Beatles' re-launch of albums 'helps clear MJ's debts'September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Beatles' launch of their remastered albums and the video game The Beatles: Rock Band has apparently helped clear late singer Michael Jackson's debts. The King of Pop had bought the 250-song Beatles catalogue in 1985 for 47.5million dollars and now with the high selling of his own music and the relaunch of the Fab Four's sound, it is estimated that his estate will net more than 250million dollars by Christmas.
Lennon's wife barely knows Beatles' songs!September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Late Beatle legend John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has revealed she barely knows the band's songs and only realised their music is "special" when she recently revisited their back catalogue. Avant-garde artist Ono met Lennon in 1966 at the height of the Fab Four's fame and was wed to the rock legend until his death in New York in 1980.
Beatles were planning reunion before Lennon's deathSeptember 13th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has said that the Beatles were planning to reunite before John Lennon was shot dead in 1980. The singer admitted that though they were set to receive huge offers yet they believed it wouldn't be as big as the 60's.
Macca says Beatles overindulged in drugsSeptember 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney is amazed he and his band mates survived the excessive drug habit they had in their heyday. The singer admits that the Fab Four overindulged in drugs, often falling asleep during recording sessions.
Macca admits he thought 'The Beatles would last couple of years'September 9th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has confessed that when the Beatles started making music, he thought they would only last "at best a couple of years". With the launch of the release of new Beatles computer game, The Beatles: Rock Band, the legendary musician has expressed his pride at the enduring popularity of the band.
Macca yet to play 'hard' Beatles computer gameSeptember 9th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has confessed he is yet to try his hand at the computer game based on The Beatles. The Fab Four's bass player admitted the game 'The Beatles: Rock Band' looked like a tough challenge.
'The Beatles' may still net £1bln by ChristmasSeptember 8th, 2009 LONDON - It's almost 40 years since 'The Beatles' split, and yet the British band is set to earn the biggest amount ever this year, and could even net 1billion pounds by Christmas. The Beatles comeback will start with remastered versions of 13 of late John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and late George Harrison's studio albums.
Lennon's tape reveals Macca was most important person to himSeptember 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - A new tape of late singer John Lennon's interviews has him saying that fellow Beatles member Paul McCartney was the most important person to him apart from his wife. "I only ever asked two people to work with me as a partner," the New York Post quoted the Times of London as reporting as to what Lennon said in the tape.
Macca breaks silence over friendship with LennonAugust 25th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has broken the silence over his friendship with his 'The Beatles' co-member John Lennon, and denied that they shared a sour relationship. Macca seems considerate about his dead friend's drug use, and believes that the complaints his pal made in interviews that he sabotaged songs in the studio could be excused, as he always expressed his love in the end.
Macca pays tribute to Michelle Obama with 'The Beatles' classicAugust 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sir Paul McCartney paid a special tribute to Michelle Obama with a classic song by his former band 'The Beatles'. The singer dedicated the hit track "Michelle" to the US First Lady while rocking out at FedEx Field, reports the Politico.
How Macca drifted apart from Jackson over Beatles hitsJuly 17th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson 'kind of drifted apart' after the King of Pop bought the Beatles back catalogue and refused to sell it. McCartney and Jackson became good pals in the early 1980s when they recorded two duets - 'The Girl Is Mine' and 'Say Say Say'.
Macca, John Lennon 'planned Beatles reunion'July 13th, 2009 NEW YORK - Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon had come very close to reuniting The Beatles, according to a new book. In his new book "Paul McCartney: A Life," Peter Ames Carlin says that Macca missed making music with Lennon so much that he made a surprise midnight visit in the spring of 1974 to the Burbank studio where his former band mate was recording, the New York Daily News reports.
Jacko 'thought someone wanted to kill him'July 1st, 2009 LONDON - In the days before his death, Michael Jackson was worried that someone wanted to kill him, it has emerged. According to Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman, the King of Pop feared people were keen to end his life for his money and music publishing rights.
Jacko may leave Macca 200-song Beatles collectionJune 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - King of Pop Michael Jackson's sudden death at a rented Los Angeles home on Thursday has triggered speculation that his 200-song Beatles collection may go to Sir Paul McCartney. An AOL music website report suggested earlier this year that Jackson had plans to leave McCartney the long-contested rights to 200 songs of the Fab Four's iconic repertoire, valued at about 500 million dollars.
Macca gets bored of being a 'Beatle'June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sir Paul McCartney has said that many times he gets bored of being a 'Beatle'. The legendary rocker has confessed that many times he gets tired of the fame that comes from being a part of the 'Fab Four', reports the China Daily.
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