Next to that, Sgt. 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. "John Lennon's" "so-called" "death" was just Campbell getting tired of being both Paul and John. Later, the line was interpreted as a "clue" in the "Paul is dead" urban legend that alleged McCartney died in 1966 during the recording of Sgt. This is an Amazon book review I wrote on 9 Jun 20 for Billy's Back!! All four Beatles were concerned for their safety as demonstrations were publicly going on with people burning Beatle albums and pictures. I spent much of the past year researching this, and even saw Paul in concert in Green Bay last summer. And it was weird doing the "I really am him" stuff. George was 26 and Ringo 29. Once they were brown now they are green. Today, we see the real Paul performing all over the world. "[8], WMCA dispatched Alex Bennett to the Beatles' Apple Corps headquarters in London on 23 October,[27] to further his extended coverage of the "Paul is dead" theory. This page is not available in other languages. After a firecracker was thrown onto a stage, the Beatles were pretty much done with live performances. "[11][12] Throughout this period, McCartney felt isolated from his bandmates in his opposition to their choice of business manager, Allen Klein, and distraught at Lennon's private announcement that he was leaving the group. 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. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles withdrew from touring and shifted musically. With all the evidence you've presented I'd be a fool to keep the charade going. Follow Billy online for tour dates, news and more! My husband, he didn't believe me for the longest time. The REAL truth about William Shears Campbell. It is amazing how bizarre theories seem to be able to spread organically and how, once established, they become near impossible to eradicate. "[27] In a radio interview with John Small of WKNR, Lennon said that the rumour was "insane" but good publicity for Abbey Road. Sheesh2018 you crazy nut you are quoting the words from yesterday as a clue? 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. I have no idea about whether or not Paul is Faul and truthfully I couldn't care less. When the Beatles were elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Paul did not show up due to personal conflicts with his business scheduling, or so he says. http://www.recmusicbeatles.com/public/files/faqs/pid.html, (-- unsigned, posted by 00:27:14 . I've looked into this theory for quite some time now.. "[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. Billy/the new Paul had to have loads of plastic surgery, had to learn all of the real Pauls history . 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. [17], On 12 October 1969, a caller to Detroit radio station WKNR-FM told disc jockey Russ Gibb about the rumour and its clues. The 'Paul McCartney is dead' myth. [29][nb 2] On Halloween night 1969, WKBW in Buffalo, New York broadcast a program titled Paul McCartney Is Alive and Well Maybe, which analysed Beatles lyrics and other clues. Ring it and you will hear a true account of Pauls death. [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. [3][bettersourceneeded] By 1967, the Beatles were known for sometimes including backmasking in their music. It could have been "The fox terrier is Paul." But how did such an out-there rumor take hold? The conspirators went to enormous lengths trying to prove their point. I can only say it's not true. Just saying. Makes you wonder who Linda thought she was married to. Paul's leaving would have ended them. You can see Paul's chipped tooth on an early video of RAIN, only available on Russian websitesDot RU. How could they both go to their own graves keeping this secret with them. 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. It sucks being lied to since.. forever. Though one thing I DO know for certain is Ringo can't sing worth a damn. John wasn't shot and didn't die. A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. It was supposed to last only a week or two, but time went by and nobody seemed to notice, so we kept playing along. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Look at all the staged shootings these days that have been proven hoaxes. That's because William Campbell is McCartney. 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. "We didn't know what to do, and Brian Epstein, our manager, suggested that we hire Billy Shears as a temporary solution. Anyone who can't see (or simply refuses to see) the fact that the "Paul McCartney" of Sgt. We've been getting questions like that for years, of course, but in the past few weeks we've been getting them at the office and home night and day. He notably says that the entire Sgt. 