Congratulations on creating a totally biased article on the Paul is dead myth. I believe John wrote the song The Greatest making fun of Faul's ego and it is really meant to be how Faul feels about himself. "[8], In late September 1969, the Beatles released the album Abbey Road as they were in the process of disbanding. I'm not here to judge you at all. They do not want to find out that so much of what they have believed all their lives was a lie. What a moment in time to behold! "[22], It was a bit weird meeting people shortly after that, because they'd be looking at the back of my ears, looking a bit through me. Well, here's another clue for you all, the walrus was Paul" The song's "the Walrus was Paul" lyric is both a reference to "I Am the Walrus" and Lennon saying "something nice to Paul" in response to changes in their relationship at that time. What about the IMDB article on [William Campbell]? Take a mirror and lay it horizontally across the middle of the drum skin on the artwork on the front cover of the Sgt Pepper sleeve and it reads. Billy Shears was Ringo's Sgt. What an exemplary life! Well, that would be true, but the person who stabbed "George Harrison" (actually just Billy Shears) was actually the original George Harrison, back from India at last. Faking deaths is done on an industrial scale, not least in phoney terror attacks but also with all those celebs and musicians dropping off their perches - Bowie, G. Michael etc etc. Neither is the story", Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics, "Why fans think Avril Lavigne died and was replaced by a clone named Melissa", "The Avril Lavigne conspiracy theory returns", "The Four-Color Adventures of the Fab Four: The Beatles and Comic Books", "The Beatles flesh out zombie mash-up craze", "George Harrison Stabbed in Chest by an Intruder", https://twitter.com/JoelSGilbert/status/1648738007577669633, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/latest-from-the-trump-conspiracy-factory-bill-clintons-black-son/2016/11/01/d05e321e-a070-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html, "EL VY post lyric video for new single 'Paul Is Alive', "Paul Is Dead A Comedy Short Film Inspired by the Classic Bizarre Rock & Roll Conspiracy Theory". ", McCartney has been light-hearted about the issue. Also too many stories. And the infamous "photo of him" is Paul disguised so people would not recognize him on the street. This sickens me to my core. but the truth and lies are as important as the PEACE and LOVE we practice. [42], In LaBour's telling, the stand-in was an "orphan from Edinburgh named William Campbell" whom the Beatles then trained to impersonate McCartney. No mention of the hoax in any of these later interviews. I mean, it's just a bit of poetry. William Shears Campbell Edit Edit source View history Talk (0) Categories Categories: Add category; Cancel Save. They were, are and will always be the greatest, most talented band that ever was or will be. Stories fronm rescue personnel? [73], Author Peter Doggett writes that, while he thinks the theory behind "Paul is dead" defied logic, its popularity was understandable in a climate where citizens were faced with conspiracy theories insisting that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 was in fact a coup d'tat. Paul was always the most diplomatic of the Beatles and often served as their de facto spokesman both on and off stage. Were they afraid he would be arrested or have an accident that might expose his false fingerprints, blood or DNA. He was reincarnated as a hamster which I owned as a schoolboy. The WKBW DJs concluded that the "Paul is dead" hoax was fabricated by Lennon. The truth will out and now it finally has. Amusingly, though, during the height of the BeeGees' popularity in the seventies, Barry Gibb lost a Barry Gibb look-alike contest! Proponents of the theory point to a litany of perceived evidence on the Beatles' later album covers and cryptic mumblings and backmasked lyrics that refer to Paul's death. His family and friends??? And maybe Ringo did really commit suicide after telling Neil Aspinall he was going to do so, and Ringo was also replaced by a look-alike. Look at live concert videos in 1966 and you can see Paul was already changing from his pudgy round face to a more mature slender version. The article addressed a rumour being circulated on campus that cited clues from recent Beatles albums, including a message interpreted as "Turn me on, dead man", heard when the White Album track "Revolution 9" is played backwards. To spare the public from grief, the Beatles replaced him with a man named William Shears Campbell, who was the winner of a McCartney look-alike contest and who happened to have the same kind of. Strangely, nothing was ever heard of William Campbell again. Musician Ringo Starr admitted that Paul McCartney passed away in 1966 and was replaced by a lookalike. He now goes by the name of Mr Whippy. But how did such an out-there rumor take hold? Someone, knows the truth.Eh, Beatle Bill? [56] Part of the interview was first