Look at Pauls Eyes!! Dammit . You want him to make a sad movie scene!! Paul is a person who does not express his emotions in public. Everything happened so fast, That he does not know what to do. Paul Loved John And I dont care what people say
I bet he said all the 'It's a drag' stuff so he could get away from the reporters and have a little. Look at @MaikuxSAN and his/her comment - absolutely right.
i can sense that he just feels so lost and neutral in complete shock.........must've been absolutely awful for your best friend to have suddenly been murdered and in a matter of hours swamped by reporters asking for all your reactions
@kaiserkeller61 I saw this on the news Dec. 9th 1980 and I was SHOCKED to see him out there so soon in a place where the media could find him--He might as well have called a press conference!
i act like that... my mum never let me forget it, but on hearing of my grandfathers death i said
'oh well... can we go home' (was in the car)
i didn't want to think or talk about it. not everyone likes to get emotional in public
i can see it in him... he's playing it down because it hurts, and he clearly see's people are vicarious bastards who are looking for tomorrow's headline.
you people just DONT get it do you ?.Him And lennon fought all the time from 1966 ON.Cause it was NOT Paul;it was his double.I dont have the time and space to go into it BUT his reaction is typical of a person who did NOT have a close relationship like brothers like the REAL paul and Lennon had.GET THE IDEA??He reacted typical of someone who was told someone he only "worked with" had died.GETTING THE IDEA YET ?
Those of you on the reporters side of this are really brainwashed people. Yall are talkin about Paul not showing "sympathy", where is your sympathy for this guy that just lost his friend of his whole life? I wouldn't have given these douchebag reporters what they want either if they were grilling me like they are to Paul in such a sensitive situation. It's obvious he wanted out of there and wasn't up for press.
Why is everyone hating on Paul? His best friend died right before this interview, and all these people can do is shove a microphone in his face. Show some fucking respect.
lol he acts like he lost a dollar, not a friend...idiot...I remember how shocked was I when i saw this shit first time...he feels so ok about lennon's death like someone told him about death of someone he didn't know...he's obviously on drugs
I think Paul McCartney just wanted to get out of there. I've never taken the "drag" comment so seriously. Who wants to be interregated like that after one of your best friends dies so unexpectedly?
McCartney explained, "When John was killed somebody stuck a microphone at me and said: 'What do you think about it?' I said, 'It's a dra-a-ag' and meant it with every inch of melancholy I could muster. When you put that in print it says, 'McCartney in London today when asked for a comment on his dead friend said, "It's a drag."' It seemed a very flippant comment to make."
@freelax McCartney was also to recall: “I talked to Yoko the day after he was killed and the first thing she said was, "John was really fond of you." The last telephone conversation I had with him we were still the best of mates. He was always a very warm guy, John. His bluff was all on the surface. He used to take his glasses down, those granny glasses, and say, "It's only me." They were like a wall, you know? A shield. Those are the moments I treasure.”
@freelax In 1983, McCartney said: “I would not have been as typically human and standoffish as I was if I knew John was going to die. I would have made more of an effort to try and get behind his "mask" and have a better relationship with him.'
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During the Late Beatles Paul was beginning to hate Lennon. Many people don't know this or talk about this but John and Paul never really saw eye to eye in fact the two were very different. Paul took music very seriously and John kind of partied alot. Paul took care of Julian Lennon(John's son) More than John did. That's one reason I didn't like lennon. Paul hate John for succh a long time for his absence to Julian. But Paul was friends with Lennon for such a long time so he did feel remorse
@danyl55 ANOTHER INDICATION that wgat lennon was REALLY saying was" HOW the fuck do you sleep at night knowing who you really are and carrying on the whole facade of being the REAL Paul???"Why do you think The Beatles REALLY broke up ??? The other 3 could not carry on the lie with this "double" .It had become too much for them.THATS THE REAL REASON.Get the idea?
@danyl55 no.. they are usually too disgusted after having passed by YOUR place where "nothing is real,and nothing to get hung about".. having said THAT,dont bother with a response.I DON"T waste my time with back and forth mindless banter with those who are dead from the neck up.LOL
@strangecluesinfriday Mindless is a description of anyone who would believe for a second the myth that McCartney died in the 60s---Quoting Lennon and Archie Bunker gets you no points from anybody--You seen Elvis lately?
@danyl55 thats the best you can do huh ??LOL here's one last thought. .. your opinions mean the same to me;as mine do to YOU.. SWEET FUCK ALL...As i told you i DONT waste MY time.. why are YOU wasting YOURS, you ASSHOLE?Find a hobby..."FINAL ANSWER"
@theDeckisStacked You are right-but I don't think it was called "being stalked" at that time in 1980 when things like this just didn't happen. I remember seeing this on the news the following day--My friends and I were all wondering what Paul would have to say about Johns senseless murder--I don't think anyone was thinking "Gee I hope they leave Paul alone and don't ask him any questions" Probably most people seeing it here are seeing it for the 1st time.
@theDeckisStacked I find it hard to believe he wanted to be left alone. If you are Paul McCartney, and John Lennon had just been murdered the night before, why would you go where the media could find you if you want to be left alone? The answer to that question is in your comment--"Attention" You ask how I would like some stranger stuffing a mic in my face after a friends death? I wouldn't like it at all. Obviously nobody would do that to me cause I aint Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney--
@theDeckisStacked He subjected himself to the media--Celebrity's don't get much privacy out in public-how do you mourn in peace with all these people around? He was being a jerk that day-
They hadn't talked for a long time before that and when they did communicate they argued, I'm sure this was his genuine reaction. But you can see from other interviews that he was saddened, they were friends.
His "It's a drag, innit?" line was out of annoyance toward the reporters, not out of disrespect to John. It's clear from his demeanor that he's straining to be patient with their inane questions- more than I could have done at a time like that.
