When the first rumors finally began about the whole thing, we felt very nervous and started fighting a lot with each other. McCartney parodied the hoax with the title and cover art of his 1993 live album, Paul Is Live. None of you know what the hell you are talking about. LOOK, I've got ONE thing that makes this whole thing NO MORE than a simple trick. He obviously is a very talented and accomplished musician and philanthropist. Actually billy shears was a stand in double for Paul McCartney. Pepper onward is not the same Paul McCartney pre-Winter of 1966. Society was reshaped by having a replacement helping to carry on the Beatles who were the impetus of the revolution. Many people who think of themselves as having open minds will not dare look into it. Then there is George, who was brought into the Beatles by his childhood friend, Paul. The Beatles on the left wearing all black and are a younger version than the older psychedelic Sgt. [10] On 10 October, the Beatles' press officer, Derek Taylor, responded to the rumour stating: "Recently we've been getting a flood of inquiries asking about reports that Paul is dead. That's because William Campbell is McCartney. Spooky! 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. No winners were ever announced for this competition. Also, Paul starts to dominate the A-side of the rest of the Beatles hits and he started to out shine the others. It was supposed to last only a week or two, but time went by and nobody seemed to notice, so we kept playing along. It takes a special kind of person: a person who seeks and WANTS truth, even when it embarrasses, hurts or is painful. John wasn't shot and didn't die. Paul suddenly unleashes a chromatic downward scale that stays in time, rhythm and has its own distinctive melody. And we're talking merely on a biological level. Forget Paul. I understand why you were adamant in recording When I'm 64 in the key of C# instead of the key of C because of the vocal recognition of your voice. [69] The rumour was also cited in the hoax surrounding the Canadian band Klaatu,[70] after a January 1977 review of their debut album 3:47 EST sparked rumours that the group were in fact the Beatles. MYTH: Then the Beatles, in the winter of 1966, held a "Paul look- alike" contest but no winner was ever announced. Fifty years on from 1967 and the Summer of Love, 'Shears' is a squeaky-clean Anglican chaplain, nursing memories of a lost and secret love. I don't believe the myth, but you should have presented it without an obvious opinion one way or another. Privacy Policy. Maybe the trip to India and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi made him a believer. [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. I was switched on for ten years and I never switched off. I love this conspiracy. The Beatles never played live again nor come to US for awhile. Congratulations on creating a totally biased article on the Paul is dead myth. For that matter, George Harrison was replaced with Billy Shears too, on his trip to India! The bottom line -- Yoko Ono destroyed the world's greatest band! This is my first post still trying to get the hang of things. Billy had been filling in for Paul periodically at least since 1965. William Campbell is far too common a name for this article to live here. Between the longer hair and the glasses and beard he was unreconizable by the Abbey Road album. It's too dark in this closet. Where did this come from out of the blue? The original Beatle Paul Was most certainly replaced. William Campbell has this faint scar on his upper lip, PM doesn't. I would rather be a little less famous these days. At some point, it was too much for John and he decided to leave the band. With all the evidence you've presented I'd be a fool to keep the charade going. I'm going to name my new album Billy Shears III. Of course anyone with two good eyes should be able to tell theyre not the same people Sargent Peppers Is quite a departure musically and full of Luminati influences. Where is his remains located? It is hard to see the 2nd P on the patch because of the angle Paul is standing at on the cover the Sgt Pepper album so it appears as O.P.D. Thanks everyone. It could have been "The fox terrier is Paul." George was 26 and Ringo 29. Shears saved the day. His death was covered up and he was replaced in the band by a lookalike competition winner, William 'Billy' Shears Campbell, to 'play' Paul on future Beatles records. patch on Paul's Sgt Pepper uniform. Then you are all mental. Paul McCartney is playing right handed. But if they don't, he's been replaced. Open your eyes you sheeple! The legend was among ten of "the world's most enduring conspiracy theories" according to Time magazine in 2009. Both changes are, supposedly, explained by the . In the eight months leading to the completion of their masterpiece Sgt. "[8] WKNR fuelled the rumour further with its two-hour programme The Beatle Plot, which first aired on 19 October. There are some other good sites, like the Sage of Quay & a.d. Clarke. They do not want to find out that so much of what they have believed all their lives was a lie. Even the KKK got involved and made a threatening statement against the group. Paul McCartney Died in 1966 and the new Paul was born in 1967. There are dozens of people involved in a death, certainly in the case of an accident, Police, Ambulance and hospital staff, fire brigade, Breakdown men, registrars, NHI and loads more including family, friends, business colleagues, studio staff and, of course, the Inland Revenue responsible for the collection of income tax and death duties. Also, the Walrus was Paul. I for one, am very grateful to have had the pleasure of reading this most informative book. [76] Among sociological studies, Barbara Suczek recognised it as, in Schaffner's description, a contemporary reading of the "archetypal myth wherein the beautiful youth dies and is resurrected as a god". How could they both go to their own graves keeping this secret with them. John is very much alive and living in Brookville Long Island. Whoever really believes that crazy crap is a moronic fool. No one's looks stay the same. Billy was introduced by name on the Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. 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. I am sad. Don't know what to believe about the Paul/Faul conspiracy. "[27] In a radio interview with John Small of WKNR, Lennon said that the rumour was "insane" but good publicity for Abbey Road. Is he still alive? 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. Does anyone even think about why the thing was done in the first place. [30], McCartney returned to London in December. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Wasn't Paul's name William Campbell. William Campbell allegedly became Billy Shears on Sgt Pepper , while William Sheppard was supposedly the inspiration behind 'The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill' (actually an American named Richard . "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. William Shears Campbell Edit Edit source View history Talk (0) Categories Categories: Add category; Cancel Save. If there are two William Campbell's, one real and one fictional, then perhaps there should be a new article like William Campbell. The mana Canadian named William Shears Campbell, or Billy Shearsseems to have disappeared from the earth after November 1966. If someone names William Spears Campbell really won a Beatles look-a-like contest and then dropped off the face of the earth, that would be weird. Billy became such as good musician that he played better than Paul. I killed Paul and took his identity. And Sgt. