Comment by BeatleBob on June 17, 2017 at 1:25pm

You Say It's Your Birthday. It's Paul's Birthday, Too, Yeah! Happy 75th Birthday Paul  :-)
It might seem like just yesterday that 22-year-old Paul McCartney and his bandmates in the Beatles took their first bows on The Ed Sullivan Show, but that was 53 years ago. On June 18, McCartney turns 75. With his One on One world tour continuing through October, and the Beatles' 50-year-old Sgt. Pepper's album hitting No. 3 on the Billboard album charts this week, plus a fun cameo appearance in the new movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, McCartney has much to celebrate. And a Happy Father's Day to Paul too! Proud Father of Heather, Mary, Stella, James, and Beatrice. And he is stepfather to his third wife Nancy's son, Arlen.
Well, Sir James Paul McCartney, you should not be ignored on a such a momentous occasion. Here's a look at Just "some" other milestone moments:
It's been nearly 60 years since McCartney met John Lennon at a church picnic in Liverpool on July 6, 1957. He may be known for his bass guitar playing, but McCartney's first instrument was a trumpet, a gift from his dad for his 14th birthday. He preferred being able to sing while playing music, so he traded it for a guitar. Early in the Beatles' career (when they were known as the Silver Beatles), the band toured Scotland, and McCartney used the pseudonym Paul Ramon. He got credit on a Steve Miller song under that name, too. It later became the inspiration for the Ramones' band name. A well-known vegetarian and a champion of animal rights, McCartney was inspired to take up the cause by the 1942 Disney film Bambi. (But he's no vegan. McCartney loves his cheese, specifically cheddar, goat cheese, feta and Boursin.)

Comment by BeatleBob on June 17, 2017 at 1:25pm

With beloved wife Linda, McCartney made an appearance in a classic episode of The Simpsons, "Lisa the Vegetarian," in which Lisa gives up meat. But the couple agreed to lend their voices only if Lisa remained a vegetarian for the rest of the series. The writers agreed to make the character change permanent — an extremely rare circumstance for the show. McCartney shares his status as a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) with all his Beatles mates. But he's the only one from the group who went on to be knighted, receiving the title in 1997. His formal name is Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE. He's got 18 Grammys, an Oscar, an honorary doctor of music degree from Yale and the Gershwin Prize. But his most interesting honor might be as the namesake of planet 4148 — McCartney. There are also planets named after the other three Beatles members. McCartney's solo "Yesterday" is one of the most-covered songs in music history, with over 2,200 versions. In 2012 the BBC reported that the song earned the largest royalty payments in history — 19.5 million pounds. McCartney has been painting seriously since 1982 but did not share his work publicly until the late 1990s. He is also a patron of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Paul McCartney is a five-time recipient of the British Ivor Novello Award and is considered to be one of the most successful composers and interpreters in the field of pop music, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. He has sold over one hundred million singles and celebrated 60 gold records. His hometown of Liverpool appointed him an honorary citizen, while the Royal College of Music made him an honorary member. He's most often depicted on the world's biggest stages with a bass in his hand. However, while he may always be seen as an ex-Beatle to many, McCartney's career didn't stop when he left the band. The British musician has published over 20 solo albums, written classical music and even given a concert in the White House. A two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has has written or co-written 32 number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
Will he still be on stage at 80? "Unimaginable," he told the US magazine Rolling Stone last year.

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