@JacksonSergeant he actually did care alot, it was his best friend. Personally I wouldn't want to talk to a bunch of reporters about how I felt about my best friend being murdered. But he did care, just letting you know :)
Poor Paul looks so sad. Everyone who says he is fighting back tears is so right :'( I would be too. I feel so bad for him, John was one of his best friends and he lost him :( he just looks so sad that it makes me feel sad :/
Paul's reaction is totally understandable. You can tell that he's upset by the way he's talking and carrying himself. A guy he's known since he was 15 got senselessly murdered and all these the reporters can do is ask stupid questions like, "Are you going to funeral?" Really? If I were Paul I would have punched a bitch.
I'm glad to see most people are sticking up for the poor guy, I don't know why people are so mad at Paul for saying what he said.
I can't watch this interview without cringing. I can definitely see the hurt and shock, and denial in his eyes, I don't get how some other people can't see it too.
So, its true then! My mom was whoring at the corner of central park west/w 72nd street when it happened. Before she died she told me she witnessed Paul McCartney running off, down Central Park! She had very keen eyesight, maybe due to all them proteins? She could spot a biggie in a pair of loose pants miles away, but sadly not those being diseased... Even though she soiled her mouth on a daly basis, I tounged her lovingly every day, like any son would do, and never did those lips slip a lie!
"nor can there be any talk of the beatles getting together again" No shit, sherlock!
I still cant believe they even said this, a father of 2 has just been MURDERED and all they care about is that it means the beatles cant get back together again?
I mean I think the beatles are the greatest band ever, but I agree with John that people took them too seriously sometimes, like when people when crazy when they broke up he said "we're only a fucking band" or something similar.
Yeah, Paul John George and Ringo were talking about getting back together in 1979. Their time was short unfortunately, and it is one of the saddest things to know that after so many years of fight, John and Paul WANTED to work together again. But they couldn't. Brings a tear to my eye.
Judging by his boy language, he was obviously not wanting to talk to the reporter and definitely at the end was frustrated as can be. I think that "drag isn't it?" remark was definitely something to keep him from punching the living daylights out of that reporter and just getting the heck out of there.
Anybody who still states paul didn't give a flying fuck and was just being flippant and scornful regarding John's death, should stop @ 0:13 and just take a look at the expression on his face, as well as the look in his eyes. He obviously tried VERY hard to not give the reporters a freakshow of tears and mucus that they had hoped for... But if that isn't the face of a man in emotional pain, I don't know WHAT is. His eyes are bloodshot and puffy for god's sake!
Who gives a fuck about paul's reaction it was over 30 years ago. Besides even if john was still alive his voice would've sounded like shit, he was only human. Let's just remember him as he was, "BADASS"
F*ck those idiot reporters. A friend Paul had known since he was fifteen. His writing partner. Yeah they had their problems, but dammit they had a lot of good times. John said he had gotten to the point where all his wounds were healed and his memories were happy ones. So let's stick a mic in his face and ask what he thinks. I'm with Howard Stern on this. Someone ought to follow those maggots around and ask them stupid f*cking questions.
This breaks my heart because he's just so cold to the media, he won't show any kind of emotion even though you just know he's destroyed on the inside. "I didn't want to sit at home" "Why not?" Really, reporter? Why do you think? Does he have to spell it for you? I love how he deadpanned "Cause I didn't feel like it." Great answer.
His face says he's stunned, saddened, and also disgusted. I'd be disgusted to if my good friend and one of the coolest people in the world just died and some asshole with no soul shoved a microphone in my face and started playing 20 questions
God, if John had a dime for every time he got asked if The Beatles were getting back together, He could a hired a full time body guard. That might a saved his ass.
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I always the mmoottteher fucckcker of Paul, he dont care about John dead... and he think he was god... fuckkkk songs... "black bird" et.c... the worst songs are made from paul in beatles... best songs for john and george and that is!
@anderzom for the record Paul McCartney wrote the best and most popular songs of The Beatles. Hey Jude, Let it Be, Michelle, For No One, Helter Skelter, Mother Nature's Son, Yesterday, All My Loving, Eleanor Rigby and many more..
@CanKuman8 yeah you are right about that songs, but who cares POPULAR songs! I prefer songs like Long Long Long of harrison that retard songs like obla di obla da... the same lenon have conflics with mc cartney for that kind of songs... hey jude etc... sounds like songs for childs, so pretty songs etc... the lenon and harrison make most osbscure and deep songs... maybe you like billboard rankings and popular things... I dont now
@anderzom Hey Jude is really popular but not my favourite, clearly you haven't listened Eleanor Rigby, For No One or Mother Nature's Son. They're not so popular and I recommend you listen to them, maybe this could change your mind
@CanKuman8 I know know... believe me Im a huge beatle fan, I have a lot vinyls, cds... even the abbey road japan black triangle cd... and yeah good songs of mc... but not as good like john or george, but well my point is simple, I always hate the acctitude of mc cartney ... a complete asshole! he think is a god!... is just that... y personal opion..
He had just lost a friend he had known since he was 16 - he may have grown apart from him eventually but still a very close friend who he went on an incredible journey with and after him being murderers all they do is stick camera in his face and ask him questions?
Fair enough when George died and it was expected and Paul probably had some words prepared but when it was a friend who was only 40 and healthy that was murdered? Give him time to grieve ffs...!
Always remember one thing....... the media only exists with this type of garbage because so may watch it. Prices are so high because people will still pay for it either way and OUR GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO SCREW US BECAUSE WE DO NOTHING TO STOP THEM!
Paul later expressed remorse for sounding so flippant. He explained the reality of it still hadn't truly sunk in. Paul, also, reached out to Yoko Ono, who he had felt was responsible for taking John away from the group. He asked that they put all the discord behind them & make the Peace John so desperately wanted. Paul was at Yoko's side when John was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame. THANK YOU, Sir Paul, for all the joy & hope you & John have given us all. PEACE.
I think either he didn't care or was happy . To me there's a line between love an hate and paul crossed that line many years before this. And why was he still complainign about changing the lennon-mccartney authorship for mccartney-lennon just a few years ago????. think a little people-
In Paul's defense, He'd just lost a great friend over night. Secondly, there was some bad blood between Lennon and McCartney. Fifteen years with the same person is quite along time. Furthermore, Paul McCartney is not dead and has never died. I watched that extremely long and boring movie for kicks and the concept is just ridiculous.
