THEY say that hints of Paul dying started in the Revolver album BUTTTTTTT the REVOLVER album was recorded and released BEFORE November 9 1966. I find peace in thinking about John playing a song he contributed so much to and lived thru in such Grace. This page is not available in other languages. [38] In Canada, Polydor Records exploited the rumour in their artwork for Very Together, a repackaging of the Beatles' pre-fame recordings with Tony Sheridan, using a cover that showed four candles, one of which had just been snuffed out. William Campbell allegedly became Billy Shears on Sgt Pepper , while William Sheppard was supposedly the inspiration behind 'The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill' (actually an American named Richard . After Campbell killed off his fake George, He wanted to stick to his original role as being just Paul, so he and Harrison came to an agreement. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour, both of which had been off the charts since February, re-entered the Billboard Top LPs chart,[24] peaking at number 101 and number 109, respectively. My basic premise in believing the information in the book is because it all makes sense and explains to me why everything happened the way it did within the Beatles circle of friends. Listen carefully. These include messages perceived when listening to songs being played backwards and symbolic interpretations of both lyrics and album cover imagery. And this would had be kept secret. Peppers album cover has two Beatles groups standing side by side. Anyone that truly believes this is easily led, there is no proof that cannot be explained logically, little hidden messages on an album isn't proof someone has died, the Japanese test that said it's not the same person well we all know face recognition isn't reliable even today, his fingerprints not being recognised at the airport, if I play guitar for days on end my phone won't turn on with fingerprint recognition let alone a bass when you're fretting with right hand, and for him looking at the fretboard more they are comparing basic rock n roll songs with clips from wings with complex bass lines, and why would John Lennon write a song in 1972 called how do you sleep saying the only thing you done was yesterday referring to his song, which was written in 1965 by Paul, did he write it to annoy someone who is supposed to be dead. Bolstered by Linda's support, he began recording his debut solo album at his home in St John's Wood. For the graphic novel, see, McCartney in October 1966, shortly before he supposedly died, The allegedly backmasked section of "Revolution 9", The same section reversed, which some have believed sounds like "turn me on, dead man", Estranged from McCartney, Lennon said: "Paul McCartney couldn't die without the world knowing it. According to Tony Barrow, who wrote about it in his book "John, Paul, George, Ringo and me," the rumours about McCartney's death started circulating in September 1966. Billy Shears is only mentioned in the title song and, implicitly, as the singer of the segued-into "With a Little Help from My Friends", and even more implicitly, in the title song reprise. A significant part of my life revolved around the Beatles. When that guy stabbed him, Campbell realized that he should get while he could and killed off Harrison too! Paul McCartney was Irish, so wouldnt have been singing mull of kintyre. Teeth pressing up against each other is the reason for Paul's crooked canine tooth, but as Faul's teeth are not pressing against each other, there is no explanation except a probable dental surgery. Why? Wouldn't having William Spears Campbell and the real Paul in the same room saying here we both are, both alive and well no story here have put and end to it all. [8] Others contended that the man's name was Bill Shepherd,[43] later abbreviated to Billy Shears,[44] and the replacement was instigated by Britain's MI5 out of concern for the severe distress McCartney's death would cause the Beatles' audience. Richard : and anyone else reading this- if you can't tell Paul from Faul, you're either not looking hard enough, or you're not being objective. [62] Sgt. Maybe the arrangement wasn't perfect for their friends, relatives and business partners, but sometimes money and loyalty make for excellent bed partnersso all was made well with John directing and basically slipping into the shadows with little ego, but very fond memories, no bitterness somehow about an accident brought about by his own ignorance. His lips are also a darker color than all of the others, suggesting that his lips are blue (as corpses lips are). From his rise to fame as the replacement for "the cute one" in the Beatles to today, Billy has consistently delivered an otherworldly musical experience filled with fantasy and foreshadowing. I've always liked the prospect of happy endings. I think that theory was started because Americans don't like it that there is no American Beatle. After that it would probably start to get weird. Spooky! As an outsider I'm not real sure what to believe here. If you are interested give me an email will@williamshears.com. And it was weird doing the "I really am him" stuff. I'm a Beatle Now; and to think that to this day his nuts are still in a vice. User:Vague Rant). So is laziness-and apathy. John wrote "I'm the Greatest" 1970 