McCartney Tired Of Lennon

07 April 2006
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McCartney Tired Of Lennon

Sir Paul McCartney is jealous of late bandmate John Lennon's cult status, and insists he too deserves credit as a major music-maker. The Beatles legend is still bitter his songwriting talent is overshadowed by the work of the I AM THE WALRUS "genius" - who was murdered in 1980. He says, "(They say) John was the (WOLFGANG AMADEUS) MOZART, Paul was the (ANTONIO) SALIERI. "Like John was the real genius, and I was just the guy who sang YESTERDAY."

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