@emavalens24 ya thats y the current mccartney sounds exactly the same, is left handed, looks the same, plays the same and hey back then after 66 he made even better songs hey jude etc. man its just bullshit plain and simple.
Its cause He is not the real Paul Mccartney!!! I know it sounds absurd but the real Paul died in Nov 1966, its in the movie that came out 2010 called Paul is really Dead! Harrison's last testament. It explains everything!
How do you lose someone you have known since you were 15, grew up with, were in the most successful rock and roll band of all time, and NOT be stunned, and shocked? The press shouldn't even been there asking that stupid question. As much as I believe in the First Amendment, just because I can ask you a stupid question, doesn't mean I HAVE to ask you a stupid question.
I hate that reporter for asking all those questions. Everyone should have left him alone and let him mourn. And to the people who say he wasnt sad..... Listen to the tone in his voice. He also thought he would be the next one killed
You couldn't know someone as long as Paul knew John and not feel sad. People just need to keep their own opinions about whether Paul grieved about John's death to themselves. They don't know because they weren't there.
dam press one of his closest friends died i dont think he wants people all up on him leave the man alone thats ridiculous something should be done about them
Anyone who thinks he wasn't bothered about John's death is a complete idiot.
This is the video I have seen Paul most distressed in, you can see he just wants to get away as quickly as possible when usually he's quite comfortable in front of a camera.
Just because he isn't in tears doesn't mean he isn't shocked or sad - it isn't really a very English thing to cry in front of others, I mean usually for men you'd try to hold it in until you're by yourself.
@MrDumbasshitler Your One Big Dumbass Who Clearly Doesnt Know What Its Like To Lose A best Friend And Get Scrammed With Questions Right After Hearing About It
@ZR1Terror Yup. His "sad" face looks like a mask put on just for the camera. He doesn't at all seem truly impacted by John's death. Notice the odd facial expressions and how he says "it's a drag, isn't it?" Sounds very cold and indifferent, as if he has better things to be doing.... very odd.
@StevenThePhilosopher you're an idiot. I hate people like you. Stop bullshitting and talking shit. You obviously don't understand why he said "drag, isn't it"
@CribNotes I saw this the day after Lennon was murdered. I thought at the time that Paul was a real dick with some of his comments." Drag innit" seemed so cold. Now I think he probably regrets this. But he had to know that the media would be looking for him to comment on his song writing partners death. So if he didn't want to talk about it at that time he should have avoided them. He walked right into thay hornets nest--
@lpycb42 Like I said, everybody wanted to hear what Paul had to say about this senseless murder--He would have to be a complete idiot not to know the media would be looking for him to comment. If he didn't want to talk to them he could have stayed home that day--Just my opinion--
@danyl55 He said he didn't want to stay at home all day. Why would he? One of his bandmates and good friends had been murdered. He knew the media would look for him and he answered their questions. He just didn't give them the answers they wanted. And that's fine.
@lpycb42 You said he seemed annoyed and was being purposefully cold--all I'm saying is he could have avoided them if he wanted too--he had plenty of practice avoiding the media all those years with the Beatles-perhaps he was in such shock he forgot he was an Ex-Beatle?
@danyl55 Unfortunately, being a celebrity, it wouldn't have mattered if he had stayed at home of gone to work. At that point you just do what you want to do because it don't matter, you're gonna get badgered anyway. Paul got wallfaced for simply stating a big fact: John's death WAS A DRAG! And there was no disdain in it. Only the obvious fact that he was not out to give the press the teary show they wanted. He always HATED public displays of emotion. Still does. It's just the way he's made.
@CuteMcBeauty I don't think anyone was looking for a teary show--years later Paul had a very heartfelt reaction to Georges death--The press was all over Robert and Ted Kennedy when thier brother JFK was murdered-If they had said "Drag Innit" they might have been wallfaced (whatever the hell that means) But they showed some respect for peoples feelings--Just my opinion--
@CribNotes when I saw this on Dec. 9th 1980 I thought McCartney was showing disdain for the attention Lennon was getting. And please don't tell me Lennon was killed on the 8th--I know that but they didn't catch up to Paul until the 9th--
@MrDumbasshitler McCartney didn't care John was dead? They knew each other since adolescence for God's sake! You misunderstood what's happening in this interview. The Beatles were all too familiar with media bullshit. John's shot dead and the media wants to pimp McCartney for some TV time. Read Paul's quote again. He's looking in their eyes and he sees they really don't give a shit, they just want a reaction from him. Hence "It's a drag, isn't it? Okay cheers. Bye bye" He's saying, "Fuck you"
I remember this. I was 15 at the time . Paul is clearly very upset. He didn't want to lose it in front of the media. Paul LOVED John, yeah, they had their creative differences, and time put some space there, but he did care a great deal. He appears to be in shock and who really wants to talk to a bunch of people that are waiting for your reaction all over the world when someone you care about is KILLED?
@mikeyhatesit i think he was in shock. he probably didn't know what to think. his best friend died, and he was supposed to perform like a trained seal for the reporters
@mikeyhatesit You misunderstood McCartney reacting to Lennon's death. "Drag isn't it? Okay cheers. Bye bye" As a result of their superstardom, the Beatles were all too familiar with media bullshit. John and Paul knew each other since adolescence for God's sake! John's shot dead and the media wants to pimp McCartney for some TV time. Read Paul's quote again. He's looking in their eyes and he sees they really don't give a shit, they just want a reaction from him. He flips them off.
god can you imagin being him at that time your best friend for years you made music together known eachother sense they were teenagers this isnt the face of someone who lost a friend
@Wentfradump LOL... get real. It's true John and Paul fell out and that contributed to the break up of the beatles, but they made up several years before Lennon was killed and were friends again!
I bet he knew Lennon was going to get killed.
factoryvonsimone 1 week ago
What does the interviewer say just before Paul's "a drag, isn't it?"
