Comments on: Paul McCartney On Drugs

By: JffCrowe

JffCrowe — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:46:30 +0000

You know I believe you can read anything that you want to into the lyrics of a song. Like I think the lyrics to Fool On The Hill are written for the new messiah,but Im sure the meaning was written for something else. I also believe the Beatles were phophets in another life. But hey I can believe what I want to.

By: Timika Sayward

Timika Sayward — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:22:02 +0000

Unbelievable?: that has been definitely comprehensive, thanks.

By: Thomas Mallon

Thomas Mallon — Mon, 31 May 2010 01:15:36 +0000

McCartney in this interview said his music “never” had anything to do with Satantism or anything like that:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnP99I2uFq0&feature=fvsr

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:39:28 +0000

I DO THINK SIR PAUL IS BEING CRITICIZED ENTIRELY TO MUCH! I MEAN THIS DUDE IS A HERO, PROBABLY DA BEST MUSICIAN ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. THAT IS WHAT EVERYBODY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT! OK THE FACT HE WAS ON DRUGS DOES SUCK, BUT COME ON HE WAS IN THE SIXTIES!!!!! CUT THE MAN SOME SLACK, HE IS AN IDOL/ROLE MODEL FOR KIDS, AND ADULTS EVERYWHERE. I AM INCLUDED. WHEN I GROW UP, I KNOW I CAN NEVER BE AS GREAT AS HIM, BUT I CAN TRY. SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY IS A MUSICAL HERO, AND THAT IS WHAT HE SHOULD BE REMEMBERED AS. NOT AS A POTHEAD, OR ACIDHEAD. SURE HE WAS, BUT THATS NOT DOMINANTLY WHAT HE WAS!!!! SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, YOU TRULY DO ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Bubba

Bubba — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:11:50 +0000

Paul McCartney, and John Lennon are my idols. I am an aspiring guitarist, and I want to be in band just like these guys. Then when I read this article, a lot changed. Sure they were on drugs and that is something that none of us can forget, but that was the 60s for ya. Drugs was the culture. They were popular. People didn’t know they were bad. They just liked the high. Everybody was doing it. Sure this article made me sort of hate them. But you have to remember the 60s was just an era to be remembered for the Beatles, and how bad drugs are.

By: Paul McCartney (Tickets)

Paul McCartney (Tickets) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:48:33 +0000

Paul McCartney is a great example to the youth of today for so many other reasons, from his tough stance on environmentalism through to the responsible way that he handled the ultra high profile divorce, its just a shame that so many people still fixate on this part of his life! What he does in his personal and private time should remain just that. Personal and Private.

By: AliceP.

AliceP. — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:26:51 +0000

I just stumbled this and it’s full of terrible information, I read along until you sited Geoffrey Giuliano as a source. Everyone knows he is a bottom feeding liar who makes things up to sell his fake biographies as fact.

I don’t know how much time you spent on this but, it’s clear you know nothing about the Beatles much at all. No one interested in facts sites Geoffrey Giuliano. There are other places you posted as fact things which are nothing more than rumor and bullshit.

What a horrible article!!

Geoffrey? Is this you?

By: Georgie

Georgie — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:16:10 +0000

Sir Paul,Is criticized entirely too much.The greatest entertainer,performer,writer of poetry and song,speaker,past these type of articles…years ago….

By: kelly

kelly — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:05:59 +0000

Thats actually me, the comment above….

So btw, if you wanted to do a beatles drug reference on a blog your best choice should have been John. I have an interview from rolling stones that states John saying he took a ton of drugs. He said he must have literally gone on a thousand trips.

Picking apart all of their songs…. isn’t going to do anything but ruin their music for other people who are very much against drugs.

Paul McCartney is someone that should be allowed to take drugs lol.
Hey, if you wrote what was considered the best song of the CENTURY (yesterday) people would be defending you. But sorry, you didn’t change people’s lives enough with this article

By: Christy

Christy — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:46:24 +0000

okay, idk if you realized this…. but With a little help from my friends… was written by John. and Flaming Pie was written about Maureen Cox who was Ringo’s ex wife. She died in 1994. Paul knew her very well.

