Ex-Beatle McCartney still rocks at age 70
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June 19, 2012, Tuesday
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PAUL McCartney can still rock at 70 - what more could a former Beatle want?
He celebrated his birthday in private yesterday, perhaps resting up between gigantic gigs this summer, but is showing no sign of slowing down as his music is passed down to generations too young to have seen him in Wings, much less the Beatles.
Once a pot-smoking counterculture rebel, "Sir Paul" is very much part of the British establishment now, closing Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee concert earlier this month with a mix of favorites that included a raucous "All My Loving," one of the Beatles' first smash hits.
He's also preparing for a featured role closing the London Olympics opening ceremony on July 27 - just another global audience measuring a billion or more for one of the most popular performers in pop history.
Even McCartney may be a bit nervous for that one, but he won't be short of material: Consider a back catalogue that includes "Yesterday," ''Eleanor Rigby," ''Penny Lane" and a few dozen other classics, including perennial crowd pleasers "Let It Be" and "Hey Jude."
It's been a strong year for McCartney, who in October took his third wife, American heiress Nancy Shevell, closing the book on his failed union and messy divorce from second wife Heather Mills. His first wife, Linda, died of breast cancer in 1998.
McCartney has appeared relaxed and almost jovial in recent months as he eases into his role as one of rock's eminent elder statesmen, a position he shares with Bob Dylan (71) and Mick Jagger (68). McCartney has admitted dyeing his hair but his musical ability has not diminished with age.
He celebrated his birthday in private yesterday, perhaps resting up between gigantic gigs this summer, but is showing no sign of slowing down as his music is passed down to generations too young to have seen him in Wings, much less the Beatles.
Once a pot-smoking counterculture rebel, "Sir Paul" is very much part of the British establishment now, closing Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee concert earlier this month with a mix of favorites that included a raucous "All My Loving," one of the Beatles' first smash hits.
He's also preparing for a featured role closing the London Olympics opening ceremony on July 27 - just another global audience measuring a billion or more for one of the most popular performers in pop history.
Even McCartney may be a bit nervous for that one, but he won't be short of material: Consider a back catalogue that includes "Yesterday," ''Eleanor Rigby," ''Penny Lane" and a few dozen other classics, including perennial crowd pleasers "Let It Be" and "Hey Jude."
It's been a strong year for McCartney, who in October took his third wife, American heiress Nancy Shevell, closing the book on his failed union and messy divorce from second wife Heather Mills. His first wife, Linda, died of breast cancer in 1998.
McCartney has appeared relaxed and almost jovial in recent months as he eases into his role as one of rock's eminent elder statesmen, a position he shares with Bob Dylan (71) and Mick Jagger (68). McCartney has admitted dyeing his hair but his musical ability has not diminished with age.
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