Paul McCartney Explains Life Magazine Controversy to Mary McCartney - Rare Wingspan Extra 2001
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- In 2001 the TV documentary 'Wingspan' was released, which gave an overview of Paul's early solo career and his adventures with Wings.
In this clip which was an extra on the DVD, Paul tells Mary McCartney about an encounter with a photographer in 1969.
Enjoy! - Hudba
If I was a super star with a picture of me throwing a bucket after a paparazzi I'd buy that photo and use it for my next record cover.
Singular: a paparazzo... Plural: two paparazzi...
Tagline: Paul is Dead! He Kicked the Bucket! (Threw it, actually, but let's not quibble, we're here to sell magazines...) 🙄🙄
@@random22026 paul is based you mean
@@solidsalt3412 Nope! I was just joking. Here's what I was referring to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead
That little musical whistle riff Paul did, will be a hit next week.
I would love to see the photo of Paul chucking the bucket at that photographer!
It's amazing to think that there was a point in time when you could walk up, knock on the door, and ask Paul McCartney if you could take a photo of him
Sort of. They really went out of their way to trek down to Paul's place at the time, it was a "reclusive" time, hence Paul being pissed off at someone tracking him down.
Please today you need fan surveillance devices, for the estate. George was attacked on his estate. John Lennon was shot in New York at his front door. Has mass shootings going on everywhere in the US. It’s a one of these. He goes down and does concerts anymore. God bless him.
Yes, and it’s more amazing still to realize that there was a point in time when you could walk up to EMI Recording Studios (later Abbey Road Studios), knock on THAT door and ask for anyone! I’m a great Laurel & Hardy fan, and it blows my mind that Stan Laurel kept his name, address and phone number in the white pages all of his life, frequently having fans who were utter strangers in for visits. I doubt he’d do so today.
@ronin Indeed.
Janis Joplin's address and phone number were in the San Francisco phone book up until the time she died. She never applied to have it unlisted after she became famous.
I live about 30 miles south of the general area of Hollywood where all the studios are located. I ran into Jack Lemon in a quiet italian restaurant having lunch with his manager, quite the friendly chap who came over and talked to us after finishing lunch. Also ran into New Yorker David Byrne walking on the street, seems nobody else knew who he was; he was in town to finish up some negotiations and rehearsing for a new project.
I met Paul and Linda at Billboard Magazine at 9000 Sunset in LA. They were absolutely charming. My uncle Peter Heine was director of advertising for Billboard Magazine. Paul and Linda came to his office at 9000 Sunset in LA to sign the advertising agreement for Wings first album. The album had the Live and Let Die soundtrack on it for the new 007 movie. The year was 1972.
I was 13 years old. Peter had to go down the hall and make some changes to the contract so I was left alone with Paul and Linda in the southern conference room. I said to Paul "I can't believe it's you and you're actually here." Paul replied "everybody has to be somewhere."
I asked Linda " Are you related to Eastman Kodak?"She said "No everybody always asks that."
I said "Oh I'm sorry." Linda said "And then they apologize." I said "Okay let's just enjoy each other's company and look out the window." We were standing on the top floor of 9000 Sunset and you could see a great deal of LA looking South. I said "Oh my God it's like somebody went completely crazy with concrete and asphalt as far as the eye can see."
Paul chimed in "Completely crazy with concrete and asphalt." Linda said "It is like an ocean of concrete and asphalt as far as you can see with islands of big buildings sticking up out of it." We laughed and looked out the window and commented on the bizarre spectacle that is LA. We enjoyed each other's company for about 15 minutes and my uncle returned with the contract. Paul signed the contract everybody said thank you and goodbye and Paul and Linda headed for the elevator. Paul and Linda were an elegant couple their manners and grace set me at ease. Later that day on the way home Peter asked me what I thought of Paul and Linda. I said "They seem like regular people to me." Peter said "They are regular people with exceptional jobs." Thank you Paul I haven't forgotten. Take care and be well.
Thank you so much for this absolutely wonderful account of your meeting with Paul and Linda! The wealth of detail you give here is so appreciated. What an amazing moment for you! Thanks again.
@@GrantTarredus Paul said he was really excited to have the album.
