Sir Paul McCartney is a family man and he doesn’t want anything to interfere with his responsibility. Case in point: the musician has allegedly given up weed to set the right example for his five grandchildren.

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Macca gave up his "wild child" lifestyle for his grandchildren.

In fact, Macca hasn’t smoked in a long time. The 72-year-old former Beatle, who has five children and eight grandchildren, said he last smoked "a long time ago" and now prefers a glass of wine or a "nice margarita".

"I don't do that any more. Why? The truth is I don't really want to set an example to my kids and grandkids. It's now a parent thing," he told the Daily Mirror.

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"Back then I was just some guy around London having a ball, and the kids were little so I'd just try and keep it out of their faces.”

It wasn’t long though, until that strategy stopped working altogether.

"Instead of smoking a spliff I'll now have a glass of wine or a nice margarita. The last time I smoked was a long time ago."

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It’s been 35 years since his Japanese incident. In January 1980 he was famously arrested in Japan after customs officials discovered half a pound (225g) of marijuana in his luggage. He spent 10 nights in a Japanese prison before being released without charge and deported. If there was ever a cautionary tale against recreational drug use...