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Title: paul is an a**hole
Post by: pc31 on December 21, 2011, 12:18:14 AM
everytime ringo announces he is releasing an album paul hurries one out,,,wtf?
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Post by: tkitna on December 21, 2011, 12:37:08 AM
Its been going on for years, yet you still sound surprised. You know as well as I do that Paul needs to be the head honcho. With that ego, how could he not?
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Post by: Badgirl66 on December 21, 2011, 05:54:46 AM
everytime ringo announces he is releasing an album paul hurries one out,,,wtf?


but not first the a**hole is Ringo begins a Year with a Album shame
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Post by: blmeanie on December 26, 2011, 03:12:57 PM
everytime ringo announces he is releasing an album paul hurries one out,,,wtf?

I didn't realize Paul's was recorded overnight and rushed out once he heard Ringo was putting an album out?

Can't it be a coincidence?
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Post by: walrusgumboot on December 26, 2011, 08:17:57 PM
And of course it was sheer coincidence that he got married on Johns birthday....and btw he has been telling quite a lot of lies this past few years...

W
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Post by: nimrod on December 26, 2011, 11:00:13 PM
Its been going on for years, yet you still sound surprised. You know as well as I do that Paul needs to be the head honcho. With that ego, how could he not?

Im surprised he hasnt renamed the band, Paul McCartney & The Beatles... ;D
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Post by: blmeanie on December 27, 2011, 01:03:52 AM
would the many efforts that we've had since the breakup have happened without Paul's ego pushing the others along?

Anthology?
itunes?
Cirq?
rereleased masters

I don't think we'd have heard BEATLES too much in the last 40+ if it had been left up to the others. 

I for one am glad he has the ego and desire to be in front.
Title: Re: paul is an a**hole
Post by: nimrod on December 27, 2011, 01:07:07 AM
would the many efforts that we've had since the breakup have happened without Paul's ego pushing the others along?

Anthology?
itunes?
Cirq?
rereleased masters

I don't think we'd have heard BEATLES too much in the last 40+ if it had been left up to the others. 

I for one am glad he has the ego and desire to be in front.

surely all of the above was done for erm........money (not for the good of our health)  ha2ha
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Post by: pc31 on December 27, 2011, 01:17:03 AM
paul the jewess princess  ha2ha
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Post by: beatlesfan502 on January 08, 2012, 02:02:13 AM
I remember hearing that when George hit # 1 in 1988 with Got My Mind Set On You , Paul was not happy.
When George's last album Brainwashed was released, Paul's live album Back In The USA was released just a week later overshadowing George's album.
Nice thing to do to your dead friend Paul! I wasn't surprised that Capitol Records would release the albums so close together since I know that "Crapitol" only cares about the money they can make off of "The Fab Four".
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Post by: Hello Goodbye on January 08, 2012, 03:34:44 AM
Im surprised he hasnt renamed the band, Paul McCartney & The Beatles... ;D

 ha2ha


But wait!  This isn't like the Paul we knew way back in the early 60s.  Maybe these are more clues.  Maybe it's really true!    ;)
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Post by: Bobber on January 09, 2012, 08:27:33 AM
Of course Paul's an a**hole. You have to be an a**hole to make it big.
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Post by: Toejam on January 09, 2012, 05:53:01 PM
I remember hearing that when George hit # 1 in 1988 with Got My Mind Set On You , Paul was not happy.

It's amazing isn't it that people who are so lucky can allow something as trivial as that bother them. I heard he was also 'livid' when Pipes of peace didn't get to #1. The guy needs to realise some humility and gratitude.
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Post by: KeepUnderCover on February 01, 2012, 08:51:55 AM
He may be an ass, but he makes fine music. That's all I care about.

And if Paul puts out new music when Ringo releases new music, that's double the music for my ears! :)
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Post by: Mairi on February 01, 2012, 09:24:00 PM
Paul is such an a**hole in so many ways, especially in terms of being pompous and full of himself. Then again, he was an amazing father, and I do like to remind myself of that whenever I get annoyed/p*ssed off at something he's done.
Title: Re: paul is an a**hole
Post by: Bobber on February 02, 2012, 08:04:23 AM
everytime ringo announces he is releasing an album paul hurries one out,,,wtf?

