Music legend addresses longtime rumor: ‘In so many ways, I was dead’

But an urban legend has long claimed that McCartney died in a car crash in 1966, and was replaced by a lookalike. The “Paul ...
American Songwriter

A Real-Life Tragedy That Came Out of the “Paul Is Dead” Conspiracy Theory, As Told by Former Michigan Radio DJ

In the fall of 1969, a real-life tragedy came out of the decidedly not-real-life conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney was dead.

Paul McCartney on life after the Beatles — and the haunting truth behind the “Paul Is Dead” rumors

The icon tracks his life in the decade after the Beatles in his new book, ‘Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run,’ out today ...

Paul McCartney Says He Felt 'Dead' amid the Beatles' Breakup: 'In Need of a Complete Life Makeover'

The musician was famously the subject of a rumor that claimed he'd died in 1966 and was replaced in the Beatles with a ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1968, The Beatles Recorded One of John Lennon’s Favorite Songs, Which Contributed to the “Paul Is Dead” Theory

We often assume an artist’s favorite song they ever wrote would also be one of their longest, most complex, or most ubiquitous, but John Lennon’s favorite Beatles song is a notable exception. The Fab ...

Sir Paul McCartney felt 'dead' after Beatles split

Sir Paul McCartney has opened up about the time in his life after The Beatles split in his new book, revealing he felt dead.