GoldenRay82 3 weeks ago
@GoldenRay82 "hes gone now yeah"
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@DMarriott81 What a twat! It's such a rough comment to make in this delicate situation! (Thanks very much, DMarriott81)!
GoldenRay82 2 weeks ago
@GoldenRay82 Anytime mate
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Look at Pauls Eyes!! Dammit . You want him to make a sad movie scene!! Paul is a person who does not express his emotions in public. Everything happened so fast, That he does not know what to do. Paul Loved John And I dont care what people say
jjadiel2011 1 month ago
0:43 Paul flips off the cameras. So basically, I'm agreeing what @MaikuxSAN said.
austinshaddtv 2 months ago
McCartney didn't give a hoot about Lennon at this point.
JimColyer 2 months ago
I bet he said all the 'It's a drag' stuff so he could get away from the reporters and have a little. Look at @MaikuxSAN and his/her comment - absolutely right.
TheSaddleClub3798 2 months ago
Who called him? "A friend." I bet it was one of the guys on the hill.
TommYYZ 2 months ago
He may be sad, but he ain't Paul
comeonewtf 2 months ago 3
i can sense that he just feels so lost and neutral in complete shock.........must've been absolutely awful for your best friend to have suddenly been murdered and in a matter of hours swamped by reporters asking for all your reactions
kaiserkeller61 2 months ago
@kaiserkeller61 I saw this on the news Dec. 9th 1980 and I was SHOCKED to see him out there so soon in a place where the media could find him--He might as well have called a press conference!
danyl55 2 months ago
i act like that... my mum never let me forget it, but on hearing of my grandfathers death i said
'oh well... can we go home' (was in the car)
i didn't want to think or talk about it. not everyone likes to get emotional in public
i can see it in him... he's playing it down because it hurts, and he clearly see's people are vicarious bastards who are looking for tomorrow's headline.
shame they found one.
TheImaginaryBeing 2 months ago
That's some sympathetic comments voted up. Paul looks rather happy here to me.
GreatUnwashedMass 2 months ago
you people just DONT get it do you ?.Him And lennon fought all the time from 1966 ON.Cause it was NOT Paul;it was his double.I dont have the time and space to go into it BUT his reaction is typical of a person who did NOT have a close relationship like brothers like the REAL paul and Lennon had.GET THE IDEA??He reacted typical of someone who was told someone he only "worked with" had died.GETTING THE IDEA YET ?
strangecluesinfriday 3 months ago 2
Can someone tell me what the reporter said just before Paul said 'drag...'
Was it, 'Johno, yeah?'
jackheaney 3 months ago
Okay, number one, will Paul EVER age?
And, number two, how disrespectful, I'd have cold-cocked every damn one of those reporters.
HoleHeadedLiar 3 months ago
Those of you on the reporters side of this are really brainwashed people. Yall are talkin about Paul not showing "sympathy", where is your sympathy for this guy that just lost his friend of his whole life? I wouldn't have given these douchebag reporters what they want either if they were grilling me like they are to Paul in such a sensitive situation. It's obvious he wanted out of there and wasn't up for press.
cKunke2 3 months ago
it is sad that this video has more views than some beatles song
TheRocknrollmaniac 4 months ago
Why is everyone hating on Paul? His best friend died right before this interview, and all these people can do is shove a microphone in his face. Show some fucking respect.
waddle200x 4 months ago
lol he acts like he lost a dollar, not a friend...idiot...I remember how shocked was I when i saw this shit first time...he feels so ok about lennon's death like someone told him about death of someone he didn't know...he's obviously on drugs
michaeljacksonisnotd 4 months ago
"quiet desperation is the english way"
woods8870 4 months ago 3
"I feel that if I said anything about John, I would have to sit here for five days and say it all. Or I don't want to say anything." -Paul McCartney
MCullenHightopp 4 months ago 2
paul is pissed because he has just realised that lennon will now be a bigger legend than him, hence his snarky answers.
matchbox555 4 months ago
Some idiots think Paul was unsympathetic in this interview.
vnisanianisback 5 months ago
I think Paul McCartney just wanted to get out of there. I've never taken the "drag" comment so seriously. Who wants to be interregated like that after one of your best friends dies so unexpectedly?
PatrickTX100 5 months ago 2
He was obviously in shock.....
oneblueorange 5 months ago 2
McCartney explained, "When John was killed somebody stuck a microphone at me and said: 'What do you think about it?' I said, 'It's a dra-a-ag' and meant it with every inch of melancholy I could muster. When you put that in print it says, 'McCartney in London today when asked for a comment on his dead friend said, "It's a drag."' It seemed a very flippant comment to make."
freelax 5 months ago
@freelax McCartney was also to recall: “I talked to Yoko the day after he was killed and the first thing she said was, "John was really fond of you." The last telephone conversation I had with him we were still the best of mates. He was always a very warm guy, John. His bluff was all on the surface. He used to take his glasses down, those granny glasses, and say, "It's only me." They were like a wall, you know? A shield. Those are the moments I treasure.”
freelax 5 months ago
@freelax In 1983, McCartney said: “I would not have been as typically human and standoffish as I was if I knew John was going to die. I would have made more of an effort to try and get behind his "mask" and have a better relationship with him.'
freelax 5 months ago
This is not the real Paul McCartney.
It's FAUL.
