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FORMER BEATLE RINGO STARR CLAIMS THE “REAL” PAUL MCCARTNEY DIED IN 1966 AND WAS REPLACED BY LOOK-ALIKE

I'm not a big fan but this is an interesting article.

Is this a legit story?

FORMER BEATLE RINGO STARR CLAIMS THE “REAL” PAUL MCCARTNEY DIED IN 1966 AND WAS REPLACED BY LOOK-ALIKE

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Beverly Hills| The former drummer of the Beatles, Ringo Starr, surprised the world this morning during an interview in his luxurious Californian residence, when he admitted that the 45-year old rumors about the alleged death of Paul McCartney in 1966 were actually true.

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. 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.

“When Paul died, we all panicked!” claims Ringo, obviously very emotional. “We didn’t know what to do, and Brian Epstein, our manager, suggested that we hire Billy Shears as a temporary solution. It was supposed to last only a week or two, but time went by and nobody seemed to notice, so we kept playing along. Billy turned out to be a pretty good musician and he was able to perform almost better than Paul. The only problem was that he couldn’t get along with John, at all.”

William Shears Campbell, better known as Billy Shears, does indeed “disappear ” from records in 1966 and no traces of him can be found after Paul’s alleged death.

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These pictures from 1966 show the great resemblance between Paul McCartney on the left, and William Shears Campbell on the right, at the time of McCartney’s alleged death.

Mr. Starr alleges that the group did send out a lot of hidden messages through the years to prepare the population for the truth.

He notably says that the entire Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album was awash with Paul-is-dead clues: the Beatles had indeed officially formed a “new” band featuring a “fictional” member named Billy Shears, which happened to be the actual name of Paul’s replacement.

“We felt guilty about the deception” added Ringo Starr. “We wanted to tell the world the truth, but we were afraid of the reactions it would provoke. 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. When the first rumors finally began about the whole thing, we felt very nervous and started fighting a lot with each other. At some point, it was too much for John and he decided to leave the band.”

Ringo Starr claims that he finally decided to tell the truth, because he was afraid that it was going to die with him. At age 74, he is the only other surviving member of the famous band besides Paul McCartney, and he was afraid the deception would never be revealed.

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According to Ringo Starr, the cover of the Abbey Road album was a hidden message to the world, symbolising a funeral procession. John Lennon, dressed in white, symbolises the clergyman. Ringo Starr, dressed in black, symbolises the undertaker. George Harrison, in denim jeans and shirt, symbolises the gravedigger and McCartney, barefoot and out of step with other members of the band, symbolises the corpse.

The rumors of Paul’s death began more than 45 years ago, but had always been dismissed as nonsense by the band and its entourage. In September 1969, American college students published a series of articles in which they claimed that clues to McCartney’s death could be found among the lyrics and artwork of the Beatles’ recordings. Clue-hunting rapidly proved infectious, and within a few weeks, it had become an international phenomenon. Rumours only declined after a contemporary interview with McCartney was published in Life magazine in November 1969.

Neither Paul McCartney nor anyone from his entourage have commented Ringo Starr’s declaration yet, but the interview has already provoked a lot of reactions around the world. Journalists and paparazzis from around the world have surrounded the residence of the musician only minutes after the interview was broadcasted and are awaiting for the star to comment the allegations.

The British MI5 also announced an investigation to determine if an impostor could have indeed posed for 48 years as the Member of the Order of the British Empire, Sir James Paul McCartney, during official ceremonies involving Queen Elizabeth II.

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Reply #1 posted 01/27/17 10:05am

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How the hell is Ringo a former Beatle thi, did I miss something?
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Reply #2 posted 01/27/17 10:14am

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There is a documentary about this that will likely inspire you to invest in some tin foil. I wouldn't be surprised but lately Paul has been on point so idk.
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Reply #3 posted 01/27/17 10:17am

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It's satire.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #4 posted 01/27/17 10:22am

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Like the moon landing? lol
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Reply #5 posted 01/27/17 10:32am

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The real Ringo Starr lives under the sea in an octopus' garden.

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Reply #6 posted 01/27/17 10:34am

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TrivialPursuit said:

It's satire.

Kool........thanks.

Plaese delete

[Edited 1/27/17 10:35am]

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Reply #7 posted 01/27/17 10:35am

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Oh Shooott I heard of this like 10 years ago and here it is again in 2017 in the post so everything isn't what it seems...Really!!!
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Reply #8 posted 01/27/17 12:27pm

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How the hell is Ringo a former Beatle thi, did I miss something?

He's a "former" Beatle because the band broke up..

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Reply #9 posted 01/27/17 12:58pm

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precioux said:



LittleBLUECorvette said:


How the hell is Ringo a former Beatle thi, did I miss something?

He's a "former" Beatle because the band broke up..


You're only a former member if you were kicked out of a group.

I've never heard them call Michaela former Jackson 5 member.
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Reply #10 posted 01/27/17 1:00pm

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Graycap23 said:

TrivialPursuit said:

It's satire.

Kool........thanks.

Plaese delete


It's still a funny story. It's a rumor that's been around since Abbey Road was released and Paul was barefoot on the album cover. (Often times, the dead are buried barefoot or without shoes on.) The rumors went on this whole time. I wonder if someone at that site has just heard the rumor and thought it was original to post, or they're just rehashing the gossip from 40 years ago.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #11 posted 01/27/17 1:20pm

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TrivialPursuit said:

Graycap23 said:

Kool........thanks.

Plaese delete


It's still a funny story. It's a rumor that's been around since Abbey Road was released and Paul was barefoot on the album cover. (Often times, the dead are buried barefoot or without shoes on.) The rumors went on this whole time. I wonder if someone at that site has just heard the rumor and thought it was original to post, or they're just rehashing the gossip from 40 years ago.

I'd never heard the story......

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Reply #12 posted 01/27/17 1:28pm

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