paul Mccartney and Hugh Cornwell are set to join 2,000 other musicians in a bid to create the U.K.'s biggest ever band.The Beatles' legend's former publicity chief Geoff Baker wants to attempt a record-breaking...
By WENN on 10 June 2013
Paul Sir Paul Mccartney Given An Hour On Late-night Show The Stephen Colbert Report
Sir Paul Mccartney is taking over comedian Stephen Colbert's U.S. Tv show next week for an hour-long interview and performance special.The 30-minute The Colbert Report will be extended for the visit on 12 June (13)....
By WENN on 05 June 2013
Bob Dylan Nominated For France's Top Honour
Bob Dylan has been nominated to receive France's top distinction.The 72-year-old singer was put forward for the Legion d'honneur to celebrate his artistic achievements by France's culture minister Aurelie Filipetti last month, and the nomination...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 June 2013
Paul Mccartney Leaves Personalized Guitar Pick At Elvis Presley's Grave
Paul McCartney visited the grave of Elvis Presley at Graceland over the weekend, leaving the legendary musician a personalized guitar pick so he "can play guitar in heaven." McCartney paid tribute to the American musician...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 28 May 2013
Paul Mccartney's Elvis Tribute
Sir Paul McCartney paid a visit to Elvis Presley's grave on Sunday (26.05.13).The Beatles legend toured Graceland mansion before stopping by the final resting place of the late musician and leaving one of his own...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 May 2013
Sir Paul Mccartney To Award Austin Mayor With Vegan City Honour
Sir Paul Mccartney has declared Austin, Texas is America's most vegan-friendly city following a nationwide study by his friends at Peta.The rocker will present city officials with Peta's Most Vegan-Friendly City in the U.S. award...
By WENN on 23 May 2013
Yoko Ono Thanks Paul Mccartney For Defending Her
Yoko Ono thinks Sir Paul McCartney is ''sweet'' for saying she didn't cause The Beatles' break up.The 80-year-old widow of John Lennon thanked his former bandmate for insisting she ''could not be blamed for anything''...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 May 2013
Paul Sir Paul Mccartney Wants Eu Animal Testing Ban To Go Worldwide
Sir Paul Mccartney has joined a campaign to end cosmetic testing on animals around the world after the practice was banned in Europe.A new law prohibiting companies from testing beauty products on animals came into...
By WENN on 14 May 2013
Sir Paul Mccartney Was Glad For Wings' 'Raw Talent'
Sir Paul McCartney was glad Wings was formed with ''raw talent'' instead of big names.The former Beatles rocker founded the band once the iconic quartet split up, and the musician was pleased he decided against...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 May 2013
Sir Paul Mccartney: Linda Endured A Lot Of S**T
Sir Paul McCartney says his late ex-wife Linda had to endure a lot of ''s**t'' during their time in Wings.The legendary rocker asked her to start the band with him, and the couple had to...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 May 2013
Sir Paul Mccartney Battles Grasshoppers In Brazil
It doesn’t even matter if you’re Sir Paul McCartney, if Brazilian grasshoppers don’t like your music they’re going to let you know about it – so was the message the feisty insects gave to Macca...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 08 May 2013
Fats Domino's Restored Piano To Go On Show On New Orleans
Fats Domino's restored white piano is to become a museum piece in his native New Orleans, Louisiana after Sir Paul Mccartney helped fund the instrument's restoration.The Steinway grand was salvaged from the star's flooded home...
By WENN on 04 May 2013
Pierce Brosnan Settles Legal Spat Over Beatles Painting
Pierce Brosnan has revealed he settled a secret legal spat with Paul Mccartney's brother over a photo he recreated as a painting for his late wife.Michael MCCartney threatened legal action against the actor after realising...
By WENN on 03 May 2013
Bruce Springsteen: 'I Thought Sir Paul Had A Right To Break Curfews'
Bruce Springsteen was amazed when concert bosses pulled the plug on his performance with Sir Paul Mccartney last year (12) as he assumed the Beatles star's knighthood gave him the right to overrun a curfew.The...
By WENN on 01 May 2013
Former Beatle Paul Mccartney Records 'Voices Against Violence' Message
Paul McCartney has lent his considerable voice to the Voices Against Violence campaign, started by Tony Bennett, his son Danny and the Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence. "We the people need to make our...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 April 2013
Sir Paul Mccartney Urges U.s. Gun Campaigners To Keep Pushing
Beatles star Sir Paul Mccartney has thrown his weight behind Tony Bennett's campaign to tighten gun laws in the U.S.The veteran musician, whose Beatles bandmate John Lennon was shot dead in New York in 1980,...
By WENN on 18 April 2013
Paul Sir Paul Mccartney Lends Support To Tony Bennett's Anti-gun Violence Campaign
Sir Paul Mccartney has added his star power to Tony Bennett's anti-gun violence campaign and called on fans to lobby U.S. representatives to push for tighter firearms laws following the tragic Newtown, Connecticut school massacre...
By WENN on 17 April 2013
Billy Joel's Daughter At Centre Of Stalking Scandal - Billy Calls On Paul Mccartney For Help
Billy Joel’s daughter Alexa Ray has been the victim of a deranged stalker, who has threatened the singer with more than 60 Facebook messages, containing elements of “pedophilia, sadistic-sexual behavior, violent physical assaults and murder.”...
By Hayley Avron in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16 April 2013
James Mccartney: 'My Dad's My Hero'
Singer/songwriter James Mccartney has grown to understand why so many people worship his father, Sir Paul Mccartney.The former Beatles star's son admits it took a "meltdown", a "spiritual epiphany" and a break from his famous...
By WENN on 15 April 2013
Billy Joel Hired Private Eye To Catch Daughter's Stalker
As reported in an exclusive on The New York Post: Billy Joel reportedly hired investigators recommended by Sir Paul McCartney to help catch his daughter's stalker.The 'Piano man' hitmaker was determined to discover who was...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 April 2013
Surprise, Surprise: Sir Paul Mccartney Tops Rich List With £680 Million Fortune
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has topped the Sunday Times list of the richest musicians with a £680 million fortune. The singer-songwriter has topped the list since 1989, when he was worth an estimated £80...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 12 April 2013
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