I asked him why? He said he needed the work. I asked him why? He said he needed the money. I said but you're a Beatle. Paul said "that was in the sixties" and the way he said it was as if he was talking about a part he had it in a sitcom a decade ago. Paul told me that living as a Beatle was expensive. That no matter who you are money has a way of running in one side of your life and out the other. The royalties from his publishing wouldn't kick in for some time. Paul had to stay relevant.
My uncle Peter told me that Paul
was working as an A&R man for Capitol Records. This really changed my perspective. There was a time when the Beatles were over. Paul had to work to stay relevant. That's why Paul and Linda were so happy with their success outside of the Beatles. Paul McCartney is one of the most personable human beings I have ever met. A year later he sent me the 1973 McCartney family calendar through my Uncle Peter Heine at Billboard Magazine with a special hello from Paul McCartney. Paul is the kind of guy who remembers a thirteen-year-old kid. He truly is a gentleman. I got to hang out with Elton John at the Performing Artist of the Year Awards in 1974. Elton John was also excellent company and so were Allen and Mariland Bergemann- they wrote The Way We Were for Barbra Streisand. I didn't realize how lucky I was to meet these people. Peter was always taking me to parties in Los Angeles. People I had seen on The Tonight Show attended the parties. I just thought the world was a very small place. Now that I'm older I look back and laugh at it because it really was exceptional. Take care and be well.
@@ericheine2414 Eric, thank you again for all of this! It’s a plain fact that we’re all human beings, even the most famous and wealthy of us, and equally subject to blowing through our money. I really do appreciate hearing every bit of this. My best to you always!
@@GrantTarredus I also think it's important that people really know that Paul McCartney is truly a nice guy. It's not an act. He is polite considerate and thoughtful and that's how he conducts himself.
He talked to me and spoke to me just as if I was a grown up.
Totally honest and totally open-
"Regular people with Incredible jobs."
My father said that when you meet somebody they become a person.
In 1971 I went with my Uncle Peter to David Geffen's house in the Hollywood Hills. He was having a party to celebrate the opening of Asylum Records. My uncle said "bring your swimsuit and a towel."
There was valet parking, the event was catered, and there were famous people everywhere. I spent the afternoon in a beautiful swimming pool with waterfalls and rocks, and large rubber fish that were held at different depths by monofilament lines attached to weights. My Uncle worked for Warner Brothers music before he went to work for Billboard Magazine -1965 New York. He got the gig with Billboard in California at 9000 Sunset for the majority of the 70s. David Geffen had also had worked for Warner Brothers music and this made them Kindred Spirits. David would buy advertising from my Uncle at Billboard. David Geffen was also a complete gentleman. I thanked him for lunch and the swim. I was fortunate I got to see the shiny side of LA- the advertising side- radio programming conferences at the Century Plaza Hotel. I also worked in a recording studio growing up and I got to see the not so successful side of the music industry. Take care and be well..
Eric- did you know Rodney Bingenhimer?
It's great Mary is doing this because she's getting so much more, true unadulterated responses from Paul than just about anyone on the face of the world could ever get. Musical history benefits tremendously from understanding the inner workings of his mind and the stories/leadup to his artistic creations. Much thanks Mary and Paul!
This interview is 22 years old.
at the end, that was Paul writing a new song
Lovely Mary. True class. A wonderful daughter, as are all of their daughters. NOT forgetting James who is a great musician and humble person.
*Exceptional parenting* during hugely demanding times in all their lives.
The last time I read Paul’s account of this: not a ‘normal’ family in the sense -Paul was depressed, would start drinking after waking up,
There was the knock at the door, the drunken bucket throw, the photographers fleeing down the road and LINDA talking Paul down, and going after the photographers down the road and getting them to agree to rip up the ‘bucket’ photos, in exchange for giving the LIFE magazine people proper photos and an exclusive interview.
Mary McCartney is as beautiful as her mum and as gorgeous as her dad! Win/win!
Her dad is actually Dudley Moore, everyone in London knows
...maybe it would have been the front cover to his next album: "A Bucket Full Of Hits"
Lmao
Fantastic Clip for The Beatles Fans.........about The Legend Sir Paul McCartney........loved it............
Thank you so much..... Clark Kent for such a wonderful job.....take good care .......all the BEST!
Thanks Paul for putting up with all the stupid stuff( how can I sum it up, I don't know the half of it really)..but thank you for making my life so much better.
I use to walk around as a lonely kid singing every word of every song to lift my spirits as I was bullied..a northern lad in a southern school..helped me keep me accent too ☺ ✌.
