Then again, there has been so much (& some really bad) photo tampering all along the way. This material may not be reproduced without permission. I have no idea about whether or not Paul is Faul and truthfully I couldn't care less. The story was found not to be true after the Beatles' press officer called Paul's home and the phone was answered by the man himself. The early bass lines were very simplistic in nature with mainly a 1-5 pattern. Paul McCartney is playing right handed. There are so many differences between the two. I knew if I put it on he wouldn't be able to help himself Before I knew it he was scrambling for album covers with his jaw dropped and eyes wide. PMac and Wings, PMac and MJ, PMac on his own has done and continues to make some very tasty music. William Campbell has this faint scar on his upper lip, PM doesn't. But Paul was 27, when Abby Road was released. There are dozens of people involved in a death, certainly in the case of an accident, Police, Ambulance and hospital staff, fire brigade, Breakdown men, registrars, NHI and loads more including family, friends, business colleagues, studio staff and, of course, the Inland Revenue responsible for the collection of income tax and death duties. Why? What about that looney Heather Mills? He was a natural left handed player who didnt need to constantly look where his fingers on the guitar were, this one still checks his fingers. Furious with the studio kerfuffle, he floored it, went off into the night in a . For the graphic novel, see, McCartney in October 1966, shortly before he supposedly died, The allegedly backmasked section of "Revolution 9", The same section reversed, which some have believed sounds like "turn me on, dead man", Estranged from McCartney, Lennon said: "Paul McCartney couldn't die without the world knowing it. [74] Schaffner said that, given its origins as an item of gossip and intrigue generated by a select group in the "Beatles cult", "Paul is dead" serves as "a genuine folk tale of the mass communications era". When I was 11 years old and heard Penny Lane for the first time, I thought to myself who is the new person in the group singing this song and who was singing She Loves You Yeah, Yeah, Yeah at the end of All You Need is Love. Privacy Policy. By the fall of 1969, Beatle fans finally stumbled upon the mystery and . And guess what? [37] According to a report in Billboard magazine in early November, Shelby Singleton Productions planned to issue a documentary LP of radio segments discussing the phenomenon. The 50s were boring but it was more than a change for cool. Billy Shears is only mentioned in the title song and, implicitly, as the singer of the segued-into "With a Little Help from My Friends", and even more implicitly, in the title song reprise. Pepper onward is not the same Paul McCartney pre-Winter of 1966. Billy Shears ,William Wallace Campbell or Billy Shepherd ?? Look at live concert videos in 1966 and you can see Paul was already changing from his pudgy round face to a more mature slender version. "We felt guilty about the deception" added Ringo Starr. The replacement, originally called William Campbell or, more recognizably, Billy Shears, according to Salon, and known as "Faul" to true believers of the theory, has, if the story is true, written some of the Beatles' greatest work, fathered four children with Paul's first wife, Linda McCartney, went on to establish the mega-popular band Wings, and had success with 20 solo albums, all under the moniker of the tragically deceased songwriter he replaced on the fly. His lips are also a darker color than all of the others, suggesting that his lips are blue (as corpses lips are). No-one can die secretly in England. Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.204.206.249 (talk) 15:12, 1 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]. The whole ''conspiracy theory' is a load of rubbish perpetrated by idiots and believed by fools. According to LiveScience, in 1969, at the peak of the phenomenon,McCartney said: "Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Did he ever meet Paul. It is hard to see the 2nd P on the patch because of the angle Paul is standing at on the cover the Sgt Pepper album so it appears as O.P.D. Most all of their music was written by others and played by other studio musicians. Listening to this show was another student, Fred LaBour, who wrote for the Michigan Dailystudent newspaper. Copyright 2005-2023 St Margarets Community Website Except that he might be a little uncomfortable. Billy Shears was Ringo Starr's alias on The Beatles 1967 album Sgt. Most people didn't have television, those who did had tiny black & white sets with a fuzzy picture and believed all they saw and were told on that 'magical' box at the time. We thought the whole planet was going to hate us for all the lies we had told, so we kept lying but sending subtle clues to relieve our cousciousness. [8][nb 1] Harper later said that it had become the subject of discussion among students at the start of the new academic year, and he added: "A lot of us, because of Vietnam and the so-called Establishment, were ready, willing and able to believe just about any sort of conspiracy. I love this conspiracy. The Reason Some Are Convinced Paul McCartney Is A Clone That's because William Campbell is McCartney. Also, check out this picture of Paul compared to Faul: i If you need more proof, Ringo has already admitted that Paul died and was replaced by Faul during an interview in his home in California. No one noticed the clues on the cover of Revolver. Paul did not die but he did leave the Beatles, youtube John Halliday aka Paul McCartney, he just lived a normal life, also, on the St Pepper's album, they the name 'The Beatles' to '5 Beatles' John is NOT DEAD!!! Most are from military families that take oaths and sign disclosure agreements where everything can be taken away. [56] Part of the interview was first broadcast on Radio 4, on 26 October,[57] and subsequently on WMCA in the US. [9] He also described it as "the most monumental hoax since Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast persuaded thousands of panicky New Jerseyites that Martian invaders were in the vicinity". The differences in the parting of the hair, the eye color, the shoe size, the height and Dr Truby's vocal pattern analysis all make sense. But that hasn't happened, has it? Has he ever re-surfaced anywhere? John and Paul were inspiring collaborators, while Paul and George were close schoolmates before the group was even formed. Cookie Notice To all the sane people out there that know that Paul never dies and that he is alive and well still making music,don't bother saying anything to the comspiracy brigade as You Can't Argue With Stupid!!! Billy had been filling in for Paul periodically at least since 1965. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. I spent much of the past year researching this, and even saw Paul in concert in Green Bay last summer. I believe that had no choice in keeping up the charade, like it or not. It was really John Lennon that died in Nov 1965. Ship of Fools: Whatever happened to Billy Shears? [42], In LaBour's telling, the stand-in was an "orphan from Edinburgh named William Campbell" whom the Beatles then trained to impersonate McCartney. [10] On 10 October, the Beatles' press officer, Derek Taylor, responded to the rumour stating: "Recently we've been getting a flood of inquiries asking about reports that Paul is dead. The One-and-Only Billy Shears: An Interview with William Campbell on It would have been easy to replace Paul in the 1960s. While conspiracy theorists point to lyrics, album covers, and odd noises that can be heard when Beatles albums are played backward as proof that the singer was replaced by a lookalike, the World News Daily Report bases their claim on a fake interview with Ringo Starr: In an exclusive interview with the Hollywood Inquirer, Mr. Starr explained that the "real" Paul McCartney had died in a car crash on November 9 1966, after an argument during a Beatles' recording session. "When Paul died, we all panicked!" So let me introduce to you According to conspirators, the singer's replacement was a sweet-sounding Louisiana local called Michael Campbell Shears - better known as Billy Shears. After a firecracker was thrown onto a stage, the Beatles were pretty much done with live performances. Why would he agree to do this? Faul has admitted that Paul died before during concert. Also named his 1st biological daughter Mary after his departed Mother? As an outsider I'm not real sure what to believe here. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I mean, it's just a bit of poetry. [70], LaBour later became notable as the bassist for the western swing group Riders in the Sky, which he co-founded in 1977. If you recall, Billy Shears had a heavy hand in penning the Sgt. I keep searching images of Billy, but he does not possess the vulnerability, compassion and depth that once lived in our Paul's eyes. I was wondering about that, a moped accident that chipped his tooth answered that question. Paul quit the band over Johns being Yoko Ono's puppet. has the best of the Memoirs' "Paul is Dead" material (excluding those . The original Paul was reconstituted from his cryogenically stored parts (possible co-mingled with Ted Williams) in 2002 and was one of the (CIA funded) terrorists who piloted the second plane on 9/11. But my hubby didn't want to hear my Mumble jumbo, so I got the disc and had him watch/listen to it. William Campbell is far too common a name for this article to live here. [17] McCartney said that the speculation was understandable, given that he normally did "an interview a week" to ensure he remained in the news. Following the publication of the article and the photo, in the issue dated 7 November,[58] the rumour started to decline. Its easy for officials like M15 to create fake identification. What IF faul was knighted for his lifelong dedication to the lie? In 1977 John Lennon wrote a song for Ringo and recorded it with him. I'm not here to judge you at all. Though one thing I DO know for certain is Ringo can't sing worth a damn. Whoever really believes that crazy crap is a moronic fool. William Campbell does not exist A-Stupid-Redditor Think for yourself 'cause I won't be there with you. There is no such thing as coincidence. I was wondering if anyone on here would be interested in talking on camera about it. Charlotte A's comment on Ringo's singing. The WKBW DJs concluded that the "Paul is dead" hoax was fabricated by Lennon. Society was reshaped by having a replacement helping to carry on the Beatles who were the impetus of the revolution. THEY say that hints of Paul dying started in the Revolver album BUTTTTTTT the REVOLVER album was recorded and released BEFORE November 9 1966. The only morons I can see are the ones that need to be told by the mainstream media what to think and when to think it. They are two different people. MYTH: Then the Beatles, in the winter of 1966, held a "Paul look- alike" contest but no winner was ever announced. [31], Before the end of October 1969, several record releases had exploited the phenomenon of McCartney's alleged demise. Well, here's another clue for you all, the walrus was Paul" The song's "the Walrus was Paul" lyric is both a reference to "I Am the Walrus" and Lennon saying "something nice to Paul" in response to changes in their relationship at that time. Introducing Billy Shears Campbell - a world-renowned musician, singer and icon. [5] In November 1968, their self-titled double LP (also known as the "White Album") was released containing the track "Glass Onion". [56] According to author John Winn, McCartney had conceded to the interview "in hopes that people hearing his voice would see the light", but the ploy failed. Paul is also crawling out of George's ear (a Beatle, and beetles among other insects crawl out of the ears and eye sockets of corpses). Musician Ringo Starr admitted that Paul McCartney passed away in 1966 and was replaced by a lookalike. He supposedly looked enough like PM to sit in with the other Beatles for photographs, sometimes even fooling the photographers. His classic song "Yesterday" hints that maybe Paul was being chased by self-created demons. I do find it fascinating as to how it was all orchestrated with the untimely demise of the real Paul McCartney. Well, that's not completely true. He then persuaded the remaining Beatles to stay together and accept William Campbell Shears as a replacement. There is no such force named the "Ontario Police Department". I think that theory was started because Americans don't like it that there is no American Beatle. In an exclusive interview with the Hollywood Inquirer, Mr. Starr explained that the "real" Paul McCartney had died in a car crash on November 9 1966, after an argument during a Beatles' recording session. We've been getting questions like that for years, of course, but in the past few weeks we've been getting them at the office and home night and day. [24] Bailey left it to the viewer to determine a conclusion. [62] Sgt. [4] MacDonald groups it with the "psychic epidemics" that were encouraged by the rock audience's use of hallucinogenic drugs and which escalated with Charles Manson's homicidal interpretation of the White Album and Mark David Chapman's religion-motivated murder of Lennon in 1980. The rumour began circulating in 1966, gaining broad popularity in September 1969 following reports on American college campuses. Somewhat improbably, McCartney was said to have been replaced by a lookalike, called variously William Shears Campbell or William Sheppard. But the theory gets even weirder; the Beatles and their management, realizing the huge financial losses that might result from announcing the death of one of the members of the biggest band in the world, decided to cover up his death.
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