Sir Paul Mc Cartney, was born in Liverpool, England, June 18, 1942 is a British singer. He is renowned as one of the Beatles. Together with John Lennon in the decade of the 1960s, he formed a partnership the most successful songwriter. He is still active musically and as a musician so far, revenue is one of the highest in the UK. After the Beatles broke up, McCartney and his wife, Linda McCartney formed the band Wings are quite successful in the mid-1970s. After Wings disbanded his solo career until now.
In the Guinness Book of Records, McCartney noted as the most successful musician and songwriter of all time with 60 platinum and singles sales of 100 million. The song 'Yesterday' written in 1964 became the song most often sung and played on the radio back the United States.
McCartney is also active in the defense of animal rights and vegetarianism, particularly in MAP, with his wife and children. He also writes, as in a book of poetry and lyrics 'Blackbird Singing', and also a painter.
James Paul McCartney was born at Walton General Hospital in Liverpool, England, June 18, 1942. His mother, Mary, worked as a nurse at the hospital. McCartney has a younger brother, Michael, who was born on January 7, 1944. McCartney was baptized Roman Catholic in religion, but grew up without strong religious influence, because his mother a Roman Catholic and his father, James 'Jim' McCartney, was a Protestant who later became an agnostic. McCartney has Irish ancestry.
In 1947, when McCartney was five years old, he entered the Stockton Wood Road Primary School, and Joseph Williams Junior School, and then passes the exam in 1953. He was one of four people who passed the exam, with 90 people registrars, who then put him on the Liverpool Institute, a prestigious institute in Liverpool. He met with George Harrison on the bus heading to the Institute, because Harrison lived nearby.
In 1955, the McCartney family moved to number 20 Forthlin Road in Allerton, which is now owned by the National Trust. Mary McCartney died in 1956, when McCartney was 14 years old. This event then makes McCartney 'connected' or 'feeling close' with John Lennon, whose mother died when Lennon was 17 years old.
McCartney's father was a trumpeter and pianist, who led the 'Jim Mac's Jazz Band' in 1920, and educate her two children with music. Jim has a piano in his house, and McCartney's grandfather, Joe, plays the tuba. Jim had bought her son a trumpet, but when skiffle music popular in Liverpool, McCartney exchanged with Zenith acoustic guitar...
McCartney found that he was left-handed when he continued difficulty playing with his right hand. McCartney wrote the first song 'I Lost My Little Girl' with his Zenith Guitar, and using his father's guitar while writing his first songs with John Lennon. He then played piano and wrote 'When I'm Sixty-Four', who later became one of the songs of The Beatles in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band fame. His father was advised to take music lessons, which is followed by McCartney. But McCartney later realized that he was better able to learn 'by ear' and never pays attention to her music class.
McCartney met John Lennon for the first time when he saw Lennon and his band the Quarrymen perform at Woolton, on July 6, 1957. They began friendly; McCartney and Lennon received the Quarrymen. At the beginning of their friendship, Lennon's aunt, Mimi Smith, did not like the McCartney because he came from the working class. Meanwhile, McCartney's father told his son that Lennon would 'take on the problem' although in the end Jim McCartney Quarrymen allowed to practice in the front room of his house.
McCartney formed a close partnership with Lennon, and they collaborated on many songs. He convinced Lennon to allow Harrison joined the Quarrymen. Harrison joined as lead guitarist, followed by Lennon's friend Stuart Sutcliffe on bass, which is not approved for Sutcliffe McCartney does not have a good musical ability. Until May 1960, they have tried several names, including The Silver Beetles. The band became The Beatles when they performed at Hamburg, in 1960.
Quarrymen changed their name several times, until the name 'The Beatles', a name that supposedly invented by Lennon. Allan Williams, their current manager, obtained a contract with a club in Hamburg for the band member who was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best (drums). McCartney's father hesitated to allow McCartney who was a teenager, until he says that he will gain 2 pounds and 10 shillings per day. Income is more than Jim income, until finally the father to allow McCartney went to Hamburg.
In Hamburg, the Beatles performed every night in nightclubs, dirty, and live like a musician in a small inn nearby. But then they were deported from Hamburg, because George Harrison was underage to work there.