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ThePoopTruffles 5 months ago
During the Late Beatles Paul was beginning to hate Lennon. Many people don't know this or talk about this but John and Paul never really saw eye to eye in fact the two were very different. Paul took music very seriously and John kind of partied alot. Paul took care of Julian Lennon(John's son) More than John did. That's one reason I didn't like lennon. Paul hate John for succh a long time for his absence to Julian. But Paul was friends with Lennon for such a long time so he did feel remorse
RealityRehab 5 months ago
@RealityRehab hey, mccartney loved lennon. just listen to mccartneys tribute song for john "here today". even best friends have rows you know.
elizajohn5 4 months ago
@elizajohn5 Just listen to Lennons tribute to Paul--"How Do You Sleep"
danyl55 4 months ago
@danyl55 yeah, but they were fighting at the time. most best friends have a love hate relationship, but love wins in the end.
elizajohn5 4 months ago
@danyl55 ANOTHER INDICATION that wgat lennon was REALLY saying was" HOW the fuck do you sleep at night knowing who you really are and carrying on the whole facade of being the REAL Paul???"Why do you think The Beatles REALLY broke up ??? The other 3 could not carry on the lie with this "double" .It had become too much for them.THATS THE REAL REASON.Get the idea?
strangecluesinfriday 3 months ago
@strangecluesinfriday another nut falls out of the fruitcake
danyl55 3 months ago
@danyl55 thats ok.. if you keep it to yourself, NONE of your friends will think less of you .. you ASSHOLE.. LOL
strangecluesinfriday 3 months ago
@strangecluesinfriday Do your friends visit you in that rubber room?
danyl55 3 months ago
@danyl55 no.. they are usually too disgusted after having passed by YOUR place where "nothing is real,and nothing to get hung about".. having said THAT,dont bother with a response.I DON"T waste my time with back and forth mindless banter with those who are dead from the neck up.LOL
strangecluesinfriday 3 months ago
@strangecluesinfriday Mindless is a description of anyone who would believe for a second the myth that McCartney died in the 60s---Quoting Lennon and Archie Bunker gets you no points from anybody--You seen Elvis lately?
danyl55 3 months ago
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@danyl55 thats the best you can do huh ??LOL here's one last thought. .. your opinions mean the same to me;as mine do to YOU.. SWEET FUCK ALL...As i told you i DONT waste MY time.. why are YOU wasting YOURS, you ASSHOLE?Find a hobby..."FINAL ANSWER"
strangecluesinfriday 3 months ago
@strangecluesinfriday lol.
Truth77Absolute 3 months ago
@theDeckisStacked You are right-but I don't think it was called "being stalked" at that time in 1980 when things like this just didn't happen. I remember seeing this on the news the following day--My friends and I were all wondering what Paul would have to say about Johns senseless murder--I don't think anyone was thinking "Gee I hope they leave Paul alone and don't ask him any questions" Probably most people seeing it here are seeing it for the 1st time.
danyl55 6 months ago
this is why i hate the media
paul said it himself "How would you feel if they shoved a mic in my face and asked how do you feel about your friend being killed?"
Fucking scumbags
funnyjunkvmkman 6 months ago
@theDeckisStacked I find it hard to believe he wanted to be left alone. If you are Paul McCartney, and John Lennon had just been murdered the night before, why would you go where the media could find you if you want to be left alone? The answer to that question is in your comment--"Attention" You ask how I would like some stranger stuffing a mic in my face after a friends death? I wouldn't like it at all. Obviously nobody would do that to me cause I aint Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney--
danyl55 6 months ago
@theDeckisStacked He subjected himself to the media--Celebrity's don't get much privacy out in public-how do you mourn in peace with all these people around? He was being a jerk that day-
danyl55 6 months ago
@theDeckisStacked i agree.
KeepTrue56 6 months ago
They hadn't talked for a long time before that and when they did communicate they argued, I'm sure this was his genuine reaction. But you can see from other interviews that he was saddened, they were friends.
Uzzie101 6 months ago
@DjSickipedia I was being sarcastic....
JediKnightathogwarts 6 months ago
More than anything he look's pissed that the media is fighting for his first response instead of letting him greave in peace.
ButtahToast 7 months ago
he seems pretty sad for someone who lost his best friend
JediKnightathogwarts 7 months ago
@JediKnightathogwarts Well no shit, he lost his friend. Dur
DjSickipedia 6 months ago
He actually looks very shocked to me
discosucks99 7 months ago
is it just me or is he more unsuprised and not as sad as he should be
bspong99 7 months ago
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elizajohn5 6 months ago
His "It's a drag, innit?" line was out of annoyance toward the reporters, not out of disrespect to John. It's clear from his demeanor that he's straining to be patient with their inane questions- more than I could have done at a time like that.
LonesomeJojo 7 months ago 38
@LonesomeJojo ridiculous what you sayed
MisterOldSchool1 5 months ago
@JacksonSergeant he actually did care alot, it was his best friend. Personally I wouldn't want to talk to a bunch of reporters about how I felt about my best friend being murdered. But he did care, just letting you know :)
MsNancydrew12 7 months ago
looks like he dosent giv a crap
JacksonSargent 7 months ago
@JacksonSargent fuck you
OldTown1994 7 months ago
Poor Paul looks so sad. Everyone who says he is fighting back tears is so right :'( I would be too. I feel so bad for him, John was one of his best friends and he lost him :( he just looks so sad that it makes me feel sad :/
Lovethebeatles100 7 months ago
:(
SoWhyAgain 7 months ago
You can clearly see in his face how hard he tries not to cry, hes really trying to be strong trying really hard to hide his sadness sigh poor Paul :(
renekenshin6573 8 months ago
Paul's reaction is totally understandable. You can tell that he's upset by the way he's talking and carrying himself. A guy he's known since he was 15 got senselessly murdered and all these the reporters can do is ask stupid questions like, "Are you going to funeral?" Really? If I were Paul I would have punched a bitch.
MaikuxSAN 8 months ago 20
when paul has just heard that his freind has been killed and then have half a dozen mircophones shoved in his face his responses will like this
TheWhuever 8 months ago
@TheWhuever he should be use to the press already dont you think, He just didnt care
MisterOldSchool1 5 months ago
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akjadestar 8 months ago
@akjadestar no
nickbaxter1992 8 months ago
I'm glad to see most people are sticking up for the poor guy, I don't know why people are so mad at Paul for saying what he said.
I can't watch this interview without cringing. I can definitely see the hurt and shock, and denial in his eyes, I don't get how some other people can't see it too.
akjadestar 8 months ago
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akjadestar 8 months ago
So, its true then! My mom was whoring at the corner of central park west/w 72nd street when it happened. Before she died she told me she witnessed Paul McCartney running off, down Central Park! She had very keen eyesight, maybe due to all them proteins? She could spot a biggie in a pair of loose pants miles away, but sadly not those being diseased... Even though she soiled her mouth on a daly basis, I tounged her lovingly every day, like any son would do, and never did those lips slip a lie!
