MACCA BY THE NUMBERS
June 18 is Paul McCartney's birthday, and I'm celebrating by devoting each of my June TT's to his life and his career.
Today, here are 13 numeric facts about Sir Paul
1) At age 11, he was one of just 4 boys in his class who advanced to the Liverpool Institute for Boys, where he studied English and Art.
2) In 1956, when he was 14, his mother, Mary, died of breast cancer. This left Paul traumatized, but it also inspired him to self expression. As he has said, "I lost a mother and picked up a guitar."
3) The following year, in summer 1957, at age 15 he met some kid named Lennon at a local church picnic an
d together they changed the world.4) Almost 200 of the 240 songs recorded by the Beatles are credited to Lennon-McCartney.
5) With the Beatles, he won 12 Grammy awards.
6) At age 28, the Beatles disbanded and he considered himself unemployed.
7) During his post-Beatle career, he won 6 more Grammy awards.
8) More than 350,000 fans in Brazil paid to see him in concert in 1989. Currently this is the record for tickets sold to a single musical event.
9) He has been engaged four times: Jane Asher, Linda Eastman, Heather Mills and, currently, Nancy Shevell
10) He and first wife Linda were married for 29 years.
11) Together they raised four children -- Heather, Mary, Stella and James
12) He has one child, Beatrice, 7, with his second wife, Heather. (The less said about Heather Mills, the better.)
13) A savvy businessman, his personal worth is estimated to be $290,000,000. It looks like a lot, but before the Recession and his expensive divorce from Heather Mills, he was worth nearly a billion.
Neat stats! And what a great way to celebrate his birthday!
ReplyDeleteI don't care for Heather Mills either. I'm sorry it cost him so much, but I am glad he's shed of her. I did not know that about his mother and that getting him started. The song, "Mother Mary comes to me speaking words of wisdom, let it be..." And his mom, Mary, makes me wonder now which Mother Mary was speaking.
ReplyDeleteOh, so that may be where the song Let it Be "mother mary comes to me" comes from. I still remember swooning as a teenager when they hit the states. http://looseleafnotes.com
ReplyDeleteNot Joe Klein.
ReplyDeleteI'm not playin the 13s this week, but I'm enjoying your ongoing homage to Sir Paul.
ReplyDeleteUgh...Heather Mills. I'm so glad that he divorced that psycho and moved on to Nancy Shevell. They look so much happier together.
ReplyDeleteI was oddly not able to stop reading. How an anyone be "worth" that much?
ReplyDeleteHey Gal, I got an award :-) I picked you as one to pass it on to. I hope you like it and that it makes you smile. It’s in this post: http://akweelife.blogspot.com/2011/06/irresistably-sweet.html
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