The myth of Paul McCartney's early death is traceable to a couple of disparate sources. Does anyone even think about why the thing was done in the first place. Billy's Back! Did they see no way around Fail playing his bass with the wrong hand? No winners were ever announced for this competition. He did for 5 years and did his last stint and left for good. Forget Paul. it's "i don't really want to START the show" Paul had a twin brother, he was more talented so he replaced the original Paul. [56] Part of the interview was first broadcast on Radio 4, on 26 October,[57] and subsequently on WMCA in the US. The only morons I can see are the ones that need to be told by the mainstream media what to think and when to think it. Theres a lot we dont get told and you morons believe the mainstream media by calling people who can reason, morons. Dual misdirection at its finest. The first is an incident from around January 7, 1967, when rumors spread around London's Fleet Street that McCartney had been killed on the M1 Motorway between London and the northern city of Leeds. There is only one Paul. And last, IF you were any of the other Beatles members would you have possibly nosedived your career by going public with the truth?? That's a little eerie All aside, I feel like sharing George Harrison's last testimony. The differences in the parting of the hair, the eye color, the shoe size, the height and Dr Truby's vocal pattern analysis all make sense. I'm not convinced by your arguments. The Billy Shears story goes that in 1965 William Campbell Shears entered and won a Beatle 'Look-a-Like'competition organised by Brian Epstein who was looking for Beatle doubles just in case one of his boys got killed. Everybody is different. The article addressed a rumour being circulated on campus that cited clues from recent Beatles albums, including a message interpreted as "Turn me on, dead man", heard when the White Album track "Revolution 9" is played backwards. so far I can find three because the current one has blue eyes, the previous two did not. Backward messages hidden on records, unusual photographs, the OPD badge that Paul is wearing on the fancy blue uniform that he is wearing on the Sgt Pepper sleeve being official police slang for Officially Pronounced Dead, the first line of Shes Leaving Home - Wednesday morning at 5 oclock as the day begins as printed on the Sgt Pepper sleeve being a direct reference to the time of Pauls death on Wednesday 9th November 1966. If J. Paul McCartney did indeed actually die in a car crash, what happened to his remains? He seemed like the same old Paul albeit older. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.. [44][78][nb 6], Similar rumours concerning other celebrities have been circulated, including the unsubstantiated allegation that Canadian singer Avril Lavigne died in 2003 and was replaced by a person named Melissa Vandella. (Source: Biography Channel) JHCC 16:34, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC). By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. (Officially pronounced dead VS. Ontario Provincial Police), has anyone dared to ask the Question what Canada has to do with the British Pop Band, The Beatles? [1] At the time, Barrow was the press officer for the Beatles and was responsible for fielding calls from fans and the media. Because he is not Paul McCartney and the real Paul would never ever have gone and done something like that behind the other Beatles backs..yeah-yeah-yeah, right! Not to mention he would be charged with fraud ad well as all the other Beatles and employees, family members and friends as well.as well. A significant part of my life revolved around the Beatles. A disclaimer states that all stories published by the website are for "entertainment purposes only.". He obviously is a very talented and accomplished musician and philanthropist. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.". Paul McCartney is playing right handed. I am heart broken about this very recent discovery, but also appreciate knowing the truth. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles withdrew from touring and shifted musically. [72] In 2015, he told The Detroit News that he is still periodically contacted by conspiracy theorists who have attempted to present him with supposed new developments on the McCartney rumours. The Beatles made up the clues about Paul has a distraction. [73], Author Peter Doggett writes that, while he thinks the theory behind "Paul is dead" defied logic, its popularity was understandable in a climate where citizens were faced with conspiracy theories insisting that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 was in fact a coup d'tat. There have been many references to the legend in popular culture, including the following examples. George died but not the way we were told in the