Paul McCartney Busted In Japan - January '1980

[mariaavicious69]

Okay, I Don't Know But The Girl Looks Like Mary McCartney, Is It Her?

[afrobeatle10]

I can picture John laughing his head off while watching this on tv

[Ribeyeangus]

It's just weed man.

[bluemoon4111]

So did Linda bail him? So that's why he only spent abuot 10 days in jail or was it because he was a foreigner?

[KristinaKaulitz9489]

He said in an interview that the stuff were too good to be thrown away so he took it with him to Japan

[ramorazambero]

chris farley : remember when you went to japan, and when uh, at the airport they arrested you for pot

mccartney : well, to be honset chris, i kinda like to forget about that

chris farley : idiot! what a stupid question

[mylifeisemo101]

lmfao haha when they pulled out the huge bag of grass i was like...OMG WTF PAUL! XD

[OlaNaTungee6]

handcuffs? HANDCUFFS?! what did they expect him to do, killing everybody??!!

[SarahAngelx]

god damn people its just weed they're acting like he murdered someone seriously

[KingThorin]

lol people are sobbing and freaking out over weed

[1cheshirecat]

YOU CAN'T ARREST A BEATLE!!!

[anitasseo]

is that his daughter doing the interview?

[wisesatyr72]

Ive wonder if Paul still smokes weed? John was only busted once it seems to be a recurring incident for Paul..

[lees2oo8]

i've never smoked weed without listening to the beatles or paul mccartney

[ShitCrap]

drug laws in nippon are ridiculous

[BSHFTW]

I'm sure John was laughing his ass off when he saw this on TV lol

[dlggnation]

must have been a really good half pound =)

[OlaNATungee12]

He's so much taller than the japanese people... XDDD

[tabbypappy]

No disrespect intended,but I heard a rumor years ago that it was Linda who brought the dope into Japan,& Paul took the rap for her.Has anyone else heard this?

[John37816]

same happened to John Lennon

[overban888]

it was very stupid. He just wanted to fuck up the jap police

[MBQuaver58]

Linda seems so wonderful doesn't she

Paul what were you thinking ehh ..

[poussyledzep]

Thanks for posting this

[artbasss]

this definately was a good pot,mj is a cure.period

[LivingIn1969]

paul, u love weed, we all love weed, nothing to apologize for bro.

[OneWorldGoverment1]

Paul McCartney - jeden z największych dżentelmenów XX wieku. Sam poszedł siedzieć by jego dzieci nie straciły matki. A przecież do Japonii wjeżdżali razem i narkotyki znaleziono w ich wspólnym bagażu. Paul uratowałeś wtedy swoją rodzinę.

[tommyandtammy1]

great video.5. God bless.

[xxKittyQueenxx]

i know i'm stupid, but why are they crying? the fans o.0

[KelseyL97]

what was he thinking?? i love paul but wouldnt he have figured that they would check his bag and find the weed? maybe fate wanted that to happen, so he could realize the punishment if he did get caught anywhere...and to stop doing drugs because he wouldnt want to repeat the whole incident...so...i guess there are pros and cons

[lilsparky97]

but he did it agen after

[KelseyL97]

well...paul, i love you

but that wasnt smart

[alukuhito]

Linda wasn't a very attractive woman for such a star, was she?  Poor Paul and his choice of ladies... :(

[lilsparky97]

he maride her out of love >:( that dident mean he was fateful to her but he loved her

[alukuhito]

maride?  dident? fateful?

[lilsparky97]

srry i carnt spel

[wisesatyr72]

This is the problem of smoking pot you forget they check your baggage at the airport..but I saw a video that shows japanese rastafraians smoking pot..couldnt Paul waited? dont smoke pot kids

[TiLouTheKid]

Paul was ready for this tour

haha

[jin256]

i heard he had to sing "yesterday" for the prison guards.

[dhucke4assembly]

Unbelievable. All this because of pot possession ? He made a good point about other substances being more harmful, more addictive.

[UKmoondog]

This incident not only saw an end to the tour, but Wings were never to play again.

[snetpux]

"I really know until this day what made me do do it..." The hypocrite! He was/is an drugaddict! See the truth about that!

[BeechwoodSilasLang]

pass that shit Paul! Give us a good Beatles ganja missle!

[theNEWESTcabloober]

lol Paul was hilarious in a Playboy interview about this.

"But if I think hard, I can remember that the first thing I expected was rape. That was my big fear. Right? Wouldn't that be yours? So I slept with me back to the wall. I didn't know what was going to happen, you know?" (Japanese accent) "'Hello, this is you friendly jailer. I'd like a favor, please.' 'No! Not even for a bowl of rice!'"

