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- inactive, on 12/14/2008, -4/+95John Lennon is rolling in his grave.
- Blinker1315, on 12/14/2008, -5/+73The only political bone McCartney had in his body when the Beatles were together was how to further the group's rise. He wasn't interested in politics, unless it could help him. That's not a criticism; McCartney was a seminal figure of that time, wrote dozens of enduring songs, but he wasn't political. He's a complete revisionist and it's not becoming at all.
- inactive, on 12/14/2008, -4/+64Pretty sure there's at least some truth to it, but I doubt things happened quite the way Paul "remembers" them. Must be nice to be alive long enough to play the revisionist historian.
- CyrusG, on 12/14/2008, -1/+58After hearing the following interview, it doesn't seem like John Lennon needed to be persuaded about the Vietnam war.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmR0V6s3NKk - Kriztov, on 12/15/2008, -2/+49Its easy to make claims like that when the John Lennon is too dead to object.
- benologist, on 12/15/2008, -1/+46We do it every day just on a much smaller scale.... ex girlfriends get hotter, the fish we catch get bigger, the number of women who've just randomly walked up and started sucking our dicks gets higher than 0 etc. And last night none of us were on digg, we were all off having orgies with cheerleader squads.
- BullHunter, on 12/14/2008, -7/+42I'm not sure if any of The Beatles remember much from the sixties or the seventies. They did test out a few substances
- Andy.D, on 12/15/2008, -6/+33I think McCartney's ***** is easy to dismiss. Look at their immediate post-Beatles history. Lennon was vehemently anti-war, and was an active protester. McCartney wrote silly little love songs.
- inactive, on 12/14/2008, -3/+29Interesting if true.
- liquisoft, on 12/15/2008, -0/+25For some reason I am inclined to believe that Ringo was the mastermind behind everything.
- shanesemler, on 12/14/2008, -23/+44He's a tool.
- mercurywaxing, on 12/15/2008, -0/+20I'll say it: Who cares. I don't care who went political, who didn't. Likewise, I don't care if Dylan was mean to Joan Baez, I don't care how much input Eno had in the Talking Heads. They made great music, that is all that matters.
- VenDrake, on 12/15/2008, -1/+21His ashes are creating a tornado somewhere?
- ByronT, on 12/15/2008, -2/+22No, the Beatles are good because of the Beatles. Some of John's solo stuff is just cheesy, just like Paul's. But when they were together at least they could tell each other what sounded *****.
- AManWithNoName, on 12/15/2008, -2/+21I really doubt it's true. Paul, while definitely a man to be respected, is the Beatle who I'd place most likely to lie about the others for some kind of profit. Besides that, he's proven as of late that he's craving the spotlight, and this just reeks of attention whoring. Granted, it could just be my bias (I've always liked Lennon's work more than McCartney's), but I really think something's fishy with this whole claim.
- akchrs, on 12/15/2008, -1/+18....he was cremated.
- PolicePeople, on 12/15/2008, -0/+17Except, in all likelihood, it isn't.
- JoeF8577, on 12/15/2008, -0/+16Almost 40 years now, the words still ring true today.
- Psamtik, on 12/15/2008, -0/+16Depends on which one. Heroin will definitely check you out of the world but LSD just floods you with it.
- brickbat, on 12/15/2008, -2/+17I guess its just a coincidence he is saying this now rather than maybe THIRTY YEARS AGO when Lennon could call him on it.
- T8erT0T, on 12/15/2008, -0/+15And the world forgets George.
- Natnie, on 12/15/2008, -1/+15I'll take "Tomorrow Never Knows" over "Crank That", thanks.
- weoh, on 12/15/2008, -3/+17Let it be
- derektherock42, on 12/15/2008, -1/+15Somebody like you who knows nothing about the Beatles is the kind of person who would call them a 'singles band'.
- inactive, on 12/15/2008, -5/+19paul's old, and he's trying to shape his legacy. this is not it. people will remember john as the political one. and they'll remember paul as the maybe too responsible one who actually wrote and sang most of the sings.
- Locke23, on 12/15/2008, -0/+14Great interview, but the animation blew my mind.
- scratend0788, on 12/15/2008, -0/+13thanks, nicest thing ive seen all day.
beautiful animation. - pinchduck, on 12/15/2008, -1/+14*****. Ringo was there for comic relief. Harrison to provide some some musically artistic integrity. John was the social conscience. Paul wrote the crazy pop hooks that no one could match. Stick with that, Paul, don't get greedy.
