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Sir Paul McCartney slams John Lennon 'gay' claims

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Former Beatle says there's no truth in new book allegation

Sir Paul McCartney has slammed a new book in which author Philip Norman claims that John Lennon wanted a gay relationship with his Beatles bandmate.

McCartney told The Sun that the claim was untrue and that, despite the fact that he shared a bed with him many times, he only ever saw Lennon get romantic with females.

"I don't think [the gay claims] are true," he said. John never ever tried anything [on with me], I slept with him a million times.

"I've seen him on tour roaring drunk, out of his mind in the early days before he sobered up and went to rehab. Roaring drunk and it was always with a female, never once [with a man].

"If you've got a little gay tendency and you're roaring drunk, I'd have caught him once."

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Soundedd 

Sep 15, 2008

Well done Macca. I don't expect one half of the greatest songwriters in history to be insulted by some stupid book. Nice one Macca you ledge!

cancelmysubscription 

Sep 15, 2008

well done macca now stop tearing your sterling history and back catalouge apart with your embarrassing solo career. theres a good lad.

rubbersoul7 

Sep 15, 2008

cancelmysubscription has clearly never heard 'McCartney' 'Ram' 'Flaming Pie' 'Flowers In The Dirt' 'Tug Of War' 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard' or 'Memory Almost Full' All classic albums, all post Beatles. His first solo album was especially excellent.

zoso_cult666 

Sep 16, 2008

I wont believe this until you and Yoko release all the Beatles albums on vinyl and that means the butcher cover one as well in the states...

julia_leonard 

Sep 16, 2008

um...Its nice that he's trying to keep John's image purely straight and all, but that interview file from the Sun article is pretty old, apperantly. I don't think he's for sure some out and said anything about this new issue.

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