Lampodikt 8 months ago
"nor can there be any talk of the beatles getting together again" No shit, sherlock!
I still cant believe they even said this, a father of 2 has just been MURDERED and all they care about is that it means the beatles cant get back together again?
I mean I think the beatles are the greatest band ever, but I agree with John that people took them too seriously sometimes, like when people when crazy when they broke up he said "we're only a fucking band" or something similar.
Drenwickification 8 months ago
@thekiwipie i know what im saying is of course its a drag. his best friend just died.
molly13bored 8 months ago
Yeah, Paul John George and Ringo were talking about getting back together in 1979. Their time was short unfortunately, and it is one of the saddest things to know that after so many years of fight, John and Paul WANTED to work together again. But they couldn't. Brings a tear to my eye.
itsbridgetlogann 9 months ago
Judging by his boy language, he was obviously not wanting to talk to the reporter and definitely at the end was frustrated as can be. I think that "drag isn't it?" remark was definitely something to keep him from punching the living daylights out of that reporter and just getting the heck out of there.
armyaviationproud 9 months ago
his firend did not die he wasKILLED there is a difference
tryby12 9 months ago
Anybody who still states paul didn't give a flying fuck and was just being flippant and scornful regarding John's death, should stop @ 0:13 and just take a look at the expression on his face, as well as the look in his eyes. He obviously tried VERY hard to not give the reporters a freakshow of tears and mucus that they had hoped for... But if that isn't the face of a man in emotional pain, I don't know WHAT is. His eyes are bloodshot and puffy for god's sake!
CuteMcBeauty 9 months ago
Who gives a fuck about paul's reaction it was over 30 years ago. Besides even if john was still alive his voice would've sounded like shit, he was only human. Let's just remember him as he was, "BADASS"
117glenn 9 months ago
Wowwww, such a nosy reporter!
I was just listening to some stuff I didn't want to just sit at home
Why?
... I just didn't feel like it.
I'm so happy he didn't give those tards what they were looking for.
akjadestar 9 months ago
he should've just told him off and ended it with a big dramatic silence. and then "okay, cheers."
Msemospongebob 9 months ago
F*ck those idiot reporters. A friend Paul had known since he was fifteen. His writing partner. Yeah they had their problems, but dammit they had a lot of good times. John said he had gotten to the point where all his wounds were healed and his memories were happy ones. So let's stick a mic in his face and ask what he thinks. I'm with Howard Stern on this. Someone ought to follow those maggots around and ask them stupid f*cking questions.
GonzoGuyy 9 months ago
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SweetYouRock17 9 months ago
go paul. kick the reporters asses with words. they are so rude to him "a drag isnt it" NO SHIT SHIRLOCK -.-
molly13bored 9 months ago
@molly13bored ... Paul was the one who said it was a drag... Not the reporter...
TheKiwipie 9 months ago
This breaks my heart because he's just so cold to the media, he won't show any kind of emotion even though you just know he's destroyed on the inside. "I didn't want to sit at home" "Why not?" Really, reporter? Why do you think? Does he have to spell it for you? I love how he deadpanned "Cause I didn't feel like it." Great answer.
lpycb42 9 months ago
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akjadestar 10 months ago
He was probably acting calm so others wouldn't be worried
00Blais 10 months ago
His face says he's stunned, saddened, and also disgusted. I'd be disgusted to if my good friend and one of the coolest people in the world just died and some asshole with no soul shoved a microphone in my face and started playing 20 questions
stfwho 10 months ago
God, if John had a dime for every time he got asked if The Beatles were getting back together, He could a hired a full time body guard. That might a saved his ass.
Khalsabychoice 10 months ago
how is he supposed to answer any of these questions? his best friend has just died for gods sake!!
FRANFOOD1 10 months ago
@scarvesonguitars
Finally, Someone with some common sense logic! WE are a dying breed my friend!
kstamp67 10 months ago
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I always the mmoottteher fucckcker of Paul, he dont care about John dead... and he think he was god... fuckkkk songs... "black bird" et.c... the worst songs are made from paul in beatles... best songs for john and george and that is!
anderzom 10 months ago
@anderzom Of course he cared that John had died. He was shocked about the news
burntislandbassist88 10 months ago
@anderzom for the record Paul McCartney wrote the best and most popular songs of The Beatles. Hey Jude, Let it Be, Michelle, For No One, Helter Skelter, Mother Nature's Son, Yesterday, All My Loving, Eleanor Rigby and many more..
CanKuman8 10 months ago
@CanKuman8 yeah you are right about that songs, but who cares POPULAR songs! I prefer songs like Long Long Long of harrison that retard songs like obla di obla da... the same lenon have conflics with mc cartney for that kind of songs... hey jude etc... sounds like songs for childs, so pretty songs etc... the lenon and harrison make most osbscure and deep songs... maybe you like billboard rankings and popular things... I dont now
anderzom 10 months ago
@anderzom Hey Jude is really popular but not my favourite, clearly you haven't listened Eleanor Rigby, For No One or Mother Nature's Son. They're not so popular and I recommend you listen to them, maybe this could change your mind
CanKuman8 10 months ago
@CanKuman8 I know know... believe me Im a huge beatle fan, I have a lot vinyls, cds... even the abbey road japan black triangle cd... and yeah good songs of mc... but not as good like john or george, but well my point is simple, I always hate the acctitude of mc cartney ... a complete asshole! he think is a god!... is just that... y personal opion..
anderzom 10 months ago
The media are just total scum.
He had just lost a friend he had known since he was 16 - he may have grown apart from him eventually but still a very close friend who he went on an incredible journey with and after him being murderers all they do is stick camera in his face and ask him questions?
Fair enough when George died and it was expected and Paul probably had some words prepared but when it was a friend who was only 40 and healthy that was murdered? Give him time to grieve ffs...!