Lovely Rita was based of a real girl named RITA.

believe it or not, if you don’t pick apart every little tiny piece of their music you might actually enjoy it and forget that they took drugs.

And if people stopped trying to get every glimpse of his life so they can just put him in the papers or put him in websites like this… then maybe the good music would come back to this world. Just honor the man for what he was, an amazing artist who changed people’s lives. He changed mine.

And honestly, if you get the chance to smoke pot with Paul McCartney and instead you write an article about his drug use… your a looser not to take that opportunity.

Come on.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:23:02 +0000

Jimmy McCulloch wrote Medicine Jar, not Macca!

By: Grace

Grace — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:48:54 +0000

Weed is sooooo not even a big deal. I love Paul and if he wants to toke up I do believe he’s earned the right. I’m 19 years old and I would love to smoke a joint with him.

By: mklplse

mklplse — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:55:10 +0000

thank you so much for posting this. it was a big help on my research paper for school. my topic was how the beatles brought drugs into the lives of teens in america. i hope i get an A. :]

By: drj

drj — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:26:26 +0000

About the link to Drug Awareness Day speech…is that the right “Mr McCartney?” The person giving the speech describes himself as a minister of the government, and I don’t think he’s ever held such a post… nor would Macca ever deliver such a stupefyingly boring, square speech. Not every Mr McCartney is the one we know and love!

By: Justicejayant

Justicejayant — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:36:06 +0000

All 6 members were big drug addicts.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:52:11 +0000

Dear Patricia,

Interesting post. I’ve had a gut feeling that the articles have truth to them. I have experience with both situations in my life.

And I pray for Paul daily…..always have.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:51:33 +0000

p.s. I didnt write “your comment is awaiting moderation”

where the heck did that come from??

By: Patricia A. Mahan

Patricia A. Mahan — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:03:21 +0000

Two articles should be read before one condems a drug user. one is “Origins of Addtion – the Adverse Childhood Experience Study” by Dr. Vincent J. Felitti ,which is also in the Permanente Journal. It says all addictionns, from obesity all the way up to heroin arer caused by adversee shilchood experiences.

In “Religion and Psychoative Drugs An Entheogen Chrestomathy.

” the premis is put forth that the reasons why the people go to drugs is because they are looking for God. In the introduction it is written:
Children of a future age
Reading this indignant page
Know that in a former time
A path to God was thought a crime.

However, this particular article does not suggest marijauana being useful for such a purpose.

It is also interesting to note here that tobacco aids schizophrenics, bipolars, post traumatic stress syndrome, panic disorder, depression, ADD, ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome, Alzeimer’s, and Parkinson’s (not to mention sepsis, ulceerative colitis and even asthma.) Many people keep their mental illnesses in check by smoking tobacco.And as for pot, they are finding it useful in bipolars.

Sir Paul’s mother died when he was 14. That’s an adverse childood experience. And he could have, down deep, been looking for God.

By: BeatleLover

BeatleLover — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:03:17 +0000

I love Paul McCartney- always will. I grew up listening to him. Frankly, I admire how he has been able to function through the years with or without drugs while many musicians have fallen by the way side. I hope one day before I die I can meet him in person and talk about things. Some of what is written here is surprisingly unknown to me. The only real bust I remember was the Japan one. All the others were kept quietly away from the media.

By: TheWindCriesMary

TheWindCriesMary — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:22:35 +0000

Everybody smokes the green stuff. For those who dont, buy a bag… you will see how it makes you feel, think and react.

These Paul Bashers need to stop because he’s my man and created the greatest, most influential music of the 20th century, so back off please.

And to all the Beatle lovers, dont listen to the critics. Smoke your stuff and enjoy every Beatle’s song you’ve ever heard…