media. "When Paul died, we all panicked!" LaBour later said he had invented many of the clues and was astonished when the story was picked up by newspapers across the United States. And he wants you all to sing along I know for a fact that Paul died. Also, check out IAMAPHONEY. Did you know that John Lennon was abducted by aliens on 23rd August 1974? "Paul is dead" is an urban legend and conspiracy theory alleging that English musician Paul McCartney of the Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike. "[8], WMCA dispatched Alex Bennett to the Beatles' Apple Corps headquarters in London on 23 October,[27] to further his extended coverage of the "Paul is dead" theory. The story goes, basically the real Paul McCartney died in a car crash in 1966 and was replaced by a very talented musician called William Shepherd (Billy Shears) (son of a very high up freemason - alistair crowley?) The original Paul was reconstituted from his cryogenically stored parts (possible co-mingled with Ted Williams) in 2002 and was one of the (CIA funded) terrorists who piloted the second plane on 9/11. According to the trivia page, the William Campbell of Paul is Dead fame is the same one as the actor who played Trelane and Koloth on Star Trek, but the Wikipedia article says that he is fictional. He was a natural left handed player who didnt need to constantly look where his fingers on the guitar were, this one still checks his fingers. Open your eyes you sheeple! [52][53][nb 4] That the left-handed McCartney held a cigarette in his right hand was also said to support the idea that he was an impostor. Later, the line was interpreted as a "clue" in the "Paul is dead" urban legend that alleged McCartney died in 1966 during the recording of Sgt. I have to add that as John said, and I quote when he was asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world, he replied with " He's not the best drummer in the Beatles". "He died in 1965 oooh he died in 1967 he was in a scooter crash oooh no it was a Lotus Elan - He posed on the cover of Abbey Rd"oooh no wait a bit that would have meant he was admitting it so well forget that" Conspiracist liars need to STF sensible sane normal people know you are talking complete utter total BO**OCKS!! According to the Paul is Dead theorists Pauls death explains why the band stopped touring in 1966, and started growing beards! Many people who think of themselves as having open minds will not dare look into it. It was supposed to last only a week or two, but time went by and nobody seemed to notice, so we kept playing along. For the graphic novel, see, McCartney in October 1966, shortly before he supposedly died, The allegedly backmasked section of "Revolution 9", The same section reversed, which some have believed sounds like "turn me on, dead man", Estranged from McCartney, Lennon said: "Paul McCartney couldn't die without the world knowing it. Why? Most people didn't have television, those who did had tiny black & white sets with a fuzzy picture and believed all they saw and were told on that 'magical' box at the time. Those dreamy eyes I fell in love with in 1963. Listen to Tina Foster's interviews. We stuck a vinyl copy of Sgt Pepper on the turntable and asked Steve to tell us all about it. The Illuminati, which this secretive group along with Tavistock own most of the recording industry and has their fingers in most major bands, solo artists money-making pies. Also Somerset House staff where all births, deaths and marriages are recorded. Privacy Policy. Perhaps the Beatles did not remember to change the 28IF clue when they published the album cover. [67] In his 1971 song "How Do You Sleep? I am happy to be with my family and I will work when I work. No-one can die secretly in England. One of the main successes of mind control is constant repetition from a young age and "what everybody else thinks." [2] McCartney then alluded to the rumour during a press conference held around the release of Sgt. The 'Paul McCartney is dead' myth. I've been a fan of the Beatles and their music all my life and I have studied this subject at great length for many years in reading about it, watching videos on the topic and making my own conclusions. Just check out the early concert videos. Once they were brown now they are green. I was switched on for ten years and I never switched off. Listen carefully. It seems that someone as talented and no doubt popular as Billy Shears, might have been missed by friends and family, but he just said " Fuck em all. It also explains why John Lennon had such an estranged life as he got older too. Society was reshaped by having a replacement helping to carry on the Beatles who were the impetus of the revolution. Really Look. Lennon himself dismissed any deep meaning to the mysterious lyrics: > I threw the line in "the Walrus was Paul" just to confuse everybody a bit more. Everyone concerned is under contract not to disclose. In September, an article appeared in the student paper of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, which asked: "Is Paul McCartney Dead?" This is quite an exceptional read. Nothing ever came to light explaining where he was or what happened to him. Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. Anyone who can't see (or simply refuses to see) the fact that the "Paul McCartney" of Sgt. [79][80] In an article on the latter phenomenon, The Guardian described the 1969 McCartney hoax as "Possibly the best known example" of a celebrity being the focus of "a (completely unverified) cloning conspiracy theory". And Sgt. PMac and Wings, PMac and MJ, PMac on his own has done and continues to make some very tasty music. Most are from military families that take oaths and sign disclosure agreements where everything can be taken away. If Billy Shears legally but silently changed his name to Paul Mccartney years ago it wouldn't be considered fraudulent would it? Of course William Campbell Shears was as equally talented, charming and witty as the original Paul and although he was an American he quickly assumed Pauls distinctive Liverpool accent!. According to Tony Barrow, who wrote about it in his book "John, Paul, George, Ringo and me," the rumours about McCartney's death started circulating in September 1966. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and was replaced by a look-alike and sound-alike. William Shears Campbell, better known as Billy Shears, does indeed "disappear" from records in 1966 and no traces of him can be found after Paul's alleged death. To the poster above and any otherPaul is deadtheorists that want to use theGeorge Harrisons last will and testimentvideo , it was a mockumentory, it was made to be a joke, its not real, which is the same as Paul is dead, thats fake and not real too. Fan Feed More Fictspedia Wiki. Reading this book also provided me with satisfaction and closure to what I always believed that Paul passed on and another took his place. And what about police reports? 1 yr. ago Motherfu- I thought he was a real guy that just happened to fall into this theory. [42], In LaBour's telling, the stand-in was an "orphan from Edinburgh named William Campbell" whom the Beatles then trained to impersonate McCartney. It brought enormous worldwide publicity to Gibb and WKNR. It is the source for Billy's Back!, Beatles Enlightenment, and The Talent Contest, and also includes nine chapters that were not selected for those compilations. Again, dealing with grief through jokes. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in the US. Billy Shears was Ringo Starr's alias on The Beatles 1967 album Sgt. he suddenly paid her off when she threatened to reveal the truth. Also named his 1st biological daughter Mary after his departed Mother? We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first rock 'n' roll or Christianity. But if they don't, he's been replaced. Billy likely was killed to be kept silent. In an exclusive interview with the Hollywood Inquirer, Mr. Starr explained that the "real" Paul McCartney had died in a car crash on November 9 1966, after an argument during a Beatles' recording session. Thanks everyone. They drafted in a replacement, who has been masquerading as McCartney ever since. Fearing that the photos would damage his image, McCartney then approached the pair and agreed to pose for a photo with his family and answer the reporter's questions, in exchange for the roll of film containing the offending pictures. "Thank you very much". The O.P.D. And here you are 50 years later, still talking about the smoke screen. Is he still alive? For that matter, George Harrison was replaced with Billy Shears too, on his trip to India! But the theory gets even weirder; the Beatles and their management, realizing the huge financial losses that might result from announcing the death of one of the members of the biggest band in the world, decided to cover up his death. 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William Shears Campbell, better known as Billy Shears, does indeed "disappear " from records in 1966 and no traces of him can be found after Paul's alleged death. This is my first post still trying to get the hang of things. [8][nb 1] Harper later said that it had become the subject of discussion among students at the start of the new academic year, and he added: "A lot of us, because of Vietnam and the so-called Establishment, were ready, willing and able to believe just about any sort of conspiracy. [24] Bailey left it to the viewer to determine a conclusion. really being O.P.P. "[8] WKNR fuelled the rumour further with its two-hour programme The Beatle Plot, which first aired on 19 October. [64] Titled McCartney, and recorded without his