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. There have been many references to the legend in popular culture, including the following examples. They wouldn't be PREDICTING his death, won't they? [61] Rocco Catena, Capitol's vice-president of national merchandising, estimated that "this is going to be the biggest month in history in terms of Beatles sales". Reading this book also provided me with satisfaction and closure to what I always believed that Paul passed on and another took his place. The same as he couldn't get married [or] go on holiday without the world knowing it. His name is William Campbell, and beginning with Sgt . After Campbell killed off his fake George, He wanted to stick to his original role as being just Paul, so he and Harrison came to an agreement. It was Paul the first time, but Billy the second time. But I thought that you might like to know Even if you're not a huge Beatles fan, you probably know something about one of the greatest conspiracy theories in rock music history. Also, when you play that one part in "I Am the Walrus"backwards where it sounds like complete rubbish, you hear the demonic chanting of "PAUL IS DEAD! the question is how many faux pauls have there been? The stomp your feet and rattle your jewelry comment by John was famously spoken during concert. [2] The rumour was acknowledged and rebutted in the February issue of The Beatles Book. Look How different John Looks on SGT. [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". Teeth pressing up against each other is the reason for Paul's crooked canine tooth, but as Faul's teeth are not pressing against each other, there is no explanation except a probable dental surgery. It was really John Lennon that died in Nov 1965. 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.". [9] Psychologists Ralph Rosnow and Gary Fine attributed its popularity partly to the shared, vicarious experience of searching for clues without consequence for the participants. [39], Many versions of this theory have arisen since its initial exposure to the public, however most proponents of the theory maintain that, on 9 November 1966 (alternatively, the 11th of September of the same year) [40][bettersourceneeded], McCartney had an argument with his bandmates during a Sgt. 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. 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. And was as musically adept as the Original or better. Then again, there has been so much (& some really bad) photo tampering all along the way. There must be articles about the car crash ( if there ever was one) in local newspapers??? Theres a lot we dont get told and you morons believe the mainstream media by calling people who can reason, morons. In 2008, he joked that his success as a musician had extended his fifteen minutes of fame for his part in the rumour to "seventeen minutes". he suddenly paid her off when she threatened to reveal the truth. Most are from military families that take oaths and sign disclosure agreements where everything can be taken away. He was reincarnated as a hamster which I owned as a schoolboy. Secretlondon 02:40, 13 Jun 2004 (UTC), Or if anyone were to take one moment and actually study the origin of that patch they would see it doesn't even stand for "OPD", but "OPP"; the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Mirkin, David (2005). 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. Did they see no way around Fail playing his bass with the wrong hand? And he wants you all to sing along The question is who or what was behind it? "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. Somewhat improbably, McCartney was said to have been replaced by a lookalike, called variously William Shears Campbell or William Sheppard. William Shears Campbell was an invented name. 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. We thought the whole planet was going to hate us for all the lies we had told, so we kept lying but sending subtle clues to relieve our cousciousness. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, often credited as a concept album. During the following years, the Beatles disclosed the details of their ruse by placing hundreds of hidden clues within their albums. ", The Truth About The Paul McCartney Car Crash Myth. I keep searching images of Billy, but he does not possess the vulnerability, compassion and depth that once lived in our Paul's eyes. Legally speaking Was he on a "moped", or a SCOOTER? really being O.P.P. During the song Ringo, for the benefit of the numbnuts out there, confirms the true identity of Billy Shears. Paul was always the most diplomatic of the Beatles and often served as their de facto spokesman both on and off stage. To the poster above and any otherPaul is deadtheorists that want to use theGeorge Harrisons last will and testimentvideo , it was a mockumentory, it was made to be a joke, its not real, which is the same as Paul is dead, thats fake and not real too. I work in the music industry and have played with Billy many times over the years and he sometimes slips up with his accent. 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. Pepper. The original Paul McCartney can be seen on YouTube of Queen' s Concert in Britain 1963. It can't be that difficult to find some history on him.if indeed he existed at all. They drafted in a replacement, who has been masquerading as McCartney ever since. [70], LaBour later became notable as the bassist for the western swing group Riders in the Sky, which he co-founded in 1977. Dreamnt up by Paul & John. [63], A television special dedicated to "Paul is dead" was broadcast on WOR in New York on 30 November. I've looked into this theory for quite some time now.. According to conspirators, the singer's replacement was a sweet-sounding Louisiana local called Michael Campbell Shears - better known as Billy Shears. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I find peace in thinking about John playing a song he contributed so much to and lived thru in such Grace. While conspiracy theorists point to lyrics, album covers, and odd noises that can be heard when Beatles albums are played backward as proof that the singer was replaced by a lookalike, the World News Daily Report bases their claim on a fake interview with Ringo Starr: 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. [26] Vin Scelsa, a student broadcaster in 1969, later said that the escalation was indicative of the countercultural influence of Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, since: "Every song from them starting about late 1966 became a personal message, worthy of endless scrutiny they were guidelines on how to live your life. The real Paul *does* have a faint scar on his upper lip from the above-mentioned motorcycle accident. It also explains why John Lennon had such an estranged life as he got older too. "[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. He faked his death do he could run an ice cream van back in Liverpool. Advertisement. He told me (as a hamster, of course.). The differences in the parting of the hair, the eye color, the shoe size, the height and Dr Truby's vocal pattern analysis all make sense.
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