Talk:Paul McCartney

The Beatles

Why is their nothing about the Beatles on this page? I understand that they have their own page but The Beatles were his launching pad and his most famous band.--72.16.114.224 23:04, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

I hope if this page is ever archived that we can leave this comment standing - it still cracks me up. Tvoz |talk 22:37, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

LOLLOLLOL! I'd missed this one! Deffo-should be left standin in BOLD Forever! Vera, Chuck & Dave 22:50, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

"Recreational drug use"

This section contains the sentence "Public figures called for McCartney to be tried by a jury for drug-smuggling." Can we clarify this, as - perhaps suprisingly - there are no juries in the Japanese criminal system. Does the author mean that there was some dispute over whether Japanese law was fair in this sense, or has the author simply added "by a jury" without realising that this would have been an impossibility? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.111.75.56 (talk) 21:56, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

It was a reference from a book, so I took out the jury reference. Well-spotted.--andreasegde (talk) 14:56, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism

This is an example of vandalism isn't it. 'One of McCartney's first girlfriends was called Layla, whom McCartney remembered as having an unusual name in Liverpool at the time. Layla was slightly older than McCartney and used to ask him to baby-sit with her, which was a code word for sex.'. I won't remove it myself as I don't know for sure - AresAndEnyo (talk) 17:55, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

What makes you think it's vandalism? I presume it's taken from Miles's Many Years From Now, as is the sentence following those two, but I don't have the book to hand so I can't say for sure. Pawnkingthree (talk) 18:05, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

It was taken from Miles' book, by yours truly. I'll repeat the reference.--andreasegde (talk) 14:56, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

I've done it, but 10 points go to AresAndEnyo, because it did look like vandalism, and the name of the girl mysteriously changes to various other ones from time to time (old Romeo Macca must have put it about a bit... :).--andreasegde (talk) 15:00, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

2000s

The section on 2000s is getting bloated. It appears that editors are starting to put in a paragraph about every concert that Paul McCartney takes part in. I think this section needs some serious trimming, any other thoughts? Jons63 (talk) 05:03, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah I agree, it's a perfect example of recentism. We already have a separate article on McCartney's solo career; most of that concert info could go there. Pawnkingthree (talk) 08:38, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I kind of agree too, even though I've done it - I do think the NY Shea Stadium concert should stay because of the symmetry to the 1965 Beatles concert opening and closing the stadium as a music venue (in the US it was a big deal) - but the section could probably use some trimming. Tvoz/talk 23:48, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

It should be chopped out if it's in Paul McCartney (solo), which is close to GA status, if anyone wants to take it there.--andreasegde (talk) 05:10, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Bot report : Found duplicate references !

In the last revision I edited, I found duplicate named references, i.e. references sharing the same name, but not having the same content. Please check them, as I am not able to fix them automatically :)

• "”TheBeatlesAnthologyDVD”" :
  • ”The Beatles Anthology” DVD 2003 (Episode 6 - 0:29:11) McCartney talking about “The Family Way”.
  • ”The Beatles Anthology” DVD 2003 (Episode 1: 43:51) McCartney talking about sex and strippers in Hamburg.
  • ”The Beatles Anthology” DVD 2003 (Episode 6 - 1:06:18) Harrison talking about the trip to Greece to buy an island.
  • ”The Beatles Anthology” DVD 2003 (Episode 1: 44:28) Starr and Harrison talking about Preludins in Hamburg.
  • ”The Beatles Anthology” DVD 2003 (Episode 6 - 0:29:21) McCartney talking about the Ivor Novello Award.

DumZiBoT (talk) 07:51, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Fixed.--andreasegde (talk) 11:31, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Quick note on Quebec concert

There needs to be more accurate stats on his show in Québec City. Estimates say 250 000 people that could be filmed with the helicopter but it excludes a large portion of the crowd that was sitting rather than standing and therfore out of reach of light. I've heard Radio Estimate calling up to 85 000 people filling in the dark. Need to add the (atleast) 10 000 people from lévis and the couple thousands that were at the Parliament/behind the site and Higher on the plains and in other nearby parks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.83.156.117 (talk) 21:51, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Find reliable sources, cite them in the article, then you can make changes. Ward3001 (talk) 23:51, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Heyjudesample.ogg

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External link suggestion: 1989 recorded interview

As an editor at Crawdaddy!, and to comply with COI guidelines, I am not posting the link to this 1989 recorded interview with Paul McCartney. However, I would like to recommend it on its merits and relevance, and hope that an editor will find the time to check out the interview and—if he or she sees fit—post it to the external links section of this page. I appreciate your time. Crawdaddy! [1]
Mike harkin (talk) 22:29, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Picture, performance in 2008

I think that this picture is one of the best pictures we have in WP for McCartney. It's a good depiction of McCartney with his band, of the special atmosphere of the performance, and adds significantly to the visuality of the article. I've put it in the center in appropriate width. Thoughts? Noon (talk) 15:14, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

The thumbnail format exists for a reason. If readers want to see the full size, they can click on the image. just64helpin (talk) 22:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

Nancy Shevell

I question the inclusion of this section in the article - they're "dating", fine. Do we include a section on anyone he dates? Do we have verifiable sourcing that this is a "relationship"? Also, this is not the place for a bio of Shevell: if she is notable enough - and I don't know that she is - then set up a separate article for her. But her bio details do not belong here, even though they are sourced and I removed them. Finally, the entry was poorly worded, ungrammatical, and unevenly cited. I think the section should be removed completely pending something more significant about a relationship. Tvoz/talk 06:14, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

There is no reason to have an article on Shevell herself. The relevant policy, WP:ONEVENT, suggests that a summary of information on such an individual would be appropriate in the main topic article. Specifically, three paragraphs does not seem to be "information ... so large that this would make the article unwieldy", and it definitely is not the case that "sources have written primarily about the person" in a different context. Bongomatic (talk) 06:25, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

No - this redirect has to be discussed. Start a discussion on Talk: Nancy Shevell or propose a merge/delete. DOn't just do it. Tvoz/talk 07:00, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Good advice which I have taken. However, please don't revert the changes to Nancy Shevell again. The information on her in this article is less than the information on other romantic interests--even those with main articles about them. Bongomatic (talk) 07:19, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

Football?

It is not notable that McCartney is a football fan. That would seem to be true of a lot of people in England, and a few more in Europe... I suggest that section be deleted. — John Cardinal (talk) 04:15, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Benefit concert April 4th, 2009, New York City

Not yet official, but: April 4th 2009 Paul will give a benefit concert for the David Lynch Foundation and in memoriam Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Location: New York City. --Josha52 (talk) 11:16, 23 November 2008 (UTC)