broadcast on Radio 4, on 26 October,[57] and subsequently on WMCA in the US. His picture is included on the poster that came with the White album in the lower right-hand corner. [4] MacDonald groups it with the "psychic epidemics" that were encouraged by the rock audience's use of hallucinogenic drugs and which escalated with Charles Manson's homicidal interpretation of the White Album and Mark David Chapman's religion-motivated murder of Lennon in 1980. Look at the film footage of The Beatles' appearances on Ed Sullivan when "Yesterday" was performed. The REAL truth about William Shears Campbell : r/beatles For more information, please see our I've always liked the prospect of happy endings. It can't be that difficult to find some history on him.if indeed he existed at all. [7] According to music journalist Merrell Noden, Harper's Drake Times-Delphic was the first to publish an article on the "Paul is dead" theory. "Suddenly I was half the man I used to be, theres a shadow hanging over me, oh I believe in yesterday" the clues are there. It's funny how far they go to convince you he didn't diewhy would anyone have to try this hard if the facts were that easy to prove.ppl that lie to themselves are the worst kind, All the publicity and speculation has done exactly what it was intended to do and put them all continuously in the pubic eye and under public scrutiny. win win win. That's because William Campbell is McCartney. How can the McCartney's (Brother Mike & Father Jim) be convinced to go along with this morbid and sinister cover-up. [24] These included "The Ballad of Paul" by the Mystery Tour;[32] "Brother Paul" by Billy Shears and the All Americans; "So Long Paul" by Werbley Finster, a pseudonym for Jos Feliciano;[33] and Zacharias and His Tree People's "We're All Paul Bearers (Parts One and Two)". Anyone that truly believes this is easily led, there is no proof that cannot be explained logically, little hidden messages on an album isn't proof someone has died, the Japanese test that said it's not the same person well we all know face recognition isn't reliable even today, his fingerprints not being recognised at the airport, if I play guitar for days on end my phone won't turn on with fingerprint recognition let alone a bass when you're fretting with right hand, and for him looking at the fretboard more they are comparing basic rock n roll songs with clips from wings with complex bass lines, and why would John Lennon write a song in 1972 called how do you sleep saying the only thing you done was yesterday referring to his song, which was written in 1965 by Paul, did he write it to annoy someone who is supposed to be dead. According to them there is a secret phone number hidden in the stars making up the title on the sleeve of the Magical Mystery Tour album. he suddenly paid her off when she threatened to reveal the truth. You should read the expose in Italian Wired Magazine where scientists proved beyond a shadow of a doubt with facial recognition software that there are/were two Beatles who went by the name Paul McCartney. I'm 27 and most of the Beatles music doesn't impress me, except for Yesterday, Penny Lane and Hey Jude which are exceptionally good songs. John wanted to leave the business. The archives are being made available for a time. [24] Before the recording, LaBour told Bailey that his article had been intended as a joke, to which Bailey sighed and replied, "Well, we have an hour of television to do; you're going to have to go along with this. To me, the greatest argument against the "Paul is dead" theory is very similar to the greatest argument against the "Elvis is Alive" theory. From his rise to fame as the replacement for "the cute one" in the Beatles to today, Billy has consistently delivered an otherworldly musical experience filled with fantasy and foreshadowing. Think of the millions of royalties being given to an imposter. In the years since, LaBour has admitted that it was he who confected many of the 'clues' believed by conspiracy theorists to cryptically point to Paul's death. [70], LaBour later became notable as the bassist for the western swing group Riders in the Sky, which he co-founded in 1977. He seemed like the same old Paul albeit older. [47][48] Two frequently cited examples are the suggestion that the words "I buried Paul" are spoken by Lennon in the final section of the song "Strawberry Fields Forever", which the Beatles recorded in November and December 1966. There are some other good sites, like the Sage of Quay & a.d. Clarke. "[44] He cited a 2009 Wired Italia magazine article that featured an analysis by two forensic research consultants who compared selected photographs of McCartney taken before and after his alleged death by measuring features of the skull. If you can think of any ways to improve the article, why not create one? Where did this come from out of the blue? The truth of the matter is, nobody really gives a damn. Now, Paul never actually died in that car crash, instead, he actually replaced Ringo Starr, who was crushed by one of the Thomas The Train trains back when he was narrating for the show, so actually, Pual is the last remaining Beatle, but everyone thinks he's actually Ringo! I also get the difference in the Eleanor Rigby song that the real Paul McCartney sang and how your voice is completely different from his when you sing Penny Lane. Duh. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. by Ship of Fools co-editor Steve Goddard. According to Gadfly Online: "As the story goes, on an evening in November 1966 (probably the eighth, a "stupid bloody Tuesday"), an argument took place between McCartney and the other Beatles at Abbey Road Studios. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first rock 'n' roll or Christianity. 20th Century Fox. [8][nb 1] Harper later said that it had become the subject of discussion among students at the start of the new academic year, and he added: "A lot of us, because of Vietnam and the so-called Establishment, were ready, willing and able to believe just about any sort of conspiracy. In 1966, James Paul McCartney was killed in a car crash and replaced In his anger, he failed to notice the traffic light change and he spun out of control, smashing into a light pole at full speed, thus decapitating him.". "We wanted to tell the world the truth, but we were afraid of the reactions it would provoke. [8] Others contended that the man's name was Bill Shepherd,[43] later abbreviated to Billy Shears,[44] and the replacement was instigated by Britain's MI5 out of concern for the severe distress McCartney's death would cause the Beatles' audience. Pepper, where every Beatle except McCartney is photographed facing the viewer, and the front cover of Magical Mystery Tour, which depicts one unidentified band member in a differently coloured suit from the other three. Harrison would replace Yoko and Shears could go back to being just Paul, who was the richest of his personas. And as someone else mentioned, wouldn't the real Billy Shears have had family and friends somewhere? REALITY: Such a contest was actually held, co-sponsored by an American teen magazine (perhaps "Tiger Beat"?) I am heart broken about this very recent discovery, but also appreciate knowing the truth. The main physical proof is the scar on his upper lip from the December 1965 Moped accident. A similar reversal at the end of "I'm So Tired" (another "White Album" track) yielded "Paul is dead man, miss him, miss him, miss him". I don't enjoy the idea that Paul may have died in an automobile accident. [79] In 2009, Time magazine included "Paul is dead" in its feature on ten of "the world's most enduring conspiracy theories".[46]. What about that looney Heather Mills? Well spotted Charlotte. I love this conspiracy. The real Paul was killed in Dec of 1980 by an avid fan and then replaced by Billy Shears. Gibb ran with the story on-air for several hours, treating his listeners to backward snippets of supposed hidden messages. Not to mention he would be charged with fraud ad well as all the other Beatles and employees, family members and friends as well.as well. The Beatles were allegedly the first Tavistock owned and operated musical band that exceeded anything that Tavistock ever dreamed that they would become as worldwide famous as they are, still even today. Look at all the staged shootings these days that have been proven hoaxes. Spooky! Billys name is there at the end of the very first song, I dont really want to stop the show And if you all believe Epstien had enough money and power to pay off and keep the police,Gov officials etc etc. My basic premise in believing the information in the book is because it all makes sense and explains to me why everything happened the way it did within the Beatles circle of friends. Also, check out IAMAPHONEY. Maybe the trip to India and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi made him a believer. The list could go on. According to Gadfly Online,the night was very icy, which may have put the rumor in the heads of some London journalists, who were always keen for a Beatles story. If there are two William Campbell's, one real and one fictional, then perhaps there should be a new article like William Campbell. If you watch the videos of them both playing you will see thatPaul knew the Bass and rarely ever looked at the fretboard in stark contrast to Faul. The Memoirs of Billy Shears brings astonishing facts to light that have been hidden for decades. Also the picture on the White Album that shows him with glasses (passport picture of imposter) would mean Sir Paul/Faul used/uses contacts most of the time. Most all of their music was written by others and played by other studio musicians. Pepper. Paul Ramon, Carl Harrison and Long John Silver! You are correct in your stated assumption that the book had to be written as fiction and that people see what they want to see. What about there is not 1 picture of him using glasses occasionally? The student convinced the DJ that McCartney was dead, with clues found throughout the later Beatles discography when certain songs were played