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My later life

We had an influence on the whole world. I helped to compile we (the Beatles) Anthology albums, which unearthed alternative takes and forgotten recordings, and took part in the accompanying TV series. Perhaps as a result, my next album, Flaming Pie, saw me go back to the jazz and R&B songs that inspired us 30 years earlier. I also kept up my interest in classical music, and released two albums of dance music under The Fireman. In 1996, I opened the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, which was built on the site of my old school. The following year, I received a knighthood. However, the honor was overshadowed by the death of his wife, Linda, who died of breast cancer at the age 56 years old. I diverse interests came to the fore after my wife's death. I publicly exhibited I paintings for the first time, and released a book of poetry, Blackbird singing. I continued to record and tour, and headlined the Glastonbury Festival in 2004. But my music was overshadowed by my marriage to the model Heather Mills. We tied the knot amid considerable secrecy in Ireland in 2002. Following our marriage, Mills and I devoted much time to charity work, and recently campaigned against the slaughter of seal pups in Canada. We had a daughter, Beatrice, in the autumn of 2003. However, we separated last month, blaming press intrusion for putting a strain on our relationship.

Personal Relationships

One of my many first girlfriends, in 1959, was called Layla; I only remember her name because it was unusual at that time. Layla was slightly older than me and used to ask me to baby-sit with her.  I had another girlfriend named, Julie Arthur, who was Ted Ray’s niece. Dot Rhone was my first serious girlfriend I met her at the Casbah Club  club in 1959. When I first went to Hamburg with The Beatles, I wrote to Rhone regularly, and she accompanied Cynthia Lennon to Hamburg when The Beatles played there again in 1962. We had a three-year relationship, and we were going to marry until Rhone had miscarriage. In 2002, I married Heather Mills, a former model and anti-landmines campaigner. We had a baby girl, Beatrice, in 2003. Then we separated in May 2006 and were divorced in May 2008. Widespread hostility towards my wives was reported in 2004. “They didn’t like me giving up on Jane Asher”, I said. “I married a New York divorcee with a child, and at the time they didn’t like that.” I have been dating New Yorker Nancy Shevell since November 2007. She is a member of the board of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority as well as vice president of a family-owned transportation conglomerate, which owns New England Motor Freight. We are planning to get married soon.

The wings

The year I had turned 30, I found two of my singles banned.

I had found a new band called, Wings, which went through a variety of different ranks during the 1970s.Our song Give Ireland Back To the Irish, released in February, was not approved for its political content, while December's Hi, Hi, Hi was thought to contain drugs references. We were sad that our songs were not approved. Critics for being overly sentimental often ridiculed my songs of this period, but they found great favor with the public. We didn't enjoy the critics listening to our music due to the harsh comments we got in return. Mull of Kintyre, a triumph to his Scottish outing with Linda, stayed at the top of the charts for nine weeks in 1977 and for several years held the record for being the highest-selling single in the UK! Our other hits included the James Bond theme Live and Let Die, and Band On The Run.

In 1980, I was arrested in Tokyo's Narita airport for possession of marijuana. I spent ten days in prison before being released and deported to United Kingdom. In December that year, my former band mate and writing partner, John Lennon, was shot dead on the steps of his New York home. I was devastated. After the Wings had separated in 1981, I had continued with my solo albums McCartney II and Tug of War. I had many duets with many famous people. Though the public turned their backs on the in the 1984 film Give My Regards to Broad Street, written by and starring myself. In the movie I had a song, which was a huge hit, No More Lonely Nights. In 1989 Flowers In the Dirt, had featured Elvis Costello, which was followed by my first world tour in 12 years.