Upon his return to Liverpool, they performed at the Cavern Club. In this club the Beatles became famous in Liverpool, each show they are always crowded and the queue length. McCartney began writing songs along with Lennon. But soon, in the latter part of 1961, the Beatles returned to Hamburg and recorded 'My Bonnie "with Tony Sheridan. Stuart Sutcliffe chose to stay in Hamburg with his girlfriend, Astrid Kircherr, when The Beatles would return to Liverpool. So McCartney took over bass. A few months later Sutcliffe died in Hamburg because of brain disorders.
The Beatles returned to the show regularly at the Cavern Club. In this club, in November 1961, Brian Epstein for the first time witnessed the appearance of this band. Epstein is the owner of the NEMS music store in Liverpool, who knew the Beatles as a customer ask for recorded 'My Bonnie' which the band recorded with Tony Sheridan. Epstein was fascinated by the appearance of The Beatles, and later became manager of the band. Epstein offers a demo tape of The Beatles to the recording studios, and repeatedly rejected, as at Decca Records.
Finally, the Beatles received at Parlophone Records, a label which is under the supervision of EMI, with producer George Martin. Terms given Martin is replacing their drummer, Best, which is considered less competent. Best was later replaced by Ringo Starr (real name Richard Starkey), drummer from Liverpool who joined Rory Storm & the Hurricanes before. The Beatles launched the single 'Love Me Do' which debuted at number 17 on the UK charts. Their second single, 'Please Please Me', became their first single to reach the top ranking on the charts.
This success continues. Almost all of their singles reached the top ranking in the UK charts, but 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' in 1964 is the first single which managed to penetrate the United States music industry, once initiated what is called 'British Invasion'. Since then this is the music of the Beatles are scattered around the world, to succeed everywhere, famous in every corner. Their concerts are always packed with fans who are very fanatical, who chased the band wherever they go. Shouting to make Beatles fans can not even hear their own voice on stage.
Lennon and McCartney himself increasingly well established as a partnership a very successful songwriter. They both create a majority of the songs of The Beatles. They usually require one or two hours to write a song, and they usually write in a hotel room after the concert, at Wimpole Street, Cavendish Avenue, or at Kenwood (Lennon's house). McCartney also wrote songs for other artists, such as Billy J. Kramer, Cilla Black, Badfinger, and Mary Hopkins. The public is probably most remembered two hit songs he wrote for Peter & Gordon. Peter is the brother of Jane Asher, McCartney's girlfriend at the time.
McCartney often went to night clubs alone, watching the cabaret, meal and dancing until 4 o’clock. McCartney often receive preferential treatment wherever they are, are usually received with pleasure. He even had to accept the offer of a policeman who wanted to park the car McCartney. McCartney then frequently visited gambling clubs after 4 o'clock, as 'The Curzon House' and often met Brian Epstein there. Then he moved into 'the Scotch of St. James' at 13 Masons Yard. He also frequently went to the club 'The Bag O' Nails' in Kingly Street, Soho, London, where he met Linda Eastman.
In 1966, the Beatles finally decided to stop the concert. Besides being so noisy audience that their music becomes inaudible, the music of The Beatles also had a highly developed so that can not be played directly with the technology of that era live performances. Beatle McCartney to approve the final proposal. This decision is addressed extensively in the world, who doubted the band's continuation. But the answer to the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967, which is still recognized many circles as one of the best albums of all time.
McCartney was the first Beatle to participate in music projects outside the group, when he wrote the songs for the film 'The Family Way' in 1966. Soundtracknya later released as an album and won the Ivory Novella Award for 'Best Instrumental Theme Song', ahead of renowned jazz musician Mike Turner. McCartney wrote songs and produced other artists such as Mary Hopkins, Badfinger, and the Bonzo Dog Band, and in 1966 he was asked to write songs for the production of the National Theatre, As You Like It William Shakespeare, but he refused.
After Epstein's death in 1967, McCartney took over leadership of the band from Lennon. McCartney was the one who initiated the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Magical Mystery Tour film, animated film Yellow Submarine, and also the concept and filming album Let It Be.
McCartney later attempted to persuade Lennon, Harrison and Starr to back a concert, but the three other members disagree. Although Lennon had left the group in September 1969, and Harrison and Starkey has left the group several times, McCartney was the first to publicly announce the dissolution of the Beatles on April 10, 1970 - a week before releasing his solo album, McCartney. McCartney filed a lawsuit on December 31, 1970, demanding the dissolution of The Beatles' partnership legally by the court.