Ringo recorded it for his album RINGOin 1973 (his best album according to me) Both John & George appearing on the track. Then in June of 1967 the album Sgt. If someone names William Spears Campbell really won a Beatles look-a-like contest and then dropped off the face of the earth, that would be weird. Whereas all the other Beatles are facing to one side Paul (i.e Billy Shears) is looking directly at the viewer against a blood red background. This show has been called "infamous", a "fraud" and a "mockumentary". Meanwhile, Hoaxesclaims that Paul's car did crash that night, but he wasn't behind the wheel. His name is William Campbell, and beginning with Sgt . At that time of night, WABC's signal covered a wide listening area and could be heard in 38 US states and, at times, in other countries. To spare the public from grief, or simply as a joke, the surviving Beatles replaced him with the winner of a McCartney look-alike contest. "[8] WKNR fuelled the rumour further with its two-hour programme The Beatle Plot, which first aired on 19 October. http://www.recmusicbeatles.com/public/files/faqs/pid.html, (-- unsigned, posted by 00:27:14 . [26] Vin Scelsa, a student broadcaster in 1969, later said that the escalation was indicative of the countercultural influence of Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, since: "Every song from them starting about late 1966 became a personal message, worthy of endless scrutiny they were guidelines on how to live your life. If Billy Shears legally but silently changed his name to Paul Mccartney years ago it wouldn't be considered fraudulent would it? Backward messages hidden on records, unusual photographs, the OPD badge that Paul is wearing on the fancy blue uniform that he is wearing on the Sgt Pepper sleeve being official police slang for Officially Pronounced Dead, the first line of Shes Leaving Home - Wednesday morning at 5 oclock as the day begins as printed on the Sgt Pepper sleeve being a direct reference to the time of Pauls death on Wednesday 9th November 1966. Thanks. Maybe bought off. Oddly enough the other three's names have never been revealed, if they ever had alternate names in the first place. However, if I was dead, I'm sure I'd be the last to know. And here you are 50 years later, still talking about the smoke screen. The REAL truth about William Shears Campbell Did you know that John Lennon was abducted by aliens on 23rd August 1974? Alas, celebrity look-alike contests are far too common. This all went smoothly, but Campbell still had one persona left: Maharishi. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and got into his Austin Healey car. Paul is sitting at a desk and there I'd a sigh "The Best Way To Go Is MDC" as in Mark David Chapman. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Next to that, Sgt. WISHED I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANY RUMORS OF THE DEATH OF MY FAVORITE BEATLE!!! Nonsense. Fifty years on from 1967 and the Summer of Love, 'Shears' is a squeaky-clean Anglican chaplain, nursing memories of a lost and secret love. I feel sorry for you sheeple. Strangely, nothing was ever heard of William Campbell again. The Billy Shears story goes that in 1965 William Campbell Shears entered and won a Beatle 'Look-a-Like'competition organised by Brian Epstein who was looking for Beatle doubles just in case one of his boys got killed. That's something an "imposter" would not do. Open your eyes you sheeple! Shears and Paul's ends of their noses are different and the cheekbones on Paul are somewhat larger. I for one, am very grateful to have had the pleasure of reading this most informative book. It also explains why John Lennon had such an estranged life as he got older too. assassination of President John F. Kennedy, was replaced by a person named Melissa Vandella, "McCartney Dead; New Evidence Brought to Light", "WKBW: Paul McCartney Is Alive And Well Maybe, 1969", "The Life and Death of Paul McCartney 1942-1966: A Very ", "Paul is Dead: The Conspiracy Theory That Won't Go Away", "Separating Fact from Fiction: Paul Is Dead", "THE DAY PAUL MCCARTNEY MET LINDA EASTMAN", "The 70 Greatest Conspiracy Theories in Pop-Culture History", "True Westerners: Fred Labour Too Slim of Riders in the Sky", "Paul McCartney still isn't dead. . Fail once spent over a week in a Japanese jail as his fingerprints did not match the true Paul's prints. Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. He faked his death do he could run an ice cream van back in Liverpool. And have you ever wondered what on earth the purpose was of writing and recording "Revolution 9," backwards it says "Turn me on, dead man." [2] The rumour was acknowledged and rebutted in the February issue of The Beatles Book. I can only say it's not true. The truth will out and now it finally has. Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. And he wants you all to sing along He apparently fathered a number of illegitimate children. I'm not convinced by your arguments. [24][41] A funeral service for Paul was held, with eulogies by George ("Blue Jay Way") and Ringo ("Don't Pass Me By), followed by a procession (Abbey Road's front cover), with Lennon as the priest officiating his funeral and burying him (the alleged "I Buried Paul" statement in "Strawberry Fields Forever"). Whoever really believes that crazy crap is a moronic fool. [37] According to a report in Billboard magazine in early November, Shelby Singleton Productions planned to issue a documentary LP of radio segments discussing the phenomenon. Looks like Paul with glasses, mustache, and combed back hair. What do I believe.I do not want to say because my opinion does not mean squat to anyone but myself. Also the picture on the White Album that shows him with glasses (passport picture of imposter) would mean Sir Paul/Faul used/uses contacts most of the time. "[44] He cited a 2009 Wired Italia magazine article that featured an analysis by two forensic research consultants who compared selected photographs of McCartney taken before and after his alleged death by measuring features of the skull. Skeptoiddescribes a phone call to the radio DJ Russ Gibb from an Eastern Michigan University student on October 12, 1969. Maybe, just maybe John lost both legs in a horrific car accident in 1966, and unwilling to travel for his job found a way to trademark a popular singer's name, with both entities profiting. "John Lennon's" "so-called" "death" was just Campbell getting tired of being both Paul and John. Perhaps the Beatles did not remember to change the 28IF clue when they published the album cover. [56] According to author John Winn, McCartney had conceded to the interview "in hopes that people hearing his voice would see the light", but the ploy failed. I think most of us know if you have any idea about history at all! It is the rumor that Paul McCartney, the principal singer-songwriter alongside John Lennon in the Beatles since their formation in the late 1950s, is dead, and has been since a gruesome car accident sometime around the end of 1966. He seemed like the same old Paul albeit older. Theres a lot we dont get told and you morons believe the mainstream media by calling people who can reason, morons. Then there is George, who was brought into the Beatles by his childhood friend, Paul. What IF faul was knighted for his lifelong dedication to the lie? The story goes that McCartney stormed out of a songwriting session with The Beatles, working on their album and, ironically, McCartney's masterpiece, Sgt. Faul was to only be a substitute for a week or two, they resent his keeping the ruse going on for 50 years. [9] In his book Revolution in the Head, Ian MacDonald says that the Beatles were partly responsible for the phenomenon due to their incorporation of "random lyrics and effects", particularly in the White Album track "Glass Onion" in which Lennon invited clue-hunting by including references to other Beatles songs. The anger of the public if he were exposed today is another reason they keep the ruse going. [19] Two days later, The Michigan Daily published a satirical review of Abbey Road by University of Michigan student Fred LaBour, who had listened to the exchange on Gibb's show,[8] under the headline "McCartney Dead; New Evidence Brought to Light". And was as musically adept as the Original or better. Ignorance today is a choice. It was supposed to last only a week or two, but time went by and nobody seemed to notice, so we kept playing along. Then again, there has been so much (& some really bad) photo tampering all along the way. Then again, like Lennon, Paul McCartney never really diedgenetically speaking. If you really want to prove that Paul is really Paul, find out what happened to the real Billy Shears. This is an Amazon book review I wrote on 9 Jun 20 for Billy's Back!! I have no idea about whether or not Paul is Faul and truthfully I couldn't care less. Pepper recording session and drove off angrily in his car, distracted by a meter maid ("Lovely Rita"), not noticing that the traffic lights had changed ("A Day In The Life) crashed, and was decapitated ("Don't Pass Me By"). If anyone's done research proving that the "biography" of William "Shears" Campbell of the "Ontario Police Department" with a girlfriend conveniently named "Rita" is a phantasm cobbled together from snippets of Beatles song's and album photographs, a reference to that research would also be good - Nunh-huh 01:45, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC) (There's also an actual person, two unrelated actors, and probably several other William Campbells that need disambiguation). So far from what I've read, that is the real question that should be in standing, since that has been made the focus. This all happened right before they were to tour the US at multiple concert venues. well sorry i am CONVINCED and why did Ringo come out and say that Paul did pass away in 1966, Hello, I am a film maker and making a documentary about this conspiracy (partly because my name is William Shears..). The white VW Beetle in the background with the number plate 28 IF suggests that Paul would have been 28 years old - IF he had survived. I love this conspiracy. The Billy Shears story goes that in 1965 William Campbell Shears entered and won a Beatle Look-a-Like competition organised by Brian Epstein who was looking for Beatle doubles just in case one of his boys got killed. He actually came back with the rest of the Beatles, but to avoid being caught by Campbell who tried to kidnap him, he disguised himself as Cynthia, when John realized, he decided to help George escape by getting a divorce, but in order to fake Cynthia, after George had left, he convinced Yoko to pretend to be Cynthia and hired William Shears Campbell to replace Yoko. His picture is included on the poster that came with the White album in the lower right-hand corner. [60], In November 1969, Capitol Records sales managers reported a significant increase in sales of Beatles catalogue albums, attributed to the rumour. Billy's Back! The Memoirs of Billy Shears. McCartney parodied the hoax with the title and cover art of his 1993 live album, Paul Is Live. He supposedly looked enough like PM to sit in with the other Beatles for photographs, sometimes even fooling the photographers. 