James Paul McCartney was born on June 18, 1942
at Walton General Hospital Liverpool. Two years later, Peter Michael McCartney
(who later changed his name to Mike McGear for some reason) was born. Just like
John and Ringo, Paul's childhood was filled with sadness, his mother Mary died
of breast cancer when he was 14. When he was 13 his family moved to Allerton,
only a few miles down the road from where John Lennon lived. The opposite of
John, Paul did very well in school. On July 6, 1957, Paul and his friend went to
see the Quarrymen play. Paul met John that day. A few days later, the Quarrymen
asked him to join. A few years later and a few band members lost and gained, the
Beatles appeared. After the Beatles, Paul and his wife Linda McCartney formed a
band called Wings. They had many hits, such as Band On The Run and Maybe I'm
Amazed. He was the only ex-Beatle to form and sustain a band during his solo
career.
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