Sir Paul McCartney
- Profession: Musician
- Place/Date of Birth: Liverpool , 18 June 2020
- Associated with: Heather Mills, Stella McCartney
The couple partied with their guests until 2am, before watching a massive fireworks display from a boat; then boarding a helicopter which was waiting to whisk them away to a secret honeymoon destination. Macca’s family were all in attendance including daughter Stella who is reportedly against the marriage. Whatever she is secretly feeling, she gave her blessing publicly by attending on the day.
Heather Mills designed her own dress (Its not like Stella would do it!!), a ?5000 cream lace fitted dress, the couple released only one picture of their day, they turned down a ?1.5million pay cheque for coverage of the wedding. With 300 family and friends gathered to watch the lavish nuptials, Ringo Starr, Chrissie Hynde, Twiggy, Eric Clapton, Sir George Martin, tennis star Monica Seles and Jools Holland were the few celebrities that attended.
When it became public knowledge that she was dating Sir Paul, Heather was accused of being a gold digger and prior to earlier reports that she did not sign a pre-nup, it has emerged that she has, it would only give her ?20million in the event of a divorce, I say only because the man is worth over ?700million.
Sir Paul playing at the Super Bowl - 21/02/02
Paul McCartney will be joining hip-hop diva Mary J. Blige, Latin heartthrob Marc Anthony and pop song stress Mariah Carey in a star-spangled burst of musical patriotism planned for the Super Bowl pregame telecast next month, the Fox network has confirmed.
McCartney will appear live at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans February 3 to perform "Freedom," which he wrote and released as a charity single in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.
"As a sports fan, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be involved in the Super Bowl, and as a musician, I am honoured to add my voice to the message of tribute that this year’s Super Bowl will carry," McCartney said in a statement. Eight teams are still vying in playoffs to compete for the National Football League Championship at this year’s Super Bowl; traditionally the highest-rated TV broadcast of the year, averaging some 85 million U.S. viewers.
Sir Paul worth more than a mint - 07/01/02
Now we all knew he was worth millions, not so. Beatle Paul McCartney is worth a reported ?1.1 billion.
Sir Paul McCartney has become the first ever British pop billionaire and the 11th richest Brit . Macca’s fortune grew in 2001 after the success of The Beatles’ album, 1, which has notched up over 20 million in worldwide sales. A
pple Corps, the company that brings together all the earnings from The Beatles’ back catalogue, is said to be worth ?500 million. Sir Paul, 59, also holds the rights to thousands of songs, including the complete works of Buddy Holly.
Old Macca here, there and everywhere 17/10/01
Old Macca is selling his soul to the devil - well actually the University of East Anglia, but a lot of people would classify these two as one and the same.
He is expected to read from a new anthology of his verse and lyrics, entitled Blackbird Singing, as part of the university’s literary festival next month - and his fee? A case of wine. Oi oi me old Macca steady on. after all you have been hinted to the British media that you are contemplating yet more siblings. The 59 year old has four children from his marriage to Linda, who died of breast cancer in 1998.
Not only does the memory of his former wife pose a problem to this issue but also his eldest daughter, who is four years older than his fianc?e, Heather Mills. However, Paul me boy has had to put this all on a backburner since September 11, he has been organising a charity show to raise money for the New York city’s relief fund.
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At the age of 15 he met John Lennon. Together with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they formed the most successful group in the history of music--the Beatles.
Since the Beatles, Paul has released 21 albums and staged three world tours, while evolving into classical composition, film-making and actively campaigning for ecology and animal rights After the Beatles split up in 1970, Paul embarked on a solo career before forming the group Wings with his wife, American Linda McCartney, which had some success but never to the scale of the Beatles, That has never yet again been seen, (even now)
His solo period during the eighties culminated with charity performances at Live Aid and for The Prince of Wales Trust, leading him to get back on the road again. Since 1990, Paul McCartney has traveled over 800,000 miles in concert through 22 countries, setting, along the way, the Guinness world record for the largest stadium crowd in the history of rock and roll--184,000 in Rio de Janeiro. During the same time, he also established the "MTV Unplugged" vogue and then performed his acoustic show in clubs and pubs around Europe.
In 1991, Paul staged the performance of his first classical work, "The Liverpool Oratorio", which has since been performed in more than 50 cities worldwide. In 1995--the 30th anniversary of his most acclaimed song, "Yesterday"-- Paul’s second classical work, "A Leaf," was performed at a benefit concert he organized for the Royal College of Music at St. James Palace. Paul composed a major orchestral work, commissioned to mark the 100th anniversary of EMI Records.
In recognition of his work for all music, Paul was recently appointed Fellow of the Royal College of Music, the U.K.’s highest musical honour. Aside from his music, Paul McCartney campaigns for Greenpeace, Friends of The Earth and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. He and his wife Linda are the new patrons of the British Vegetarian Society. He is also the chief patron of The Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, a new school similar to New York’s High School of the Performing Arts, which will open in his hometown in 1996. Paul has also developed his interest in film-making. His first production, "Daumier’s Law," won the top prize in 1992 at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards.
His latest short feature, "Grateful Dead, A Photofilm," will be entered in the London Film Festival at the invitation of the British Film Institute. He was also knighted by the Queen and made a ’Sir’ Paul and Linda had three children between them as well as Linda daughter from a previous marriage, which Paul adopted as his own. Linda died of breast cancer in 1998, she was only 56.
All of their children are a success in their own right Stella McCartney is head designer at Gucci after a very successful stint as head designer for Chloe and daughter Mary is a successful photographer just as her mother Linda was before her.
Three years after the death of his first wife Paul met Heather Mills at a charity event where Mills was raising financial assistance for the Heather Mills Trust, a foundation providing artificial limbs to war victims across the globe. Mills, a former swimsuit model, lost her left leg below the knee in 1993 after being hit by a police motorcyclist.
November 2007