bandmates' knowledge,[65][66] it was "one of the best-kept secrets in rock history" until shortly before its release in April 1970, according to author Nicholas Schaffner, and led to the announcement of the Beatles' break-up. The phenomenon was the subject of analysis in the fields of sociology, psychology, and communications during the 1970s. Those who were alive during the Beatles days recognized that an older replacement(s) was present with SGT Pepper. [74] Schaffner said that, given its origins as an item of gossip and intrigue generated by a select group in the "Beatles cult", "Paul is dead" serves as "a genuine folk tale of the mass communications era". And if you all believe Epstien had enough money and power to pay off and keep the police,Gov officials etc etc. Alas, celebrity look-alike contests are far too common. Paul McCartney Died in 1966 and the new Paul was born in 1967. Dreamnt up by Paul & John. Ring it and you will hear a true account of Pauls death. I have All ways loved there music like millions of others.it did bother me for a while, that McCartney might in fact ,not be the real McCartney, but really, who cares.the music has ,and will stand the test of time,just enjoy. Next to that, Sgt. Paul is also crawling out of George's ear (a Beatle, and beetles among other insects crawl out of the ears and eye sockets of corpses). It is he, too, who invented the details of the death that conspiracy buffs still cling to till this day: "Paul McCartney was killed in an automobile accident in early November, 1966 after leaving EMI recording studios tired, sad, and dejected. Paul McCartney was Irish, so wouldnt have been singing mull of kintyre. I'm even getting telephone calls from disc jockeys and others in the United States. According to conspirators, the singer's replacement was a sweet-sounding Louisiana local called Michael Campbell Shears - better known as Billy Shears. I've never seen any reports about whatever happened to the real Billy Shears. Billy and the Rest are the best. However, if I was dead, I'm sure I'd be the last to know. "We felt guilty about the deception" added Ringo Starr. [59] In Winn's description, the family portrait used for Life's cover shows McCartney no longer "shabbily attired", but "clean-shaven and casually but smartly dressed".[58]. He supposedly looked enough like PM to sit in with the other Beatles for photographs, sometimes even fooling the photographers. In a later interview, he said that he was purposely confusing listeners with lines such as "the Walrus was Paul" a reference to his song "I Am the Walrus" from the 1967 EP and album Magical Mystery Tour. Most all of their music was written by others and played by other studio musicians. Not much was said about Johns comment after that. He apparently fathered a number of illegitimate children. William Shears Campbell is the Billy Shear people were going after to support the Paul is Dead theory. If you can think of any ways to improve the article, why not create one? [20] The number plate of the white Volkswagen Beetle in the photo containing the characters LMW 281F (mistakenly read as "28IF") was identified as further "evidence". You're clearly a disinfo agent. Think of the millions of royalties being given to an imposter. Proponents of the theory point to a litany of perceived evidence on the Beatles' later album covers and cryptic mumblings and backmasked lyrics that refer to Paul's death. Looks like Paul with glasses, mustache, and combed back hair. User:Vague Rant). I'm a Beatle Now; and to think that to this day his nuts are still in a vice. John Lennon wrote the song in response to "gobbledygook" said about Sgt. I think that theory was started because Americans don't like it that there is no American Beatle. Even the KKK got involved and made a threatening statement against the group. I'm not here to judge you at all. Pepper Beatles. [24] In the early hours of 21 October, WABC disc jockey Roby Yonge discussed the rumour on-air for over an hour before being pulled off the air for breaking format. Well at last some sense is written! His family and friends??? Of course they don't always happen. If this was the night when the seed of the rumor was sewn, it would be two years later when the theory really took off, particularly among teenagers in the American Midwest, after a song titled "Saint Paul" achieved widespread success in the region in May 1969, according to Hoaxes. [3][bettersourceneeded] By 1967, the Beatles were known for sometimes including backmasking in their music. To spare the public from grief, the Beatles replaced him with a man named William Shears Campbell, who was the winner of a McCartney look-alike contest and who happened to have the same kind of. When the album is turned 90 degrees to the right, it appears that Paul is on a morgue slab or looking up from a coffin.