- DjOverEZ, on 12/15/2008, -0/+12Yeah, rolling a joint probably.
- Kerrigore, on 12/15/2008, -1/+13Oh, come on. His "History of Western Philosophy" is always good for a few laughs. Plus there's that whole "helped found analytic philosophy" and "co-wrote the Principia Mathematica" thing.
Mostly, though, he's the author of one of my favorite quotes regarding religion:
"Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This is, of course, a mistake. If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot revolving about the sun in an elliptical orbit, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion provided I were careful to add that the teapot is too small to be revealed even by our most powerful telescopes. But if I were to go on to say that, since my assertion cannot be disproved, it is intolerable presumption on the part of human reason to doubt it, I should rightly be thought to be talking nonsense. If, however, the existence of such a teapot were affirmed in ancient books, taught as the sacred truth every Sunday, and instilled into the minds of children at school, hesitation to believe in its existence would become a mark of eccentricity and entitle the doubter to the attentions of the psychiatrist in an enlightened age or of the Inquisitor in an earlier time."
Wikiquotes has an interesting selection of quotes by Russell:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell - schavira, on 12/15/2008, -0/+12Thank you, once again, for attacking a common idiom by interpreting it literally
- inactive, on 12/15/2008, -3/+15Paul McCartney is exploiting the very band that made him famous for a couple of reasons.
1. He's a dick. Sure he's an incredibly talented musician - but being an incredibly talented musician doesn't necessarily make it alright to be a dick.
2. He's trying to get back the money that Heather took from him when they divorced. Why did his wife leave him? See reason number #1. - schavira, on 12/15/2008, -0/+12That, and she's a gold digger (if anybody references Kanye West they will be shot)
- toshimonkey, on 12/15/2008, -1/+12What is interesting is how he doesn't mention this until the rest of em are dead.
- rayfiend, on 12/15/2008, -1/+12A solo Paul, after the Beatles break-up, did "Give Ireland Back to the Irish". in response to Bloody Sunday which registers, to me , as political.
John wrote philosophical pieces like "Give Peace a Chance" and "Woman is the ***** of the World", while Paul seemed more focused on individual political issues and events. - BrewBeau, on 12/15/2008, -2/+12Yes, we need a televangelist who has all the answers and dupes old people out of our money to tell us what to do.
By the way, since art has been recorded, it has always contained political opinions, satire, and reflections of society and culture. Otherwise, all songs would be instrumental or at least without words. - 68024, on 12/15/2008, -0/+10And great sings they were! Especially when Paul and John were songing them together.
- georgemason01, on 12/15/2008, -4/+14This fake Paul McCartney is a Vatican agent.
- ByronT, on 12/15/2008, -13/+23Why all the hate against Paul McCartney? Seriously, ***** off.
- rolf, on 12/15/2008, -0/+10I often get into arguments with my family over how things happened in our remembrances of some things. It's not that they're lying or I'm lying - we're human and don't know everything that goes on, so sometimes we are the cause of something when we simply aren't. Or to a much lesser degree than we thought because of natural human self-importance.
- wastelander, on 12/15/2008, -0/+9sifting then
- Natnie, on 12/15/2008, -4/+13I hate to admit it, but ever since I saw him in concert 6 months ago, I've totally ignored the fact he's a wanker sometimes. He's a friggin' Beatle, and that makes him a god in my mind.
- Humpasaur, on 12/15/2008, -4/+13I wonder if Paul has any plans to piss on John's grave, too?
- bhavinp, on 12/15/2008, -0/+8Not a big fan of Rage Against The Machine I presume.
- 4321234, on 12/15/2008, -1/+9Here's another clue for you all,
the walrus was Paul. - jordanlgta, on 12/15/2008, -2/+9Wait...so McCartney was responsible for the invasion of Iraq?????
- Dagreenman, on 12/15/2008, -6/+13they were high as *****, so for all we know it could have been a flying walrus he THOUGHT was Bertrand Russel.
- dhodge1, on 12/15/2008, -1/+8seriously, i love the beatles and i've never understood why so many people hate on paul mccartney. they were both great musicians and did more in a few years than most of us will probably do in our whole lives.
also, @ pantone287, saying paul was only along for the ride is like saying ringo did most of the work...bitch please! -
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