McCartney has no problem with Lennon having primary authorship on the Lennon songs. He just wishes that the Lennon estate would have the grace to allow him primary authorship on the songs that he wrote.
which i understand. and again, i wish someone of his stature and success (financial and sometimes artistic) would have the good grace to leave it alone. he gets to be a beatle for life. that's more important than setting a record most everyone knows anyway straight.
As for the "What a drag" statement, imagine this scenario: You have just learned that your primary collaborator and best friend has been murdered. You receive a phone call from a journalist to inform you and get an instant reaction that is then splashed into worldwide headlines. What are the odds that the first words out of your mouth will be something profound?
wouldn't ask for something profound, but would have appreciated something that sounded a little less hollow.
Glass houses, again.
really? what does that mean? that celebrities are above reproach? what glass house do i live in and, for that matter, what stone did i throw? it's interesting to me how paul mccartney seems to be a raw nerve to a few people here. i haven't really criticized him, i don't think. i've just said that i wish someone in his position would be a bit more an ambassador for a time (and phenomenon) in rock, a little less petty. 'yesterday' is well enough documented as his song. i think it's shortsighted of him to not realize that he'll look like a graverobber if he starts messing with a phrase as key to rock history as 'lennon/mccartney'. _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail