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October 18, 2004-- NME

PAUL McCARTNEY ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS!

PAUL McCARTNEY has revealed that his ultimate fantasy festival line-up would feature THE BEATLES, THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE, THE ROLLING STONES and THE SEX PISTOLS, NME.COM can exclusively reveal.

In an exclusive interview with you, the readers of NME.COM, the star said that he would also love to see The Who, Queen, The Grateful Dead and Radiohead all appear on the bill.

Answering your questions, the former Beatle also lifted the lid on this year's triumphant Glastonbury performance and rated it as one of his best gigs.

The star said that he would want ex-bandmate, the late John Lennon, to play on the Pyramid Stage.

However, despite an all-star fantasy festival line-up, when asked who he would like in his dream supergroup, McCartney said that he would choose a "bench full of buskers from the street".

McCartney will release a new book "Each One Believing: Onstage, Offstage and Backstage" on November 4 which will give an access-all-areas account of life on the road during his recent world tour.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1) Glastonbury must have been special to you but what show or concert if you could go back in time would you like to do and experience all over again as if it was the first time? Please will you come and play for us in Northern Ireland thanks. (Thomas Cardwell, Northern Ireland)

Paul McCartney: "Shea Stadium, New York, with a good sound system."

2) Do you ever worry about taking a number of priceless and iconic instruments, like your Hofner and the Epiphone Texan, with you onstage? (Martin Berka, Finland)

PM: "No, they are just instruments to me. Lovely as they are, they're there to be played."

3) Having experienced Glastonbury as a performer, as a punter, who would make it on to your fantasy line-up for Saturday on the Pyramid Stage? Neil Young, Radiohead, Prince or maybe Oasis? (Joe Norman, UK)

PM: "Living Neil Young and Bob Dylan. Deceased John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix."

4) If at all, do you think your image has changed in the eyes of the younger generations before and after Glastonbury? And where do you go from there? (Nick Crewdson, UK)

PM: "Maybe many of them hadn't seen me play live before. I got a lot of good feedback from younger people after the gig. We had a ball."

5) Paul, there were a lot of young bands who played at Glastonbury. Many of them have been strongly influenced by your music. How did that make you feel?(Clorinda, US)

PM: "Cool!"

6) Is there anything you would have done different? (Christine, US)

PM: "It seemed to have worked fine for me."

7) Sir Paul, has your recent trip to Glastonbury inspired any new songs? (Paul Arvizu, US)

PM: "Maybe a bit because I'm working on a new album now."

8) How did the Glastonbury experience of 2004 compare with the Shea Stadium experience of 1965? (Laurence Guymer, UK)

PM: "The difference was you could hear us!"

9) Does this year's Glastonbury rate as one of you top gigs ever? (Peter McPhillips, UK)

PM: "It does."

10) What eight bands (both here and gone) would make up your ultimate festival line-up? (Gareth Morgan, UK)

PM: "The Beatles, The Who, Rolling Stones, Queen, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Radiohead and Sex Pistols (to name but a few)."

11) Was it difficult to try to choose only a limited number of songs from such a massive collection to perform at Glastonbury? (Jordan, UK)

PM: "Yes."

12) Hi Paul! Do you get a kick out of new youngsters digging your classic tunes & discovering your newer music as at Glastonbury does a good tune last forever? (Bill and Cher, US)

PM: "Yes it's a great tribute and a buzz."

13) Thanks for taking questions from the board. I like the new song 'Follow Me'. What was your inspiration? (Tori, US)

PM: "Love love love."

14) Was it possible to rock in wellies?( Jordan, UK)

PM: "Definitely dryer."

15) Were you more nervous before entering the stage in Glasto than usual? As you knew the audience were not just Macca maniacs? Do you think it's been much more difficult to satisfy those crowds? (Trenz, Germany)

PM: "No, there was not enough time to be nervous as we got there late."

16) How long did it take you to prepare for this concert? (Michael, US)

PM: "All my life."

17) Is playing festivals as good as playing your own shows at venues? (Ingrid Perez, US)

PM: "It's different, a different kind of excitement."

18) If you where playing Glastonbury again and you had to form a supergroup to play alongside you and you had to choose from today's artists, who would you include? (Stephen, Ireland)

PM: "I'd choose a bench full of buskers from the street."

19) Was the ambience of the Glastonbury festival and its crowd in any way reminiscent of your Wings era? (Stephen Jerkins, US)

PM: "Not really, we didn't really do many festivals."

October 19, 2004 -- The Oregonian

MOTHERING INSTINCT

Hanging out with rock stars was never part of the plan. But there was Lynn Bradach on Friday in Los Angeles, hip deep in Hollywood, getting schmoozed by Paul McCartney.

"I felt a bit like Cinderella," she said Sunday morning, back in her Northeast Portland home.

Except this is no fairy tale. And there's no happy ending.

Bradach's son, Travis, a Marine, died last year in Iraq. He was helping clear land mines. His mom's response has been to work -- passionately, eloquently, tirelessly -- for Adopt-A-Minefield.

That's the organization, inspired by Princess Diana, now championed by Paul and Heather McCartney, that raises money to clear unexploded ordnance left by wars throughout the world.

Lynn's work has been so remarkable that she was honored Friday at the organization's star-studded L.A. gala that raised more than $1 million for the cause. It was Paul McCartney who presented her award and invited her to speak to the crowd of 1,500.

"I did fine all day Friday," she said, "until I got to the hotel and so many famous people started telling me: 'Don't be nervous.' "

Like that fellow in the VIP room, the one she didn't recognize. "I knew he must be rich or he wouldn't have been there. But he sure was scruffy."

It was Neil Young.

Still, it wasn't until Orlando Bloom showed up that her knees actually buckled. "Imagine," she said, "a woman my age." She recovered nicely by chatting with Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Then Bradach calmly went out and earned herself a standing ovation.

But there was no time to bask in the limelight. Early Sunday in Portland, Bradach was back with her pals, out running in the rain. On Oct. 31, with Team Minesweepers, friends and family, she'll run in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. They are running to honor Travis and to raise money for the cause. Anyone can help, Bradach said, by sending a donation to: Adopt-A-Minefield c/o Bradach Law Offices 700 N.E. Multnomah St. Suite 900 Portland, OR 97232.

Then she turned to her kitchen, where a crew from the BBC was waiting. "My life is bizarre right now," she said. "I really do feel like Cinderella." Then tears clouded her eyes. "But I wish I could have my old life back."

Her old life and her young son.
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Пол и Хэзер посетили заключительный вечер Голливудского кинофеста в театре "Арк Лайт" в Голливуде, Калифорния, в воскресенье 17 октября.
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4th Annual Adopt-A-Minefield Gala
Musicians Paul McCartney and Neil Young sing a duet of "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" at the Adopt-A- Minefield Benefit Dinner held at the Century Plaza Hotel. The event is hosted by Paul McCartney and Heather Mills McCartney to raise awareness of landmines.

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October 21, 2004 -- AAM

Paul & Heather McCartney live webchat for No More Landmines Day

Paul & Heather McCartney live webchat - November 4th

Time: 3.00 - 3.30pm UK time (GMT) 10 - 10.30am ET
Date: November 4th - No More Landmines Day
Place: www.paulmccartney.com
Who: Heather and Paul McCartney & Steve Sinnott, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers and official Friend of Adopt-A-Minefield.

They will answer questions about landmines and landmine survivors - and the questions they answer could be yours!

What would you like to ask Paul, Heather and Steve?

We'd like you to come up with questions BEFORE FRIDAY 29th OCTOBER. The best questions will then be selected and answered live on-line.

Even if you can't watch the web-chat live - you can still ask questions. You'll also be able to read the transcript of the web-chat afterwards. Details will follow closer the event as to exactly where the transcript will be posted.

For ideas about what kind of questions to ask, why not check out the Landmine Facts section of www.landmines.org.uk

Questions should be sent by e-mail to info@landmines.org.uk - or by post to Adopt-A-Minefield, 3 Whitehall Court, London, SW1A 2EL, UK

Paul McCartney
20-Oct-2004
Written by: Lakin Ragains

How many people get to meet a low-profile celeb like Paul McCartney?

On a vacation to the Grand Canyon, my mother and I were shopping in a little shop on the floor level of a luxury lodge. She asked if I would know a celebrity if I saw one and I said yes and she pointed and asked if the guy in the corner was Paul McCartney. I assured her that he was and he noticed that we noticed him so he walked over and talked to us and shook our hands. Heather Mills was also with him. He was very friendly and just as gorgeous in person, and we noticed that he smelled really good. Many people meet the same celebrities. But how many people get to meet a celebrity like Paul McCartney who tries to keep such a low-profile?
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October 23, 2004 -- Contact Music

YOUNG AND MILLS BLAST BUSH

Neil Young and Sir Paul McCartney's wife Heather Mills used a charity event in Los Angeles last week to attack US President George W. Bush.

The trio were all present at an Adopt-A-Minefield benefit event organized by Mills, and took the opportunity to back John Kerry's campaign to oust Bush from the White House at next month's presidential elections.

Mills said, "Governments like George Bush's are the problem. He's pulled out of every decent treaty to rid the world of landmines that's been presented to him."

Kerry supporter and California-dwelling Canadian Young added, "I only hope that Americans do the right thing and get this guy out."

October 23, 2004 -- Toronto Sun

McCartney and Tony Bennett to sing "The Very Thought Of You" together ?

Legendary crooner Tony Bennett will be sharing the stage with Paul McCartney this weekend in Mountainview, California at Neil Young's 18th annual Bridge Benefit, Oct. 23-24.

"I knew (McCartney) when he first started," Bennett, 78, told the Sun while he was in Toronto last week for two shows at Roy Thomson Hall. "I gave The Beatles and The Rolling Stones their first award before they were famous, they were just starting out, before they went into stadiums. And so I knew him and I always really admired him. 'Cause I looked at the four boys when I first saw them and the aura came out of Paul McCartney that my eyes saw. I said, 'This guy's got it.' I always felt that way."

Fast forward to Bennett and McCartney being part of a command performance for the Queen, which was before McCartney's marriage to Heather Mills.

He told Bennett that "The Very Thought Of You," a Ray Noble song, was his favorite. "So then my son was talking to him and he said, 'When I get married, if Tony could a make a record of The Very Thought Of You ...'

"And he danced with his wife to that record right after he got married. But then, as a result, he saw my paintings in an art book and wrote me a beautiful letter about how much he appreciated my paintings. And now I believe we're going to do "The Very Thought Of You" together for this benefit. That'll be fun. He's wonderful."

October 24, 2004 -- Contact Music

McCARTNEY FAME SCHOOL SLAMMED

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney's stage school has been slammed by the Zutons singer Dave McCabe who labels its students "c**ts" who are only good enough to become "session musicians".

McCartney helped set up the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) in 1996, which today attracts students from around the world.

But proud Liverpudlian McCabe has different ideas about the success of the school.

He fumes, "It's full of people who are really ambitious and who turn against each other because everyone there wants to be the best.

"Either everyone's a c**t or they're all mad for putting such a front on.

"I think if you ever go to LIPA you can only ever make it as a session musician or a practical musician. It will never be respected as a serious heart-felt place."

October 24, 2004 -- Mercury News

MCCARTNEY CROONS WITH BENNETT, PUTS ON A SOLID SHOW

There were plenty of powerful moments at Saturday night's Bridge School Benefit concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre, enough to fight back heavy rains and a muddy lawn that threatened the night.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney joining with Tony Bennett, a crooner from a previous generation. Neil Young playing with grunge-rocker Eddie Vedder, who's career was inspired by Young's. And a host of stars playing not just to a sold-out audience, but for the special children and their families who shared the stage with them.

Artists donate their time to these massive shows (this year's first of two days stretched from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.) and playing for free brings out both tender moments and musical surprises.

Long anticipated headliner McCartney provided both when he ran onstage during Bennett's set. As if it wasn't surprising enough that Bennett's old-school crooner voice scaled the heights of the outdoor theater's lawn with the power of the loudest electric guitar, and his set was sandwiched between rockers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Young.

A sprightly McCartney, deftly defying his 62 years, joined the ever sharp-looking 78-year-old, arm-in-arm, for the ballad that is a wedding standard, "The Very Thought of You.''

When they finished, the former Beatle raised his thumb in the air and gleefully yelled: "I got to sing with Tony Bennett!'' before running offstage.

The blue-suited lounge singer, carrying on Sinatra's mantle of cool, continued unphased, and was the only performer called back for an encore.

McCartney's 50-minute closing set was a winner. The challenge of playing acoustic made it even better than his last more-polished tour.

He spent a lot of time in the old Beatles catalog, opening with 1966's "Drive My Car,'' fueled by twin lead acoustic guitars, of his more than competent touring band (expect them to perform this summer).

He pulled out songs from the days before the Beatles went really electric, the Meredith Wilson ballad "Till There was You,'' the foursome recorded in 1964, and 1965's "Michelle,'' before which he recalled trying to be cool at parties attended with the older John Lennon, and sitting in a corner with George Harrison and their guitars, pretending to sing in French.

There was a soft "Blackbird'' and "Yesterday'' and newer songs, "Here Today'' and unreleased, "Follow Me.'' Young joined him for a performance of his own 1971 hit, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart,'' during which Sir Paul smiled as he flubbed the same lyric missed in years of campfire singalongs ("try and be sure right from the start'' instead of "what if your world should fall apart.'')

McCartney and band continued with "Get Back'' and "Let it Be,'' after which he slipped in some political sentiment, yelling, "Let it be Kerry.'' Finally, the entire troupe returned for "Hey Jude.''

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Concert review: Legends meet at the Bridge: Bennett, McCartney bring benefit to new level

Following the frenetic Red Hot Chili Peppers in his customary dark blue suit and tie, Tony Bennett was surreal enough just playing the Bridge School Benefit on Saturday. He took things to another level in calling a friend out for a duet, and suddenly, two artists with a combined 100 years of musical history were standing there, smiling at each other.

Out strode Paul McCartney on the stage at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. He seemed as impressed as everyone else. "Whoa -- I'm singing with Tony Bennett."

The pair hugged 20 or 30 times, then traded lines on the old jazz standard "The Very Thought of You." That it was a tad disjointed and that McCartney hit a bad note or two mattered about as much as the weather. Seeing true legends singing a tune Bennett rerecorded for McCartney's first dance at his wedding made hours of rain and chill simply melt away.

Organizer Neil Young did himself proud this year. Not only did he play one of his best sets in recent memory and host a former Beatle and a jazz legend, he managed to get a slew of big-name, excellent live acts: the Chili Peppers, Ben Harper, Sonic Youth, Eddie Vedder and Los Lonely Boys.

Vedder, the singer of Pearl Jam and a constant presence at the annual Bridge show, was a last-minute addition. Because, you know, the bill needed another big name.

After Young's traditional opening mini-set and a quick performance from Tegan & Sarah, Vedder sat down to play Pearl Jam's "Better Man" and intense covers of the Beatles "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," (he previously recorded it for the "I Am Sam" soundtrack) and Bob Dylan's "Masters of War." Though Vedder maintains a low profile for a rock star, his focus and powerful baritone make him one of the most riveting singers around, especially in the acoustic Bridge format.

Considering the weather and late hour, much of the crowd might have left if it weren't McCartney finishing. Coming on just after midnight, the typically cheery ex-Beatle took his band through classics "Drive My Car," " 'Til There Was You," "Blackbird" and his touching John Lennon tribute "Here Today."

Though his voice was a bit rusty, McCartney was his old self, throwing arms in the air after nearly every song and hamming it up whenever possible. He brought out Young for "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," which was a bit bumpy as McCartney tried keeping up with a tune with which he wasn't completely familiar. He went back to his strengths, through "Yesterday," "Get Back," "Let it Be," "Lady Madonna" and show-closer "Hey Jude."

Unlike recent years, nearly all the musicians hung around for the obligatory ending. You could see the excitement, even on the faces of veterans, in sharing the stage with McCartney, making it one of the rare all-star jams worth the wait.

In the Nov, 1, 2004 issue of The Star (US) there are photos of Paul and Bea taken at Laguna Beach, CA. Mary Kate Olsen is on the cover.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW CA - OCTOBER 23: Paul McCartney (Left) and Neil Young performing at the 18th Annual Bridge School Benefit. Event held a Shoreliine Amphitheater on October 23, 2004 in Mountain View, California