Talk:Paul McCartney

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Songwriting parternship[edit]

The intro paragraph claims that it was "the most successful of the post-war era"; however, the reference provided says that it was the most successful of all time. And in terms of record sales, this is unquestionably the case (600 million records). The opening paragraph should be changed to indicate that Lennon-McCartney is the most successful of all time. 142.167.242.182 (talk) 23:56, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Associated acts[edit]

Paul McCartney also did a duet with George Michael. I think George Michael should be added to associated acts. FueledByMusic05 (talk) 05:46, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

That does not satisfy the criteria at Template:Infobox musical artist#associated acts. WWGB (talk) 05:57, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
McCartney collaborated with Michael one time. The guideline (linked above) calls for "multiple" collaborations. While that may seem overly restrictive here, imagine the list for someone who gets around a bit more. Eric Clapton, for instance, seems to make a habit of joining just about anyone and would have a much longer list if we used single collaborations. Take a brief look at his article. From photo captions in that article alone, we would add Yvonne Elliman, Tina Turner, Prince, Bill Murray, the Allman Brothers, Keb' Mo' and Buddy Guy, nearly doubling the list. - SummerPhDv2.0 17:21, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

tape loops[edit]

can change "speded up" to "sped up" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.2.0.49 (talk) 01:04, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Corrected. MPFitz1968 (talk) 01:54, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Putin[edit]

This image of McCartney and Mills with Putin in 2003 appears at the top of the section on "Vegetarianism and activism". But it is not explained in the text. Why is it there? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:34, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

It appears that before McCartney played Red Square he and Heather met Putin at the Kremlin and she asked him if Russia would join their anti-landmine campaign [1]. So I guess there's a link to their activism, although it wasn't the main reason for them being there. --Pawnkingthree (talk) 17:09, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
Many thanks. I suggest it's retained where it is, with some explanation in the text. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:49, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 Done--Pawnkingthree (talk) 13:29, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Is Paul McCartney a vegan?[edit]

Here he clearly states that he isn't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pf19jV1NYw&t=775s 92.192.173.34 (talk) 00:02, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, I have removed the vegan assertion from the article. WWGB (talk) 00:22, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
He became vegetarian in either 1970 or 1971. It was either shortly before or very shortly after the release of his Ram album.--Kieronoldham (talk) 01:31, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

Inclusion of Filmography and Television lists[edit]

When this article was promoted to FA, it included a discography and list of tours, but nothing on films and television shows/specials. These have been added (I'm not sure when) and I question they're inclusion. Apart from when one of the works is referred to in the main text, much of this information is unsourced. Not only that but, particularly in the case of Television, the lists are clearly incomplete. One would expect to see a Filmography at, say, Elvis Presley and Madonna (entertainer), since they each took on dramatic roles in films, and they're introduced as actors in our articles. But McCartney is hardly an actor and never has been.

I'm tempted to just remove Filmography and Television from this article. But perhaps I'm missing something – perhaps there are other artist biographical articles to consider when making comparisons. Any thoughts out there ... any rationale for retaining the two lists? JG66 (talk) 08:13, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

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