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 . It took some real effort, but I finally saw them as 2 separate, individual guys. Did he ever meet Paul. They were, are and will always be the greatest, most talented band that ever was or will be. The question is who or what was behind it? . [17] McCartney said that the speculation was understandable, given that he normally did "an interview a week" to ensure he remained in the news. Thanks. Only John was 28. And we're talking merely on a biological level. Look at the film footage of The Beatles' appearances on Ed Sullivan when "Yesterday" was performed. The only problem was that he didn't get along with John." According to Worldtruth.tv, William Shears Campbell known as Billy Shears disappeared from the records in 1966 and found after Paul's so-called death. In many ways the identity of Billy Shears is clear enough. Mr. Starr alleges that the group did send out a lot of hidden messages through the years to prepare the population for the truth. Although the album was based around an adopted identity the Beatles performing as Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band the idea that Ringo Starr might masquerading as Billy Shears was too much for some fans, particularly those living in America, the home of the conspiracy theory. The whole 'Paul Is Dead' fiasco is a wonderful piece of Pop-Culture, a fantastic addition to the Beatles myth and legacy, and certainly deserves to be on this site, in its entirety, but you'd have to be a fool to believe it! Meanwhile, Hoaxesclaims that Paul's car did crash that night, but he wasn't behind the wheel. Well, that's not completely true. The greatest argument agagainst Elvis being alive is that he is dead, and the greatest argument against Paul being dead is that he is alive. [24] Before the recording, LaBour told Bailey that his article had been intended as a joke, to which Bailey sighed and replied, "Well, we have an hour of television to do; you're going to have to go along with this. The early bass lines were very simplistic in nature with mainly a 1-5 pattern. the Bottles ! Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. But that hasn't happened, has it? The bottom line -- Yoko Ono destroyed the world's greatest band! The Beatles were such a money-making machine that most of their hits singles and LP's brought in to the GB and enormous Tsunami of $$$$ that it would seem to me that they would not let the death of one of the Beatles stop the cash flow from continuing to come in. Did you know that John Lennon was abducted by aliens on 23rd August 1974? If M15 is actually involved in the switch they could stop the criminal charges in Britain but in the US and the rest of the world they could be open to those charges plus many others. Stories fronm rescue personnel? 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. No matter what the truth is, it doesn't really matter if they're wrong, they're right, where they belong. == The Real Question Here Is- == ITS REAL BELIEVE IT. 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. No winners were ever announced for this competition. The take away from the story :Americains are crazy. Whoever really believes that crazy crap is a moronic fool. [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. The story goes, basically the real Paul McCartney died in a car crash in 1966 and was replaced by a very talented musician called William Shepherd (Billy Shears) (son of a very high up freemason - alistair crowley?) "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." The article addressed a rumour being circulated on campus that cited clues from recent Beatles albums, including a message interpreted as "Turn me on, dead man", heard when the White Album track "Revolution 9" is played backwards. Legally speaking Was he on a "moped", or a SCOOTER? WISHED I HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANY RUMORS OF THE DEATH OF MY FAVORITE BEATLE!!! 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. Of course anyone with two good eyes should be able to tell theyre not the same people Sargent Peppers Is quite a departure musically and full of Luminati influences. The big one that was actually intentional was "Billy Shears," which means, "Billy's here," of course, although I hate . Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [8] In the interview, McCartney said the rumor was "bloody stupid" and went on to say: Perhaps the rumour started because I haven't been much in the press lately. According to the theory or rumour, McCartney died in a car crash, and to spare the public from grief, the surviving Beatles, aided by Britain's MI5, replaced him with a McCartney look-alike, subsequently communicating this secret through subtle details of their albums. Think of the millions of royalties being given to an imposter. There are more than 50 years of lies for me to swallow. Backwards masking and all the other recording tricks were probably done in case they were exposed.All they would have to say is that if it were a true fraud it would have been stupid to expose themselves. (Officially pronounced dead VS. Ontario Provincial Police), has anyone dared to ask the Question what Canada has to do with the British Pop Band, The Beatles? He then persuaded the remaining Beatles to stay together and accept William Campbell Shears as a replacement. Paul was always the most diplomatic of the Beatles and often served as their de facto spokesman both on and off stage. Perhaps the Beatles did not remember to change the 28IF clue when they published the album cover. The reality is there are lots of people that are afraid of the truth. There is no such thing as the Ontario Police Department. When I was 11 years old and heard Penny Lane for the first time, I thought to myself who is the new person in the group singing this song and who was singing She Loves You Yeah, Yeah, Yeah at the end of All You Need is Love. He was and still is 5'11" hazel eyes. Billy likely was killed to be kept silent. The photograph of the Beatles on the zebra crossing on the sleeve of Abbey Road is meant to represent a funeral procession. 