Drenwickification 10 months ago 19
@Drenwickification
Always remember one thing....... the media only exists with this type of garbage because so may watch it. Prices are so high because people will still pay for it either way and OUR GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO SCREW US BECAUSE WE DO NOTHING TO STOP THEM!
kstamp67 10 months ago
Learn to pretend, Faul.
14GoldenBoy 10 months ago
Faul?
WeRockHard3211 11 months ago
Paul later expressed remorse for sounding so flippant. He explained the reality of it still hadn't truly sunk in. Paul, also, reached out to Yoko Ono, who he had felt was responsible for taking John away from the group. He asked that they put all the discord behind them & make the Peace John so desperately wanted. Paul was at Yoko's side when John was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame. THANK YOU, Sir Paul, for all the joy & hope you & John have given us all. PEACE.
mjcamck71 11 months ago 2
didn't seem too bothered
Tommy4216 11 months ago
I think either he didn't care or was happy . To me there's a line between love an hate and paul crossed that line many years before this. And why was he still complainign about changing the lennon-mccartney authorship for mccartney-lennon just a few years ago????. think a little people-
304473108 11 months ago
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304473108 11 months ago
What is the question on 0:15?
justsmilehomie 11 months ago
@justsmilehomie *Have you discussed the death with any of the other Beatles?
Dawnina77 10 months ago
@Dawnina77 Thanks
justsmilehomie 10 months ago
@justsmilehomie anytime ;)
Dawnina77 10 months ago
In Paul's defense, He'd just lost a great friend over night. Secondly, there was some bad blood between Lennon and McCartney. Fifteen years with the same person is quite along time. Furthermore, Paul McCartney is not dead and has never died. I watched that extremely long and boring movie for kicks and the concept is just ridiculous.
CarnageStudi0s 11 months ago
@emavalens24 ya thats y the current mccartney sounds exactly the same, is left handed, looks the same, plays the same and hey back then after 66 he made even better songs hey jude etc. man its just bullshit plain and simple.
silentrami 11 months ago
Yeah he seemed crushed. You could tell by how short his answers were and the way he just left.
horsefly52 11 months ago
i'm not seeing the sincerity. Are you going to the funeral idk..drag isn't it. seemed cold and nonchalant.
dimeclipent 11 months ago
@dimeclipent \
Its cause He is not the real Paul Mccartney!!! I know it sounds absurd but the real Paul died in Nov 1966, its in the movie that came out 2010 called Paul is really Dead! Harrison's last testament. It explains everything!
emavalens24 11 months ago
@emavalens24 i need to check that movie out
dimeclipent 11 months ago
@emavalens24 you poeple should stop sayin these kind of bullshit
esta49 11 months ago
@emavalens24 That conspiracy theory was proven false a few years ago.
oOKitty86Oo 11 months ago
PAUL MACARTHY LOKS EXACTLY LIKE ANGELA LANSBURY!! ITS UNCANNY!!
Wentfradump 1 year ago
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CuteMcBeauty 9 months ago
How do you lose someone you have known since you were 15, grew up with, were in the most successful rock and roll band of all time, and NOT be stunned, and shocked? The press shouldn't even been there asking that stupid question. As much as I believe in the First Amendment, just because I can ask you a stupid question, doesn't mean I HAVE to ask you a stupid question.
GonzoGuyy 1 year ago
I've never been a huge Paul fan, but come on. He just found out that morning. He's probably in shock.
peaceandrosegirl 1 year ago 2
His face says it all...Look at his eyes, they look like he cried for a long time.
GScherryLP 1 year ago
a drag??!!...ur fuckin drummer died and its a drag!?
theondwa89 1 year ago
@theondwa89 John lennon wasn't the drummer. and he gave a silly answer because they were asking him silly questions at an inappropriate time.
InDreamsITalkWithYou 1 year ago
@theondwa89 a drag??!! Ringo's the drummer, not John!
mytbesa 11 months ago
@theondwa89 not the drummer. singer and guitarist
beatlefan247 11 months ago
I hate that reporter for asking all those questions. Everyone should have left him alone and let him mourn. And to the people who say he wasnt sad..... Listen to the tone in his voice. He also thought he would be the next one killed
extremespeedster 1 year ago 2
You couldn't know someone as long as Paul knew John and not feel sad. People just need to keep their own opinions about whether Paul grieved about John's death to themselves. They don't know because they weren't there.
donn409 1 year ago 2
McCartney must look back on that day often.
donn409 1 year ago
dam press one of his closest friends died i dont think he wants people all up on him leave the man alone thats ridiculous something should be done about them
canderson2750 1 year ago
Anyone who thinks he wasn't bothered about John's death is a complete idiot.
This is the video I have seen Paul most distressed in, you can see he just wants to get away as quickly as possible when usually he's quite comfortable in front of a camera.
Just because he isn't in tears doesn't mean he isn't shocked or sad - it isn't really a very English thing to cry in front of others, I mean usually for men you'd try to hold it in until you're by yourself.
Drenwickification 1 year ago 2
@MrDumbasshitler Your One Big Dumbass Who Clearly Doesnt Know What Its Like To Lose A best Friend And Get Scrammed With Questions Right After Hearing About It
NTheSkyWithDiamonds 1 year ago
McCartney's face tells it all -- he looked stunned and saddened. His responses were authentic.
mbcestmoi 1 year ago 24
@mbcestmoi: OMG! poor Paul must've been shocked & sad! stupid reporters should just give him a break! :@
miss212AUT 10 months ago
lol, seems like if he doesn't care about Lennon's death
ZR1Terror 1 year ago
@ZR1Terror Yup. His "sad" face looks like a mask put on just for the camera. He doesn't at all seem truly impacted by John's death. Notice the odd facial expressions and how he says "it's a drag, isn't it?" Sounds very cold and indifferent, as if he has better things to be doing.... very odd.
StevenThePhilosopher 1 year ago
@StevenThePhilosopher you're an idiot. I hate people like you. Stop bullshitting and talking shit. You obviously don't understand why he said "drag, isn't it"
ratiman 11 months ago
@MrDumbasshitler irony?
khon1984 1 year ago
this is pure Beatles.
