Paul McCartney: “Ringo Will Outlive Us All”

Sir Paul McCartney took the stage at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Friday, November 8, to discuss his new quasi-memoir, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present—touching on everything from his relationship with John Lennon, his thoughts on a new Beatles museum in Liverpool, his distaste for passport photos and more, the night was another gem of new reflections from the now-79-year-old former-Beatle.

“In those days you were allowed to look groovy in passport photos,” the “Let It Be” writer said as he unveiled a never-before-seen photo of himself from the late ‘50s. “But now you’ve got to look into the camera and not smile—because it’s a totalitarian state!”

At another point in the evening, McCartney humorously reflected on the health of the only other living Beatle, Sir Ringo Starr, with a comment that would’ve lit the Paul Is Dead community ablaze with speculation back in its psychedelic heyday.

“John and I went to grammar schools—Ringo, unfortunately, didn’t, but only because he was seriously ill when he was a kid,” McCartney said. “His mother was told he wouldn’t live—but Ringo will outlive us all!”

Source: americansongwriter.com

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