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Paul McCartney Takes a Shot at Joe Jackson

  • Posted on Jul 7th 2009 11:30AM by John D. Luerssen
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Paul McCartney has spoken out about the reputed overbearing nature of Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson, and feels it contributed to the late singer's problems. Speaking to Halifax radio station Q104 last Thursday, McCartney was asked why he overlooked Jackson's dad in an official statement, only sending his condolences to Michael's "Mother and rest of the family."

Insisting the snub was "not on purpose", the Beatles legend explained, "When I issued the statement I had a feeling things might be construed like that. The truth is I kind of know Katherine a bit better, I've met her a few times with Michael and with the family and she was a more personal friend than the dad. I haven't really met Joe, so that was why I did that."

"I don't know for sure about the physical abuse," McCartney added, "but I know he was on a TV program and the interviewer said, 'Did you ever beat Michael?' and Joe replied, 'I didn't beat him, I whupped him.' So I am pretty sure that went on, I don't want to be the judge on that kind of thing but I do think that contributed to some of the problems Michael might have had. I was very blessed because Michael never gave me a sense of that stuff, we just hung out and had fun."

As for earlier reports that Jackson was planning to leave McCartney the Beatles song catalog in his will, McCartney says it didn't happen. "I heard this rumor a couple of days ago about the songs, I don't think that is true," McCartney responded. "I got off that years ago. It was something for a while I was very keen on and you can see why, naturally. I thought it was a natural with Michael taking over that something would be happening there but when I realized it wasn't I thought, get off it. Those sort of things can eat you up so I thought get off it."

McCartney and Jackson's friendship splintered in 1985, after Jackson outbid McCartney and John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono for the rights to the Beatles song catalog. There's no word yet on who will inherit them.
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Michael Jackson was the greatest performer as he was so very talented all ways and will be missed so very much!!!! For those that still claim he molested children it would be best if you did your homework and read up about those that were his accusers and the types of lifestyles that they led themselves.Also before anyone states that MJ settled out of court on the first case you should read up about why that happened too.. it was his attorney that wanted him to settle and not MJ himself.As far as the Beatles catalog is concerned the fact is MJ did bid higher and no amount of judgment or insults will change that and it would be nice if Paul McCartney would be able to have them,however since Yoko Ono was not one in the group I do not believe she has any right to the music.None of us know everything and so much written is trash so please do much research before casting stones on MJ as he is not here to take up for himself.May you rest in peace MJ because we all know you had next to no peace in your life here on this earth.What a gentle spul with a most loving and innocent heart.Yes,MJ made some bad decisions but I truly believe that they were all innocent choices and not made in any lewd way whatsoever.... money has a way of making people change and he did spend to lavishly and he was going to have to atone for that mistake... as far as charities are concerned he has always been the MOST GENEROUS of ALL entertainers and if you would research you will find this to be the truth.I am only 9 months younger than MJ and I have followed his career MJ first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and the Jackson 5 had their first HIT " I Want You Back" I know most think he was odd and some things were but MJ had his reasons just as each of us do even though some may not seem right and of course we will never forget the day MJ held Blanket over the rail... That was "Off The Wall" and no excuse yet I believe MJ when he said that he would NEVER HARM his children and he did admit it as WRONG... he got caught up in the moment like "Peter Pan" with having so very many love him.He was very insecure due to his childhood and always wanted to be LOVED and I have total belief that he loved his fans just as we loved him. I know this is LONG but it could not had been said in less words.Please do the research and not go with the tabloids because to truly understand one has had to follow MJ's live and his families from the very first time the world had ever heard of the GREATEST TALent MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON!!!!

October 03 2009 at 4:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
stormy

The entertainment industry has always been a dirty place.

August 05 2009 at 2:39 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
marsha

Very,very true. KARMA will and did come back and bite him/them in the ass big time. bit him so hard he didn't know WTF bit him did he?

August 05 2009 at 1:10 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
MJ Fan 4 Life

The "status quo" power structure is just mad because Michael Jackson outsmarted them on so many levels. That's why the MJ character assassin has been so long and intense--he was starting to change the way people from all races all over the world treated each other. MJ was also a "angry black man" in his final years and had a world stage to express his displeasure. Once he had decided to do that tour, his enemies made sure it did not happen. Do your research, read and listen to MJ songs, speeches, interviews over the past few years. You'll understand what really happened to him.


As for this no-name band trying to make bank on racists, tabloid fodder instead of true talent--if you nuts want to make them rich/famous by purchasing their hack of a remake, have at it. I'm just hoping someone with real talent remakes the song and makes this group a footnote.


Paul McCartney had no reason to be angry about MJ's purchase of his music--he had YEARS to do so and wasn't interested until MJ figured out the value of music catalogues in a time when all music was being converted to digital AND baby boomers were coming of age. MJ was a BRILLIANT businessman, not even remotely "broke" (he ownes 50% of a billion dollar Sony Music catalogue) and politically astute. He was a man head of his time on so many fronts. Just glad God took him home and left this mess to rest of us. R.I.P. sweet Michael.

August 04 2009 at 7:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
vikas

mj co-owns several artists' songs. and many of those artists are friends with michael. it sounds shrewd and it led to tensions between the two singers, but it really is just business. the beatles songs are a mere 200 or so songs out of over 500,000-750,000 songs mj co-owns. why should mj just give only the beatles' songs away? then he should just give everyone's songs away - then he'll be left with nothing. paul mccartney himself has i believe at least 3000 songs - most of which are not his own works.

August 04 2009 at 3:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
ycav4424

If jackson was such a wonderfull guy why didn't he make sure that Paul got the catalog back. He couldn't take it with him and he didn't do what he said he would.

July 28 2009 at 4:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
ampressly

EEH HEEE! SHAMON, PEOPLE.. Hold it right here, what the f**k do any of you know about (I mean really know) about the real private lives and thoughts of any of the people you've been ranting about. All the news paper garbage and magazine tittle tattle. None of the morons writing replies in these columns really know diddly, the truth is that it's the likes of them that fuel more tittle tattle and half truths and down right lies. So legends like MJ and Sir Paul McCartney go down in history with gossip and hearsay as their biographers! So why don't all you no bodies get off your arses and do something constructive with your lives, maybe you'll end up being somebody and all the shit heads can write garbage about you instead!!

July 21 2009 at 5:45 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Liquor Insides

More like the KING OF PEDOPHILIA!

July 20 2009 at 11:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Cezanne

Elizabeth Taylor proclaimed that he was the King Of Pop. The title was not started by Michael Jackson.

July 20 2009 at 3:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
MaryMRevis

No worries Sir Paul. You've shown class and dignity in the way that deadbeat thief and drug addicted Freakshiow Jackson treated your friendship. Karma did the biting for you mate LOL. The Catalog will be yours again in the long run.

July 17 2009 at 1:17 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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