All these conspiracy theories. Read the full story after the cut...its quite intriguing - but possibly not true! Above is a side-by-side image of Paul McCartney in 1964 and in present day
Paul and Ringo in 2009 |
In the past week you may have seen your friends on Twitter and Facebook discuss an interview in which Ringo Starr reportedly reveals the real Paul McCartney died in 1966.
Meaning that everything from Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band onwards was not performed by him
The 'interview' claims that Beatles bassist Paul McCartney died in a car crash and was replaced by a look-alike in order to keep public morale from dropping.
This has long been a relatively popular conspiracy theory, but has - until recently - bubbled away in dark corners of the internet, disregarded as nothing more than just a conspiracy.
That was until last week, when a number of websites reported on an 'exclusive Ringo Starr interview' in which the former Beatles drummer admitted the conspiracy is true
The websites, such as WorldNewsDailyReport.com, reported that Ringo gave the interview to the Hollywood Inquirer, and claimed he said:
"When Paul died, we all panicked! We didn't know what to do, and Brian Epstein, our manager, suggested that we hire Billy Shears as a temporary solution. It was supposed to last only a week or two, but time went by and nobody seemed to notice, so we kept playing along. Billy turned out to be a pretty good musician and he was able to perform almost better than Paul. The only problem was that he couldn't get along with John, at all."
Well, no. The Hollywood Inquirer doesn't actually exist, and Ringo Starr certainly hasn't granted them an exclusive interview.
WorldNewsDailyReport is a satirical news website and is for entertainment purposes only.
If you recognise the name Billy Shears, that's because he is the fictional musician referenced in The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
Paul McCartney is alive and well, and despite the fact we don't have any DNA evidence to support our theory, we do firmly believe he is the real deal.
Mainly because:
- Imagine the number of people who would have to lie in order to keep this conspiracy going - family members, friends, loved ones.
- Paul McCartney has a fairly unique voice, which still sounds pretty much the same now as it did in his youth (despite losing some vocal range due to old age).
- Paul McCartney is one of the greatest songwriters in modern music, but only someone as beautifully mad as Paul McCartney could have a hand in writing something as AWFUL as Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, which was written in 1968.
- Imagine the odds of finding an exact Paul McCartney look-alike, who sounds like Paul, writes songs like Paul, and can play bass and guitar left-handed (just like Paul) as well as being incredible at piano (just like Paul).
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ReplyDeleteBS! Don't believe it!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm who we go ask?
ReplyDeleteAs u can see..lindaobserve
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Wonderful group. Even if Paul or the group is dead, the song lives on
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ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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And kanye sang with this dude... Lolx.... This is an epic cover up though.....
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ReplyDeleteCrazy ish popping out daily.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe this .....this is another made believe story
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Conspiracy dispelled. The guys in the pictures are the same anyways. The face, structure and lines. It all matches.
ReplyDeleteCan't be true. Can't easily find someone with d same looks, act, voice and everything.
ReplyDeleteThat's bullshit I don't believe it. So this Billy. Shears sold his entire identity to build someone elses.The odds outweigh the possibility.----C21
ReplyDeleteThis is not true
ReplyDeleteAt least the voice and the way he performs would have been different
Heh..I don't have an idea. It is well!
ReplyDeleteThere is no way this is possible!
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I choose not to believe
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Lin, why would you post this piece? Such a waste of time.
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I can't believe you posted this long thing and expect me to read this. How is this news? Copy and paste queen.
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I guess u must be feeling urself Linda.Why bore us with something u know is satiricial.
ReplyDeleteTheir drum of coffee, I just wonder why they decided to speak out now if it were true. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteTheir drum of coffee, I just wonder why they decided to speak out now if it were true. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteTheir drum of coffee, I just wonder why they decided to speak out now if it were true. Linda take note!
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ReplyDeleteIs that why they killed d real Paul? Cus he's lookalike was kinda better? Illuminati at work agn.
ReplyDeletewhether paul died or is still alive,i love the beatles
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ReplyDeleteSo, NOT A SINGLE PERSON commenting realized that this story is not true?!?! IT IS SATIRE!!! It even says so at the freaking bottom of the article.
Y'all need to start reading. This is disappointing.
--- KOL.
Wow!!!
ReplyDeleteSo, NOT A SINGLE PERSON commenting realized that this story is not true?!?! IT IS SATIRE!!! It even says so at the freaking bottom of the article.
Y'all need to start reading. This is disappointing.
--- K.O.L
the thing tire me. Nobody seems to notice this is fake news and the article admits so. No one reads again?
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