1 Jimmy McPerson; 2 Blue Mamba; 3 The Fire Witch; Explore Wikis . To all the sane people out there that know that Paul never dies and that he is alive and well still making music,don't bother saying anything to the comspiracy brigade as You Can't Argue With Stupid!!! and our You're clearly a disinfo agent. William Shears Campbell Edit Edit source View history Talk (0) Categories Categories: Add category; Cancel Save. Dreamnt up by Paul & John. The student convinced the DJ that McCartney was dead, with clues found throughout the later Beatles discography when certain songs were played backward. "We wanted to tell the world the truth, but we were afraid of the reactions it would provoke. Congratulations Mr. William Shepherd as to how you had time to commandeer the Beatles and keep an account of all your personal memories to share with the public. [56][nb 5], McCartney was secretly filmed by a CBS News crew as he worked on his farm. But if they don't, he's been replaced. The real Paul was killed in Dec of 1980 by an avid fan and then replaced by Billy Shears. Early footage shows how Paul always seemed to maintain eye contact with his bandmates and always breaking out his infectious smile. 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. In the 60's, it was all a brand new adventure for all of these parties involved with the Beatles brand name. Pepper onward is not the same Paul McCartney pre-Winter of 1966. Imagine why we never saw the bruises etc. According to them there is a secret phone number hidden in the stars making up the title on the sleeve of the Magical Mystery Tour album. Open your eyes you sheeple! BUT - there was a winner.his name was William Campbell, and he was paid a considerable amount of money to play along with the facade - he was to be the NEW Paul. He told me (as a hamster, of course.). According to the trivia page, the William Campbell of Paul is Dead fame is the same one as the actor who played Trelane and Koloth on Star Trek, but the Wikipedia article says that he is fictional. The photograph of the Beatles on the zebra crossing on the sleeve of Abbey Road is meant to represent a funeral procession. It doesn't matter if it was fraudulent or not when you have some of the most powerful people behind the scenes pulling the strings. Pepper, where every Beatle except McCartney is photographed facing the viewer, and the front cover of Magical Mystery Tour, which depicts one unidentified band member in a differently coloured suit from the other three. I'm even getting telephone calls from disc jockeys and others in the United States. A livid McCartney stormed out of the building, hopped into his Aston Martin and sped off into the night. Then you are all mental. Faul has admitted that Paul died before during concert. Fearing that the photos would damage his image, McCartney then approached the pair and agreed to pose for a photo with his family and answer the reporter's questions, in exchange for the roll of film containing the offending pictures. claims Ringo, obviously very emotional. Has he ever re-surfaced anywhere? If you recall, Billy Shears had a heavy hand in penning the Sgt. I turned 64 in May and I celebrated it by playing guitar and singing when I'm 64. Most are from military families that take oaths and sign disclosure agreements where everything can be taken away. And guess what? But Paul was 27, when Abby Road was released. [69] The rumour was also cited in the hoax surrounding the Canadian band Klaatu,[70] after a January 1977 review of their debut album 3:47 EST sparked rumours that the group were in fact the Beatles. The band should have been honest that Paul was out either by death or choice. [67] In his 1971 song "How Do You Sleep? They are two different people. But how did such an out-there rumor take hold? I'm 27 and most of the Beatles music doesn't impress me, except for Yesterday, Penny Lane and Hey Jude which are exceptionally good songs. I can't go on like this. Nobody will argue with that. Okay, I confess. FACT Paul McCartney did have a minor accident on 26th Dec 1965 when he fell off a moped, split his lip and chipped a tooth. Billy wasn't the only impostor, but he seems to have been used the most frequently, especially on stage (as opposed to interviews, etc.). If J. Paul McCartney did indeed actually die in a car crash, what happened to his remains? So he did what he does best and retired and died two weeks later. Then there was Magical Mystery Tour, where we three had red roses and he had a black one. "Paul is Dead" redirects here. I work in the music industry and have played with Billy many times over the years and he sometimes slips up with his accent. This is my first post still trying to get the hang of things. Not much was said about Johns comment after that. More