Are you sure it isn't the other way round?
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Post by: blmeanie on February 15, 2012, 12:44:12 PM
Based on the last week's events that Paul has been involved in it is obvious that the album timing was perfectly lined up to be prior to this week and culminating with the different awards and shows.  Maybe an a$$ as the post title suggests but not dumb when it comes to making news and marketing.
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Post by: jamesbjorkman on March 20, 2012, 01:47:58 AM
Paul has involved Ringo on numerous albums and projects over the years.  They collaborate on each others' cd's, including Ringo's most recent.  I doubt that Ringo shares that opinion of Paul.
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Post by: topperking99 on March 21, 2012, 07:44:30 PM
I think a** hole is a bit much to describe Paul. Show-boater sounds a bit better to my liking.
Paul has been the same even with the Beatles - He's a show-boater - wants the last word - wants his legend intact. I think he doesn't like the fact that Lennon is the Legend and not him. Witness the Lennon-McCartney / McCartney-Lennon controversy. Even at the Concert for George - he had to have the last word!
Don't get me wrong, I think as a musician, Paul was the best of the Beatles. His melodies are always spot on;
He is who he is.
Without him, there would have been practically nothing from the Beatles after 1967.
Great music, great songs, that's all that matters really.
p.s. Maybe he releases albums at the same time as Ringo, to help Ringo. A Beatles fan will buy it a McCartney album & if there's a Ringo one there, why not, pick it up too.
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Post by: jamesbjorkman on March 21, 2012, 08:20:55 PM
I think Paul is a workaholic.  He also is a bit of a control freak.  He still, now, goes to work at 6 a.m.  He is like a drill sergeant who has a list of things to do, and does them at his pace, then just moves on without regard to the pace of others.  It's been his pattern throughout his career.  Who else would get to a recording session an hour early and record an entire demo, by himself playing multiple instruments, that later turns into a hit record (and actually made their career) for Badfinger?  The other Beatles wanted to relax - he didn't.  Perhaps you all just misjudge him a bit, he isn't malicious, he is just driven, and has the perception that the others are not at his speed and are just holding him back from his own destiny.  His output dwarfs that of the other Beatles put together.

There's an interesting interview of his on a 1979 documentary, when he goes off on how, despite unemployment, anyone can succeed just like he does if they would only work hard enough.  Quite an attitude, I think.  He finished with Wings - and ended it with a press release.  The end of the Beatles sounds awfully similar.

Just something to consider.
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Post by: Yeshelloitsmehereagain on March 22, 2012, 12:16:05 AM
Paul is such an a**hole in so many ways, especially in terms of being pompous and full of himself. Then again, he was an amazing father, and I do like to remind myself of that whenever I get annoyed/p*ssed off at something he's done.

It's almost like you know him.

Maybe we should ask young Michael, hey Mairi?
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Post by: Yeshelloitsmehereagain on March 22, 2012, 12:20:34 AM
Without him, there would have been practically nothing from the Beatles after 1967.
Great music, great songs, that's all that matters really.
p.s. Maybe he releases albums at the same time as Ringo, to help Ringo. A Beatles fan will buy it a McCartney album & if there's a Ringo one there, why not, pick it up too.

I really shouldn't read and reply to these. Are you taking the rise topperking99?
Title: Re: paul is an a**hole
Post by: nimrod on March 22, 2012, 03:45:50 AM

Without him, there would have been practically nothing from the Beatles after 1967.



cough cough....
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Post by: topperking99 on March 22, 2012, 02:37:10 PM
I think Paul is a workaholic.  He also is a bit of a control freak.  He still, now, goes to work at 6 a.m.  He is like a drill sergeant who has a list of things to do, and does them at his pace, then just moves on without regard to the pace of others.  It's been his pattern throughout his career.  Who else would get to a recording session an hour early and record an entire demo, by himself playing multiple instruments, that later turns into a hit record (and actually made their career) for Badfinger?  The other Beatles wanted to relax - he didn't.  Perhaps you all just misjudge him a bit, he isn't malicious, he is just driven, and has the perception that the others are not at his speed and are just holding him back from his own destiny.  His output dwarfs that of the other Beatles put together.

I like your explanation - Workaholic - He had all these ideas and the others just couldn't keep up.
Honestly, John was lazy and George couldn't be bothered.

There's an interesting interview of his on a 1979 documentary, when he goes off on how, despite unemployment, anyone can succeed just like he does if they would only work hard enough.  Quite an attitude, I think.  He finished with Wings - and ended it with a press release.  The end of the Beatles sounds awfully similar.

Just something to consider.
Title: Re: paul is an a**hole
Post by: Mairi on March 26, 2012, 06:26:14 AM
It's almost like you know him.

Maybe we should ask young Michael, hey Mairi?


Wha?
Title: Re: paul is an a**hole
Post by: Yeshelloitsmehereagain on March 26, 2012, 11:58:40 PM
You eard. Stop ignoring me on Facebook. Everyone does tha.
Title: Re: paul is an a**hole
Post by: topperking99 on March 28, 2012, 08:18:31 PM
I really shouldn't read and reply to these. Are you taking the rise topperking99?