Rem.." why do you sing with American accents"..NY airport interview..lol.
Class glass grass carrot castle.
You kept me warm inside Paul.
Almost ran away like she's leaving home.
Could never afford the albums so had to borrow relatives ones when I could.
Then I had to hold them sounds in me head....I can do it right now...hear the sound of you all singing inside my head.
Thanks Paul for being such a great guy.
You will never know how much you mean to everyone out here.
But Thank you from the bottom of my ♥ heart.
He wont read this
His a copy of the original!
hey this is lovely, you have a good heart
Stop worshiping faked gods!
I should think that there is a code of honour among photographers who pursue celebrities that they don’t burn their bridges with their subjects. And someone working for Life would be such a pro.
You think that was a photographer being a "pro", do you??? He went onto private property uninvited, ignored the owner's specific request, then blackmailed him. Yeah, what a "pro"!
@@philsurtees If I saw two men approaching my secluded remote location while I had a wife and small children to protect they'd be lucky to only get a bucket, there might be a corner of Kintyre that would be forever Fleet St, what were they thinking?
@@callithowiseeit5806 🤣🤣
It says something about that photographer that the "bucket toss" photo has never been leaked. A hint of honor there, I think.
Diana
There is footage that exists of someone visiting the farm in Scotland, trying to videotape Paul around this time (fall of 1969 with facial hair growing in), wherein Paul quickly passes by and said “Don’t try filming or you might get trouble” - were those Life reporters or is that unrelated footage?
Paul showed a lot of class.
Coping with a celebrity status can be a full time job for top celebrities.
Paul has proven over time to master his habilité in doing so.
What an absolute legend
Mary is so beautiful ❤️
Well the context was the story they went looking for him for was the Paul is Dead story that broke then in the fall of 69. The cover story was about that. "Paul is still with us"
Exactly, Paul has little memory hole here lol
Paul didn't kick the bucket🪣......he THREW IT!!!
@@gvgv3515 yeah and he bought the farm.
not
I mean not really the story is fine without the extra context
Actually that would be a cool photo. Paul throwing a bucket to the camera guy 😂 just like a rockstar
Now I want to see that bucket picture.
Very nice, and very well said.
Gotta hand it to that photographer not releasing that picture.
Paul should buy the photo and put it on the cover of his next release.
What on Earth is wrong with you people???
I believe Paul gave him the story in exchange for the bucket photo. He didn’t have it to release.
Is that photo published? Curious to see it.
Mary Asks Dad about
Cambletown Scottish Farm♥️💖🌟💕
Same noise and she had the smile of his mother
I guarantee you that that photo still exists, and that sooner or later it will be published somewhere.
Nope. The photographer handed Paul the film from his camera & Paul ripped it up or burned it.
It was a day in the life, so just let it be uncle Albert.
interviewer is GORGEOUS!!!!!!
I'd love to see that photo of him throwing the bucket lol
These days that picture would've went viral.
Let me understand! A photographer asks PM for a picture. PM says no, go away! The photographer stays on porch and when PM opens door photographer snaps a picture against PM wishes! PM gets mad and throws a bucket at him. Photographer gets picture of bucket.
PM worries HE will get sued agrees to have photo taken.
I had to have missed something.
You forgot that paparazzi are heartless and suing someone for that is definitely something most would do
Life in the sixties I suppose.
throwing an object at someone is assault. IN the 60s, there wasn't laws against simply taking a photo of someone.
@@thefantasyreview8709 wah wah
I love his accent, best accent in the world lol but I'm biased.
Isn't it actually best in the weld?
@@dirtylemon3379 weld?
@@dirtylemon3379 whereld lol
@@paulnolan4971 Nice.
Who is her mom? Billy referred to Linda as Linda and not 'mom' or 'your mom'..
I thought Paul was condescending when Ozzie was more genuine in the ( hello darling )interview .I was surprised
Coming soon to a Denny's near you......Sir Paul McCartney. "How would you like your eggs, Paul?" "I am the Eggman, you are the Eggmen, I am the Walrus...goo goo gajoob!"
She's very attractive
She has her mother's face, but pretty not plain like Linda.
The tabloids today would definitely have published that bucket throwing shot, whatever Paul wanted. They're more shameless.
thx for that insight, mark
Paul took the film from him in exchange for a story.
There's pic of Keith Richards hitting a guy with a guitar and it didn't hurt his rep at all.
