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Paul McCartney signs 10 feet guitar

Thursday, September 13, 2007

London (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney has signed a 10 feet long guitar, which will go under the hammer in London later this year to raise money for three charities. The former 'Beatle" endorsed the hand-painted giant instrument at the Gibson Guitartown London exhibition on Wednesday. “I fancied playing with a big guitar. Hopefully the guitar will catch the imagination of the public and whoever buys it at the auction and raise money for The Prince"s Trust, Teenage Cancer Trust and Nordoff Robbins — great charities," the Sun quoted McCartney as saying.

Fifty-nine other guitars will also be auctioned along with the giant instrument. All the guitars in the exhibition have been signed by famous names including Noel Gallagher, Robert Plant, Paul Weller, Ozzy Osbourne.
 

McCartney to end Europe tour at O2 Arena

London, (ANI): Sir good evening europe,good evening new york city,paul mccartney,the beatles has decided to finish off his European tour with a performance at the O2 Arena on December 22. The concert will be his only UK gig of the year and also his first public appearance at the venue. He had last done an arena show in London almost six-and-a-half years ago.

The "Good Evening Europe" tour will also see the legend revisit the location at Hamburg in Germany,.....

Will Young apologized to Macca

London (ANI): British singer Will Young has revealed that he apologized to Sir Paul McCartney earlier this year, for doing a bad rendition of the Beatles" hit track 'The Long And Winding Road." The 'Leave Right Now" hitmaker had met the legend in July, after he was given the opportunity to associate with the stage school McCartney helped establish, 'Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts".

Young said that the two had talked about his 2002 duet with fellow Pop Idol contestant Gareth.....

McCartney named Songwriter of the Year

Washington, (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney has been named Songwriter of The Year at the 29th Annual ASCAP Awards in London. The event took place on Wednesday (14Oct09), reports Contactmusic. Coldplay's Viva La Vida picked up Song of the Year honours at the event while The Ting Tings and Calvin Harris were handed special awards.

The awards presentation honoured songwriters and publishers of the most performed works in the U.S. During 2008. Other winners event included Phil Collins, who collected his.....

Madonna finds Macca's live performances boring

New York (ANI): Queen of Pop Madonna has criticized Paul McCartney's live performances. The 'Material Girl' singer prefers throwing a strong performance onstage each time instead of adopting the Beatles' member's easy style.

"People have told me, 'You could just go out there and play guitar and sing your songs like Paul McCartney,' but I'd be too bored," the New York Post quoted her as telling Rolling Stone.

"Most of the joy of the shows is the magic of creating.....

McCartney to end Europe tour at O2 Arena

London, (ANI): Sir good evening europe,good evening new york city,paul mccartney,the beatles has decided to finish off his European tour with a performance at the O2 Arena on December 22. The concert will be his only UK gig of the year and also his first public appearance at the venue. He had last done an arena show in London almost six-and-a-half years ago.

The "Good Evening Europe" tour will also see the legend revisit the location at Hamburg in Germany,.....

Will Young apologized to Macca

London (ANI): British singer Will Young has revealed that he apologized to Sir Paul McCartney earlier this year, for doing a bad rendition of the Beatles" hit track 'The Long And Winding Road." The 'Leave Right Now" hitmaker had met the legend in July, after he was given the opportunity to associate with the stage school McCartney helped establish, 'Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts".

Young said that the two had talked about his 2002 duet with fellow Pop Idol contestant Gareth.....

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