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..). It was thr real Paul's eyes. If he never plays "Yesterday" publicly again, let us all have that moment live in our hope, anyway. Though it didn't get much attention at the time, the article was an early indicator that a crazy theory was on the horizon. This all went smoothly, but Campbell still had one persona left: Maharishi. Anyone that cared at all for James Paul McCartney should look. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. According to the official website of London suburb St. Margarets, the man who allegedly became Macca was born William Campbell Shears in Shreveport, Louisiana, on September 16, 1940. Paul is Paul. Gibb ran with the story on-air for several hours, treating his listeners to backward snippets of supposed hidden messages. [73], Author Peter Doggett writes that, while he thinks the theory behind "Paul is dead" defied logic, its popularity was understandable in a climate where citizens were faced with conspiracy theories insisting that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 was in fact a coup d'tat. And if you all believe Epstien had enough money and power to pay off and keep the police,Gov officials etc etc. Every time he sells a 99 Flake he gives the game away by asking if you want Strawberry Sauce Forever! "The 70 Greatest Conspiracy Theories in Pop-Culture History", Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool, Let Us in Americana: The Music of Paul McCartney, 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_is_dead&oldid=1151446931, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using multiple image with auto scaled images, Articles lacking reliable references from November 2019, Articles lacking reliable references from April 2023, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, A graphic novel co-created by Paolo Baron and Ernesto Carbonetti called, This page was last edited on 24 April 2023, at 03:24. No William Campbell ever won a Paul look-alike contest. Even if you're not a huge Beatles fan, you probably know something about one of the greatest conspiracy theories in rock music history. 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. [9] American social critic Camille Paglia locates the "Paul is dead" phenomenon to the Ancient Greek tradition symbolised by Adonis and Antinous, as represented in the cult of rock music's "pretty, long-haired boys who mesmerize both sexes", and she adds: "It's no coincidence that it was Paul McCartney, the 'cutest' and most girlish of the Beatles, who inspired a false rumor that swept the world in 1969 that he was dead. Why? 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. [10] On 10 October, the Beatles' press officer, Derek Taylor, responded to the rumour stating: "Recently we've been getting a flood of inquiries asking about reports that Paul is dead. He was reincarnated as a hamster which I owned as a schoolboy. I understand why you were adamant in recording When I'm 64 in the key of C# instead of the key of C because of the vocal recognition of your voice. In 2008, he joked that his success as a musician had extended his fifteen minutes of fame for his part in the rumour to "seventeen minutes". A new person could have been accepted but all the lies make original Beatles fans mad! William Sheppard is derived from a few places. Now go back and listen to Paul's lead vocals on any work from 1962 to 1966, and look out for those same distinctive vocals I mentioned. Right from the beginning of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band it is obvious that the Beatles are pretending to be other people - Were Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band they sing. [8][51] "28IF" represented McCartney's age "if" he had still been alive (although McCartney was 27 when the album was recorded and released)[26] while "LMW" stood for "Linda McCartney weeps" or "Linda McCartney, widow" (although McCartney and the then-Linda Eastman had not yet met in 1966, the year of Paul's alleged death). This show has been called "infamous", a "fraud" and a "mockumentary". I.e. [72] In 2015, he told The Detroit News that he is still periodically contacted by conspiracy theorists who have attempted to present him with supposed new developments on the McCartney rumours. [31], Before the end of October 1969, several record releases had exploited the phenomenon of McCartney's alleged demise. The one and only Billy Shears The photos of Paul, Billy and the Fake Paul after 1966 were the clincher for me not to mention the subtle changes in behaviour. 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. I'm a Beatle Now; and to think that to this day his nuts are still in a vice. Between the longer hair and the glasses and beard he was unreconizable by the Abbey Road album. Faking deaths is done on an industrial scale, not least in phoney terror attacks but also with all those celebs and musicians dropping off their perches - Bowie, G. Michael etc etc. 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. The fact that Paul (i.e William Campbell Shears) is barefooted confirms it! (Source: Biography Channel) JHCC 16:34, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC). 