Why is Paul always touching his face or nose with his finger?
No good weed in Scotland , angry feeling macca s pain
Paul McCartney is probably the most photographed person in history.
2nd only to Diana.
Bob Dylan is more pictured than paul
@@wintergarden7539 I doubt it.
@@ThomasDeLello I'd love to know though.
I dont think so-----paul did in fact die in the sixties! his replacement is very good, though the german authorities made him pay for his mistake in hamburg!
So, you've got to be nice to trespassers. Stardom.
Photographers like to set you up for the action shot.
I would LOVE a picture of Paul throwing a bucket at me.
never knew paul was a priest
Maybe if he was in a swimming pool with the other Beatles he would have consented to a photo. Oh. wait... he did.
Publicity shots are different you have given your consent. Paparazzi type shots that Paul is talking about is not.
The days before mobile phones..
Notice that Paul is deciding that he has discovered that the photographer is a “regular guy,” and never addresses the truth that he was initially not being a regular guy himself, and failed to realize that the level of fame that Paul had achieved with his three friends previous to that time came with a set of regular payments to the public that had given him that fame. Paul never says, ‘initially I acted like a real jerk and then I realized that all this guy wanted was a picture and it wasn’t going to hurt me in any way.’ It is not about Paul’s shortcomings.
Celebrities have to be really careful.
Mary Shears
I’ve been reading about The Beatles life during the height of their fame & to be honest, it doesn’t seem that great. It must have been so pressurised & claustrophobic !!
What's it like being the father of Mary McCartney?
AND the replacement for the real Paul MCartney (9/11/66), but also her real father.
Shows you... no matter how much money or meat you don't eat. Goodbye Linda...he was so good to her. But he had the money to get over her quickly
Jesus christ mate
@Solid Salt That's life. I have cancer I'm 41...I don't have any of the resources he has. Paul is always performing, he knows no life without a camera. He should be studied, their frame of mind thru all of it. Linda Eastman was a rich Jew from America. She didn't have to struggle, she paid her way to the top but it shows...money can not save you, nor being a vegetarian!
@@paudsmcmack3117 oh I see. So you're just salty about the cancer and trying to find an outlet. It sucks that you have to go through that but that doesn't justify attacking a dead person for being a vegetarian or a jew. Seriously, how am I supposed to feel bad for you when you're anti semitic, and when you criticise someone for not having the same diet as you? Besides, paul said they were vegetarian because of companssion, not health, so your criticism isn't even valid.
Get a grip and stop being such a toxic person. Cancer isn't an excuse to make fun of someone who died of similar circumstances
Come on now.
Here they are deciding whose finger has the booger: 1:37
Billy shears
Good job Paul! It must be hell harassed all the time.
Really, could Paul McCartney be any cooler? I think not.
You’d think the paparazzi would respect the GOAT of music. But nooooo. 😮
Sorry that Paul had to put up w intruders on his property. I hope he hit them w that bucket.
😄
Watch the end. Paul's totally ADHD. 😁
He isn't telling you the complete truth
I'm sure you know more than him Mr George Schemesl
@@hikikomori_3708 no, but I have been a fan of his for over 50 years and have read enough credible books to know what happened. Right now I am reading the book The McCartney Legacy which is a well researched book, and they also write about this particular story. Paul likes to make himself look good in the eyes of the public. He always has. So he doesn't always tell the truth.
Okay, can you enlighten us?
@@hikikomori_3708 the reason why the reporter and photographer went to his farm was to interview him for his reaction to the whole "Paul is Dead" rumors. Paul saw them and threw a bucket of slop at them and started running towards them as the photographer was taking pictures. He punched the photographer. So the two left Paul's property. As they were walking down the hill to get to their car, Paul, realizing what he did, jumped into his Land Rover and caught up with them. He apologized to them and said he would grant an interview with them if they handed over the film from the camera to him. In exchange, he would have Linda take pictures and have them sent to their office at Life Magazine. They agreed.
There is more to the story, but that's the jist of it.
@@TheSchemel I'll verify this. Although in Paul's defence I think he pretty much gave an accurate (or: accurate enough) summary of the ordeal.
She’s very bad! Terrible journalist ! He’s the best 🥰
It's his daughter though. She gets a pass.
I know she’s his daughter but she wasn’t prepared for such an important event!
she's so beautiful.