Paul McCartney Bio

Paul McCartney is a British singer and song writer, he has also been known to experiment in other forms of art such as painting and poetry. McCartney was born on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool, England. He grew up there with his father, James McCartney, mother, Mary McCartney, and his younger brother and sister.
When Paul McCartney was a child, his mother, Mary McCartney, would read him poems and sparked the young rock star’s interest in poetry and writing. McCartney was also fond of crossword puzzles which increased his vocabulary significantly. Unfortunately however, when McCartney was only fourteen years old, his mother had passed away due to breast cancer back in October of 1956.
Paul McCartney met the young John Lennon in 1957. The duo banded together to form a band which eventually became known as the Beatles. About a year later, Lennon’s mother was hit by a police car which resulted in her death. McCartney was able to relate to dealing with the death of a mother which only brought the boys closer together.
Both Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the main songwriters for the Beatles. Paul McCartney had touched poetry a little bit which led to the creation of a few songs recorded by the group. The song “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” was originally a poem created out of humor by McCartney. As far as actual songwriting goes, McCartney was the writer for the more “hardcore” sounding songs recorded by the Beatles. The Beatles eventually broke up in 1970, and Paul McCartney chose to pursue a solo career where he released two albums, one that year and another the following year. It was also during the 1970’s where Paul McCartney had been inspired to also become a painter.
McCartney married a woman by the name of Linda Eastman. She was an American photographer and also musician. Tragically, the former wife of Paul McCartney died of cancer in 1998. Just one year after McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his “services to music.”
As respected as McCartney is, he also has lived with his own vices. McCartney was introduced to Marijuana along with the other Beatles by fellow rock star Bob Dylan. Marijuana related criteria became more prevalent in the lyrics of the Beatles. The consumption of cannabis became regular to McCartney. McCartney has been arrested on multiple occasions due to possession.
Following the murder of John Lennon back in 1980, news media had asked McCartney his feelings about the incident to which he replied that it was a “drag.” McCartney was highly criticized for his seemingly dry response over the death of his friend and former band mate. Paul McCartney stated that he meant every melancholic sound of his statement. However, when McCartney was quoted in print, his words seemed much less caring than actually intended.
Despite the loss of close friends and family, McCartney’s music career as a singer as well as a songwriter, is still highly respected. McCartney is arguably one of the most commercially successful music artists of all time.