Haha, Paul rules

[YUMAKEN]

while ago i listned Dark room in McCartney 2.  which's bout jail house in Japan like let me show you to my Da---rk room.

But it's very Comical song, Paul has big sense of humor that can be self parody to such a Tragedic matter.

[aecPleaserescueme]

THEY LET HIM GO! WHAT'S NEXT! He'll Rape your daughter's in their sleep!! I'm kidding of course. But , 29 years later, doesn't the United States' interpretation of Marijuana ring so true to the previous comment??? Think about it. Well, I better go before they haul me off to Gitmo!

[Osamaa13]

no i cry for this, Linda Eastman ¿Why?

[Yubel10]

Paul brought that much because he is a self-admitted pothead.

[bloodypisshole]

i thought i shit myself so i checked my undies and it turns out the good burger cd came out my ass

[BeatleUniversity]

In one book it says he had this set up to change his bubble gum pop reputation. I find that hard to believe.

[bufonoise]

Paul moto

[1FineYoungCannibal]

Its folk law that John and Yoko tipped off authorities about Paul and Linda's drugs and got them busted!!

[skeaneable]

@1FineYoungCannibal are you saying that Yoko conspire with John Lennon to set up Paul?! that is sick.

[hermanoarnoldo]

Man I wanna smoke a big fat blunt with Paul McCartney!

[aPpLeJuIcE37RainLucy]

hahaha ya man!!!

i would've loved to sit down a toke with the Beatles!

maybe drop some 'cid. that would be a dream come true!!!

[radioheadkids2]

@hermanoarnoldo  :)

[hydeparkhobo]

@hermanoarnoldo macca's all about the zig zag smoke, yo!

[afrobeatle10]

@hermanoarnoldo Man I do too. Who wouldn't?

[1santos1]

i want to smoke out with him!

[tistinti]

what a drag that he stopped touring for 10!!years only because of this incident. I mean what has he got to lose? Or was he really such a stoner that he didn´t wanna/couldn´t do it without smoking dope? I don´t judge drugging, but to me Paul seems so rational and sensible, he doesn´t look like a pot head at all, more like a occasional

[LoneJedi]

yeah rational and sensible, look how he beat his wife. no real man should ever beat his wife.

[GonejaDash]

Why not shut up and enjoy the music? I don't give a crap about his personal life or Heather Mills who dragged his name into the mud and stole his money. You wanna take the side of heather mills, be my guest, the other couple dozen million of us will stick with paul. thanks

[MoveOverCasanova]

"look howhe beat his wife" ?? - what does that refer to ? ? ?

[dbrowdie]

What the hell are you talking about??? Everyone thinks you are a huge idiot!!!

[idieinelevators]

HE'S SO CUTE

honestly 1/2 pound.... seriously... why does he, Linda, and Denny need that much pot?!?!

(not to mention UMMMMM his kids are there too?)

[acgreen480]

Who doesnt need that much pot???

Pot heads aren't greedy, they share plus you can never have enough, just a shortage.

I love you Paul!

[JPotGirls]

Great guy, the fight goes on in Tokyo.

[UCantHavaDaMango]

Bagthesecond you need to rethink that comment. If you don't like his music, that's fine. But as a person, Paul is quite extraordinary. Listen to some interviews with him and I am sure you are an intelligent person and will agree with me. I myself am a cynical person, but have realized how classy the man really is.

[dlugiman]

fuckin cigarette heads piss me off more. c'mon already its 2009 can we get real?

[bagthesecond]

Paul McCartney sucks.

[slipyourhips]

Ah but he does not suck. he has written more incredible songs than your Mom has rodgered johns

[Jimshoos]

@bagthesecond so do you, shithead.

[LanIost]

ohgee1:

You just said a few different things

"I didn't know Paul was a drug addict. I hate POTHEADS...evil, low-lifes! "

Paul was certainly not a drug addict and pothead does not (!=) equal drug addict.

You share a viewpoint that I once shared & many people, who after trying pot .. come to the shocking realization when reality hits them in the face that.. pot really isn't as crazy as the image you have of it in your head when you hadn't tried it.

Alcohol messes with you just as much, maybe more.

[ohgee1]

I didn't know Paul was a drug addict. I hate POTHEADS...evil, low-lifes!

[ElectricPineapple79]

Iquitr smoking about a year back but I think people who smoke weed are some of the most gentle , wise, kind people who don't act like they are better than idiot do-gooders like yourself.