Are you going to the funeral?
Don't know yet...
What a hilariously stupid question and a perfect answer! Hard for McCartney to hide his disdain for the media on that tragic day.
CribNotes 1 year ago 23
@CribNotes I saw this the day after Lennon was murdered. I thought at the time that Paul was a real dick with some of his comments." Drag innit" seemed so cold. Now I think he probably regrets this. But he had to know that the media would be looking for him to comment on his song writing partners death. So if he didn't want to talk about it at that time he should have avoided them. He walked right into thay hornets nest--
danyl55 10 months ago
@danyl55 he was being purposefully cold to them, probably to show his annoyance at their need to get a reaction from him.
lpycb42 9 months ago
@lpycb42 Like I said, everybody wanted to hear what Paul had to say about this senseless murder--He would have to be a complete idiot not to know the media would be looking for him to comment. If he didn't want to talk to them he could have stayed home that day--Just my opinion--
danyl55 9 months ago
@danyl55 He said he didn't want to stay at home all day. Why would he? One of his bandmates and good friends had been murdered. He knew the media would look for him and he answered their questions. He just didn't give them the answers they wanted. And that's fine.
lpycb42 9 months ago
@lpycb42 You said he seemed annoyed and was being purposefully cold--all I'm saying is he could have avoided them if he wanted too--he had plenty of practice avoiding the media all those years with the Beatles-perhaps he was in such shock he forgot he was an Ex-Beatle?
danyl55 9 months ago
@danyl55 Unfortunately, being a celebrity, it wouldn't have mattered if he had stayed at home of gone to work. At that point you just do what you want to do because it don't matter, you're gonna get badgered anyway. Paul got wallfaced for simply stating a big fact: John's death WAS A DRAG! And there was no disdain in it. Only the obvious fact that he was not out to give the press the teary show they wanted. He always HATED public displays of emotion. Still does. It's just the way he's made.
CuteMcBeauty 9 months ago
@CuteMcBeauty I don't think anyone was looking for a teary show--years later Paul had a very heartfelt reaction to Georges death--The press was all over Robert and Ted Kennedy when thier brother JFK was murdered-If they had said "Drag Innit" they might have been wallfaced (whatever the hell that means) But they showed some respect for peoples feelings--Just my opinion--
danyl55 9 months ago
@CribNotes when I saw this on Dec. 9th 1980 I thought McCartney was showing disdain for the attention Lennon was getting. And please don't tell me Lennon was killed on the 8th--I know that but they didn't catch up to Paul until the 9th--
danyl55 9 months ago
@MrDumbasshitler McCartney didn't care John was dead? They knew each other since adolescence for God's sake! You misunderstood what's happening in this interview. The Beatles were all too familiar with media bullshit. John's shot dead and the media wants to pimp McCartney for some TV time. Read Paul's quote again. He's looking in their eyes and he sees they really don't give a shit, they just want a reaction from him. Hence "It's a drag, isn't it? Okay cheers. Bye bye" He's saying, "Fuck you"
CribNotes 1 year ago 2
I remember this. I was 15 at the time . Paul is clearly very upset. He didn't want to lose it in front of the media. Paul LOVED John, yeah, they had their creative differences, and time put some space there, but he did care a great deal. He appears to be in shock and who really wants to talk to a bunch of people that are waiting for your reaction all over the world when someone you care about is KILLED?
getoutofmyway01 1 year ago
drag isnt it...what a douche
mikeyhatesit 1 year ago
@mikeyhatesit i think he was in shock. he probably didn't know what to think. his best friend died, and he was supposed to perform like a trained seal for the reporters
tranurse 1 year ago
@mikeyhatesit You misunderstood McCartney reacting to Lennon's death. "Drag isn't it? Okay cheers. Bye bye" As a result of their superstardom, the Beatles were all too familiar with media bullshit. John and Paul knew each other since adolescence for God's sake! John's shot dead and the media wants to pimp McCartney for some TV time. Read Paul's quote again. He's looking in their eyes and he sees they really don't give a shit, they just want a reaction from him. He flips them off.
CribNotes 1 year ago
I think a good indicator that he really was mourning over John was the fact he didn't make music that day because he didn't "feel like it."
AyashaYumi 1 year ago
ANGELA LANSBURY IS RIGHT!! IT WAS A DRAG!!1
Wentfradump 1 year ago
I thought Paul Died back in the sixties,remember Abbey Road .
217789jimbo 1 year ago
"Nor can there ever be any talk of the beatles getting together again"... how little we realise at the time...
FabFM 1 year ago
god can you imagin being him at that time your best friend for years you made music together known eachother sense they were teenagers this isnt the face of someone who lost a friend
this is the face of someone whos lost a brother
halloweenfan92 1 year ago
Goddamnit people, Paul didn't die. He acted the way he did is because he was in shock and was probably extremely upset.
johncenaroxdowntheh 1 year ago
definately in shock
1Ocish 1 year ago
THIS GUY IS AN ASHOLE DUDE. HIS BAND MATE GET SHOT AND THIS GUY GOES TO LISTEN TO MUSIC?? THEN HE SAYS HE WANTS TO DRAG?? WHAT AN ASHOLE
Wentfradump 1 year ago
@Wentfradump YOU have no idea how devastated Paul was at John's death.
I really wish people would wake up, John and Paul were in love from the first time they met.
Only non fans of The Beatles would say what you did.
ilovefreedom80 1 year ago
@ilovefreedom80 DUDE JOHN LEMMON AND PAUL DID NOT LIEK EACH OTHER AFTER YOKO ONO CAME ALONG DUDE. THE BEETLES WERE ALREADY BROKE UP DUDE
Wentfradump 1 year ago
@Wentfradump
I'm not a dude, but you are ignorant.
ilovefreedom80 1 year ago
@Wentfradump LOL... get real. It's true John and Paul fell out and that contributed to the break up of the beatles, but they made up several years before Lennon was killed and were friends again!
FabFM 1 year ago