information, It was fifty years ago today Sgt. [5] In November 1968, their self-titled double LP (also known as the "White Album") was released containing the track "Glass Onion". Both changes are, supposedly, explained by the . Billy Shears ,William Wallace Campbell or Billy Shepherd ?? They drafted in a replacement, who has been masquerading as McCartney ever since. There is no such force named the "Ontario Police Department". While John, George, and Ringo are all looking to the side, Paul is looking frontward. really being O.P.P. Can reports of his belief in an early death be substantiated? A disclaimer states that all stories published by the website are for "entertainment purposes only.". There are more than 50 years of lies for me to swallow. The Beatles on the left wearing all black and are a younger version than the older psychedelic Sgt. I don't enjoy the idea that Paul may have died in an automobile accident. So begins a new novel, Whatever Happened to Billy Shears? As in his and Linda's segment in the Beatles' promotional clip for "Something", which the couple filmed privately around this time, McCartney was unshaven and unusually scruffy-looking in his appearance. Billy and the Rest are the best. [52][53][nb 4] That the left-handed McCartney held a cigarette in his right hand was also said to support the idea that he was an impostor. Then Paul McCartney introduces the singer coming up on the next song So let me introduce to you the one and only Billy Shears and Ringo starts to sing. Paul's leaving would have ended them. [45] Writing in 2016, Beatles biographer Steve Turner said, "the theory still has the power to flare back into life. Listen to Tina Foster's interviews. Just check out the early concert videos. Thanks everyone. It has come out by George Harrison in an interview with an Australian news source that the Beatles were at odds again financially with Paul because they had learned that from 1967 onward, he received a secret new contract with EMI/Capitol Records that paid him more for his hits and royalties. Secretlondon 02:40, 13 Jun 2004 (UTC), Or if anyone were to take one moment and actually study the origin of that patch they would see it doesn't even stand for "OPD", but "OPP"; the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Eric , george parasol and Paul , Macharmley, A.K.A. They saw the Sgt Pepper album as yet more proof of the on-going speculation that Paul McCartney had been killed in a car crash on Wednesday, November 9th 1966 and replaced with a look-a-like, sound-a-like called William Campbell Shears a.k.a Billy Shears born in Shreveport, Louisiana on September 16th, 1940. Copyright 2005-2023 St Margarets Community Website LaBour later said he had invented many of the clues and was astonished when the story was picked up by newspapers across the United States. The early bass lines were very simplistic in nature with mainly a 1-5 pattern. Hope this helps ease some of those conspiracy questions you Beatle fans have and hopefully no harm done either. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Both good musicians. Where is his remains located? and Dick Clark of the TV show "American Bandstand". If he never plays "Yesterday" publicly again, let us all have that moment live in our hope, anyway. He notably says that the entire Sgt. Also named his 1st biological daughter Mary after his departed Mother? No one's looks stay the same. [79] In 2009, Time magazine included "Paul is dead" in its feature on ten of "the world's most enduring conspiracy theories".[46]. You can find more information about the Paul is Dead conspiracy in The Great Beatle Death Clues by R. Gary Patterson published by Robson Books. [24], On 21 October 1969, the Beatles' press office again issued statements denying the rumour, deeming it "a load of old rubbish"[54] and saying that "the story has been circulating for about two years we get letters from all sorts of nuts but Paul is still very much with us". Furious with the studio kerfuffle, he floored it, went off into the night in a . 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. [34] Another song was Terry Knight's "Saint Paul",[24] which had been a minor hit in June that year and was subsequently adopted by radio stations as a tribute to "the late Paul McCartney". Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (which began recording later that month). [8][nb 1] Harper later said that it had become the subject of discussion among students at the start of the new academic year, and he added: "A lot of us, because of Vietnam and the so-called Establishment, were ready, willing and able to believe just about any sort of conspiracy. Were they afraid he would be arrested or have an accident that might expose his false fingerprints, blood or DNA. What an exemplary life! It's too dark in this closet. No William Campbell ever won a Paul look-alike contest. The original Beatle Paul Was most certainly replaced. Paul quit the band over Johns being Yoko Ono's puppet. 20th Century Fox. Pepper Beatles. [4] MacDonald groups it with the "psychic epidemics" that were encouraged by the rock audience's use of hallucinogenic drugs and which escalated with Charles Manson's homicidal interpretation of the White Album and Mark David Chapman's religion-motivated murder of Lennon in 1980.
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