No, not really Yeshelloitsmeagain. After Brian died, the Beatles would have drifted ... they were discovering meditation, John was on LSD practically all hours of the day ... although Magical Mystery Tour is not the high point of the Beatles' career, it was Paul's idea to pull together and do something.
As for my Ringo comment, well I guess I just want to give Paul the benefit of the doubt. I mean if he really feels he has to step on his former band-mates when they release an album, then he really has low self esteem. It's as if he has to continually prove that he's better. he must know he's good enough ... he has nothing more to prove.
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Post by: Yeshelloitsmehereagain on March 29, 2012, 04:03:09 PM
Well when did they go to Bangor? Wasn't that when Brian died? When did they go to Rishikesh? A few months later? Who were the main protagonists of them going to India? George and John? Who wrote the most songs whilst there? Who wrote the best songs whilst there? Drifted apart? They seemed pretty damn close to me dear... After that? Well I'm not that fussed about either Abbey Road or Let it Be, some nice songs on them, it was over by then anyway.

I really shouldn't be drawn on it, my fault, sorry. Paul does appear to be a workaholic. But you are wrong in saying that there would've been practically nothing after '67. That is utter bollocks.
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Post by: nimrod on March 29, 2012, 10:57:50 PM
No, not really Yeshelloitsmeagain. After Brian died, the Beatles would have drifted ... they were discovering meditation, John was on LSD practically all hours of the day ...


were you there or is this from someones book ?

Im not being nasty but it always makes me laugh when people make these statements like they 100% know because they were there at the time, if its from a book then say something like 'according to Fred Seaman......etc'

Books are not factual, they are someones version of events, published mainly (like newspapers) to make money
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Post by: topperking99 on March 31, 2012, 12:23:25 AM
were you there or is this from someones book ?

Im not being nasty but it always makes me laugh when people make these statements like they 100% know because they were there at the time, if its from a book then say something like 'according to Fred Seaman......etc'

Books are not factual, they are someones version of events, published mainly (like newspapers) to make money

I didn't think you were being nasty nimrod ... I've actually read quotes like that in a few books - namely Revolution in the Head, by Ian McDonald. And yes, they are only my opinions or versions of what someone else has said or written.
It's like the comments on most forums, they are mostly opinions or quotes or conjecture or personal preference (as to songs or albums etc.) -
I'm sorry of I offended some by my comments - I will try though to be more thorough in my references.
Just a point, this is my first time on a forum where I my comments are much more than agreements or disagreements - I am still learning the protocols and etiquette of forums. Thanks
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Post by: glass onion on March 31, 2012, 09:44:38 AM
I didn't think you were being nasty nimrod ... I've actually read quotes like that in a few books - namely Revolution in the Head, by Ian McDonald. And yes, they are only my opinions or versions of what someone else has said or written.
It's like the comments on most forums, they are mostly opinions or quotes or conjecture or personal preference (as to songs or albums etc.) -
I'm sorry of I offended some by my comments - I will try though to be more thorough in my references.
Just a point, this is my first time on a forum where I my comments are much more than agreements or disagreements - I am still learning the protocols and etiquette of forums. Thanks

hey,hey,i'm sure you've not offended anybody,topperking.these forums are here for all to enjoy and they are about opinion.we are all fans of the beatles,that's why we're here.do not be offended by anybody coming back to you saying they don't agree with something you've said,in my experience on these forums i have learned so much about my favourite band,and also had some debates;that's what it's all about.it's nice to have you on board,no need for apologies or any of that nonsense. ;)
Title: Re: paul is an a**hole
Post by: nimrod on March 31, 2012, 10:52:07 AM
hey,hey,i'm sure you've not offended anybody,topperking.these forums are here for all to enjoy and they are about opinion.we are all fans of the beatles,that's why we're here.do not be offended by anybody coming back to you saying they don't agree with something you've said,in my experience on these forums i have learned so much about my favourite band,and also had some debates;that's what it's all about.it's nice to have you on board,no need for apologies or any of that nonsense. ;)

hear hear well said glass onion :)
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Post by: Toejam on May 18, 2012, 12:02:39 PM
I bet Paul's not happy to find himself suddenly overtaken as the world's richest rock star today. Bono is now the richest because his wealth has shot up on account of his shares in Facebook.
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Post by: pc31 on May 20, 2012, 10:39:25 PM
denny laine was not paid when paul was jailed in japan...he recieved union scale wages as do all wings band members...and there there was lagos b4 that...and mull of kintyre...oy dont make me spill the beans on him...
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Post by: tkitna on May 21, 2012, 12:29:14 AM
Kind of like Cheap Trick and John huh?
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Post by: pc31 on May 22, 2012, 02:02:52 AM
Kind of like Cheap Trick and John huh?
that was yokos fault and tony levin...he should have copied them....