backward. There must be articles about the car crash ( if there ever was one) in local newspapers??? It will vanish and shrink. I have to add that as John said, and I quote when he was asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world, he replied with " He's not the best drummer in the Beatles". I knew if I put it on he wouldn't be able to help himself Before I knew it he was scrambling for album covers with his jaw dropped and eyes wide. Also Somerset House staff where all births, deaths and marriages are recorded. "Paul is dead" is an urban legend and conspiracy theory alleging that English musician Paul McCartney of the Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike. In an exclusive interview with the Hollywood Inquirer, Mr. Starr explained that the "real" Paul McCartney had died in a car crash on November 9 1966, after an argument during a Beatles' recording session. They saw the Sgt Pepper album as yet more proof of the on-going speculation that Paul McCartney had been killed in a car crash on Wednesday, November 9th 1966 and replaced with a look-a-like, sound-a-like called William Campbell Shears a.k.a Billy Shears born in Shreveport, Louisiana on September 16th, 1940. Richard : and anyone else reading this- if you can't tell Paul from Faul, you're either not looking hard enough, or you're not being objective. Mr. Starr alleges that the group did send out a lot of hidden messages through the years to prepare the population for the truth. Why would he agree to do this? Rumors about McCartney's supposed death and replacement have been circulating for decades. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in the US. Ok there has been fraud committed but Billy is actually a much more talented writer than Paul ever was. If Ringo had feared the non disclosure agreement he never would have stepped forward at all. Billy Shears is just a ficticious name. "He died in 1965 oooh he died in 1967 he was in a scooter crash oooh no it was a Lotus Elan - He posed on the cover of Abbey Rd"oooh no wait a bit that would have meant he was admitting it so well forget that" Conspiracist liars need to STF sensible sane normal people know you are talking complete utter total BO**OCKS!! Shears saved the day. The rumour began circulating in 1966, gaining broad popularity in September 1969 following reports on American college campuses. This site is no longer updated. Why? So boom. When i was in my twenties and in the military, my heighth changed and my facial features changed. well sorry i am CONVINCED and why did Ringo come out and say that Paul did pass away in 1966, Hello, I am a film maker and making a documentary about this conspiracy (partly because my name is William Shears..). Don't know what to believe about the Paul/Faul conspiracy. [34] Another song was Terry Knight's "Saint Paul",[24] which had been a minor hit in June that year and was subsequently adopted by radio stations as a tribute to "the late Paul McCartney". To spare the public from grief, the Beatles replaced him with a man named William Shears Campbell, who was the winner of a McCartney look-alike contest and who happened to have the same kind of jovial personality as Paul. claims Ringo, obviously very emotional. To spare the public from grief, the Beatles replaced him with a man named William Shears Campbell, who was the winner of a McCartney . Because he is not Paul McCartney and the real Paul would never ever have gone and done something like that behind the other Beatles backs..yeah-yeah-yeah, right! His classic song "Yesterday" hints that maybe Paul was being chased by self-created demons. Who is Billy Shears? - Encyclopedia of Opinion A disclaimer states that all stories published by the website are for "entertainment purposes only.". George was 26 and Ringo 29. Talk:William Shears Campbell - Wikipedia Billy Shears ,William Wallace Campbell or Billy Shepherd ?? Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles withdrew from touring and shifted musically. Well, that's not completely true. [31], Before the end of October 1969, several record releases had exploited the phenomenon of McCartney's alleged demise. [67] In his 1971 song "How Do You Sleep? The Beatles were such a money-making machine that most of their hits singles and LP's brought in to the GB and enormous Tsunami of $$$$ that it would seem to me that they would not let the death of one of the Beatles stop the cash flow from continuing to come in. But that hasn't happened, has it? No winners were ever announced for this competition. I've never seen any reports about whatever happened to the real Billy Shears. It brought enormous worldwide publicity to Gibb and WKNR. [1] At the time, Barrow was the press officer for the Beatles and was responsible for fielding calls from fans and the media. Legally speaking Was he on a "moped", or a SCOOTER? John is very much alive and living in Brookville Long Island. I was wondering about that, a moped accident that chipped his tooth answered that question.
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