[SABBATH211]

hahahahahaha your gay

[ZeropointZero70]

we hate you right back lame-o! Fuck you!

[BeatleMacca]

Yeah it´s "How many million miles" from "Back to the egg". I think it was linked to "Love away" but I can´t remember... lovley tune!

[bickie22]

what the song thats in the background towards the end?

Ive already asked this i think- but I cant remember the answer...its from Back To The Egg isnt it?

[classicrocker1969]

man that was a big ass sack

[Cldfsn0200]

Had to trade in for his release at least 10 fame cards and 10 million for the bribe to the Judge

[MaGabriela1]

no entiendo, lo hizo a proposito? quería que lo capturaran?? por favor alguien que me responda! traducción: did he do that on purpose? did he wanted to be busted? Why? sorry about my english, I used to sleep at english classes

[carolyngwyn]

Yoko set him up

[mattjnor98]

Who's Yoko?

[byemynameishi]

@mattjnor98 ... do you know anything about the Beatles?

Yoko was John Lennon's second wife, widely disliked by all Beatles/John Lennon fans.

[mattjnor98]

@byemynameishi Oh, Yoko Ono. Now I know what you're talking about.

[procommenter]

Paul McCartney bribed himself out of jail.

[jacenty841]

9 years...since 1971

[LadyGrinningSoul08]

I really don't think Linda was putting that accent on. I'm sure she always talked like that! She came from an upper class family so her NY accent wasn't that strong.

[AwalkingModification]

that has never ever been proven.

nor has it ever been proven that you get cancer from smoking herb.

[Flossy567]

At least he regrets it!!! I think it was stupid to do that but I kinda admire for admitting he was wrong and feeling bad about it!!!

[mpacreserg]

I loved your "America is cool! kind of answer"!!

[marvy1118]

That must have been scary.

It should have been Linda arrested for that phony english accent.

[monkeyzpwn]

Don't talk about Linda like that. Paul wouldn't appreciate it at all.

I like her accent. It's unique.

[marvy1118]

I'm sure Paul wouldn't care what I say. He knew her history when he married her. If THAT didn't faze him, then certainly her fake accent didn't either. But blimey, I don't fancy a bloody fake English accent on an American. And she had it even back in '69, so it was definitely an affectation.

[texico11]

Just STFU already. Nobody wants to hear you trash talking Linda.

[marvy1118]

Sorry to offend you, but there ought to be a law against phony accents, I don't care whose it is! I'm sure Linda was a lovely person and a great wife for Paul.

[DASLIBERTINE]

how do you know its phony ? spend any amount of time with foreigners and youll pick up their accent to varying degrees.She spent all her time with the beatles and wings and a whole heap of british crew for the tours they did,shes bound to start sounding like them.

[marvy1118]

I know what you're saying but I think hers was phony because she was even doing it back in '69 while in England. How long did it take Madonna to start affecting a British accent? Some Americans just like the sound of it and want to sound British themselves as soon as possible once they start living there.

[DASLIBERTINE]

but by 69 she had been in london for at least 2 years already,she met paul in may 67,i dunno how long she'd been in london by then.

[marvy1118]

For how long did John Lennon live in New York?

[DASLIBERTINE]

if you are saying that he didnt lose his accent ,it certainly doesnt happen to everyone.Even when i visit Scotland for a few days i start to get a scottish twang to my accent.

[Cldfsn0200]

From about 74-80

[jacenty841]

at the end is '1979 track called "After the Ball/Million Miles"

[bickie22]

thanks! haha- I have Back To The Egg....i never noticed that song before!...love it

[bickie22]

whats the song playing towards the end? so nice...

[PaulM678347]

That was a bad year all around for the Beatles.

[jacenty841]

this song from 0:23 is Kreen -Akrore - an instrumental track from (1970)LP McCartney

[BobReidy]

Paul was apparently warned before going that Japan had tough drug laws and not to bring drugs.The day before I read he apparently was in New York and called John and offered to give him some of the pot but John refused once he heard Paul and Linda were staying in a hotel that he and Yoko liked to stay in.

[mickdead]

what is that song their playing @ 0:23. It sounds so familiar

[superman11978]

It was right after John's death, so he was probably just still a little f'ed up.

[blanket92001]

No, this was in Jan 1980.

John died in Dec 1980.

[dh4ar]

yes but still to this day he dosnt know

WHY he did it .but still paul is stll the great man in music

[dh4ar]

oh paul .what was he doing?

[alemaldonado]

He thought that the japanese police couldn't look inside his bag,maybe...he was soooo trusted, but anyway, another experience in his life