Paul

1. Paul was born on the 18th June 1942.
2. His full real name is James Paul McCartney.
3. After leaving the Beatles, Paul formed the group Wings.
4. He is considered by many (including the Guinness Book of Records) to be the most successful composer and music artist of all time.
5. When Paul was writing hit song Yesterday, he wrote the music before he wrote the words. The lyrics he used as a working template were amazingly “Scrambled eggs, oh my baby how I love your legs”!
6. Yesterday has been covered by more than 2000 artists.
7. Paul was deported from Germany in 1962 after setting fire to a tapestry.
8. Paul was introduced to marijuana by Bob Dylan, who gave him some in a hotel room in 1964.
9. Paul has been a vegetarian for around 40 years.
10. He once wrote a letter to the Dalai Lama criticising him for not being a vegetarian.