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. He now goes by the name of Mr Whippy. Without Faul they probably wouldn't have been so influential. .a clear reference in theorists minds to the dates of Pauls death in Roman numerals I ONE = 11 (i.e November) and IX = 9. The REAL truth about William Shears Campbell Did you know that John Lennon was abducted by aliens on 23rd August 1974? All I can say is brace yourself for some chilling evidence that even the most credible nay sayer can't deny. [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. [15] On 22 October, the day that the "Paul is dead" rumour became an international news story,[16] McCartney, his wife Linda and their two daughters travelled to Scotland to spend time at his farm near Campbeltown. None of you know what the hell you are talking about. FACT The badge that Paul is wearing on his fancy blue uniform on the album sleeve of Sgt Pepper actually reads O.P.P, one of four given to the Beatles by the Toronto Ontario Provincial Police on 28th September 1964, On and on the falsehoods go. What an exemplary life! Richard on 2020-05-30 13:24:28 0000 The old "too many people involved" lark. He faked his death do he could run an ice cream van back in Liverpool. ", McCartney has been light-hearted about the issue. According to conspirators, the singer's replacement was a sweet-sounding Louisiana local called Michael Campbell Shears - better known as Billy Shears. claims Ringo, obviously very emotional. DNA and fingerprints do nor lie. The rumour began circulating in 1966, gaining broad popularity in September 1969 following reports on American college campuses. Harrison would replace Yoko and Shears could go back to being just Paul, who was the richest of his personas. And dont even get me started on the truth about what happened in Toronto. Make up your own mind. Afterward, I revisited videos, film clips, songs & interviews with John, George and Ringo, and it all finally made sense. Looks like Paul with glasses, mustache, and combed back hair. If he did NOT become Paul McCartney's replacement, what happened to him? I was wondering about that, a moped accident that chipped his tooth answered that question. It was repaired expertly as you might expect with someone rich. 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. The truth of the matter is, nobody really gives a damn. It's all the same singer right? I think that theory was started because Americans don't like it that there is no American Beatle. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.. When that guy stabbed him, Campbell realized that he should get while he could and killed off Harrison too! the question is how many faux pauls have there been? Now, on with my original comment. Privacy Policy. [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. Fail once spent over a week in a Japanese jail as his fingerprints did not match the true Paul's prints. [20] The number plate of the white Volkswagen Beetle in the photo containing the characters LMW 281F (mistakenly read as "28IF") was identified as further "evidence". He told me (as a hamster, of course.). His voice was forensically studied and like a fingerprint, it proves the voices to be of the same person. Rumours declined after Life magazine published an interview with McCartney in November 1969. Who the hell would ever hold (or attend) a Paul McCartney look alike contest? John wanted to leave the business. [56] Part of the interview was first broadcast on Radio 4, on 26 October,[57] and subsequently on WMCA in the US. Well spotted Charlotte. Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project, http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/chaplin2.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Shears_Campbell&oldid=920583797, This Beatles-related redirect is within the scope of, This redirect does not require a rating on the project's, This page was last edited on 10 October 2019, at 17:42. It's some people's day job, gagged with NDAs and the OSA. Duomillia 03:46, 3 August 2005 (UTC)Reply[reply]. I needn't argue about that; I'm right and I'll be proved right. Billy became such as good musician that he played better than Paul. On 25 February 2015, fake news website World News Daily Report (WNDR) added a new chapter to a classic urban legend when they published an article claiming that Paul McCartney had passed away in 1966. "In case they were exposedthey could be open to those charges" they put clues everywhere? [62] Sgt. When i was in my twenties and in the military, my heighth changed and my facial features changed. Take a mirror and lay it horizontally across the middle of the drum skin on the artwork on the front cover of the Sgt Pepper sleeve and it reads. Then there is George, who was brought into the Beatles by his childhood friend, Paul. Afterward, a college kid did a story on clues he thought he found in the album cover and songs, this created a distraction that John jumped on when he later wrote 'Glass Onion", in 1968. " I am Billy Shears. Scooters are NOT ^&#@!ing mopeds. Musician Ringo Starr admitted that Paul McCartney passed away in 1966 and was replaced by a lookalike. In a later interview, he said that he was purposely confusing listeners with lines such as "the Walrus was Paul" a reference to his song "I Am the Walrus" from the 1967 EP and album Magical Mystery Tour. But my hubby didn't want to hear my Mumble jumbo, so I got the disc and had him watch/listen to it. The winner of this 1965 contest was Keith Allison, who had a brief brush with fame on teen shows such as "Where The Action Is" and apparently later joined Paul Revere and the Raiders, circa 1966. Guess the original know he was going to die and left clues before he died. 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