Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen Still Waiting on Paul McCartney's Autograph

Perhaps Sir Paul paid a good bit of money for this bass. Rick Nielsen is certainly not a stellar guitar player, nor is he personally nearly as modest as his talents. In fact, he can frequently come off as downright quite arrogant.

Don't misunderstand me. I was as big of a Cheap Trick fan as any back in the day. But their day has come and gone (I saw them at a county fair last year). The Beatles day came 50 years ago, and has never gone, and never will. If Rick is being a demanding prick, I myself wouldn't send him an 8x10, and I'm no McCartney.

the truth is there are very few people in the world as cheap as Mccartney.He's got a billion and a half in the bank and gets kudos for giving a million to charity ? Very big deal. Heather Mills had it right.He should give away half his fortune and still live very comfortably with the other half.

Rick told this story at the first Trickfest, back in 1995. He said gave the guitar to Paul, expecting to be paid for it, and never was. It's pretty interesting that he's still bringing this up in interviews 15 years later. Obviously it's a sore subject with him. I do agree that Sir Paul could definitely have easily given an autograph in return. But what surprises me is why hasn't he? Should be easy enough for Rick's manager to contact Paul's, and get it done. Why keep re-hashing it years later? Makes Rick sound like he has real sour grapes.

Rick wasn't whining...it was all tongue in cheek. His hero was John Lennon and he got to work with him on Double Fantasy, that trumps not getting an autograph from PM. Whoever said that Rick is lucky to be in the music business obviously isn't familiar with a band called Cheap Trick. What other American band has been together for over 35 years, writing, recording, and touring nonstop since then. They've played over 6,000 shows...pretty impressive if you ask me. Don't take Rick's comments too seriously. With that being said, he probably did get something from Paul.

The story is a bit odd, since it's been floating around for years that Nielsen hooked up Paul w/a left-handed Les Paul guitar a while back. Also, Gibson started manufacturing the LP bass in 1969 in mass quantities, so...this just seems like a poorly fact-checked piece w/a grain of truth to it. But yeah, Paul owes Rick an autograph. Why he would allegedly dis a famous fan is surprising...

This was a transaction, as said before, there isn't anything elsed owed. However, when someone is as respected and admired as Paul McCartney, you would think he would want to appear a classy guy, especially among his peers. It is the small extra things in life that all people should remember mean so much to others. I would think a music icon would have already learned this simple fact after almost 40 years of iconic fame.

Did you know that Rick (GAVE) John Lennon a valuable guitar too. John asked Rick to play guitar on one of his solo albums and when they meet at the studio Rick payed guitar on a couple of songs I'm not sure which ones you will have to goggle that and Rick said John was playing a 3/4 size Rickenbacker guitar that looked like a toy so Rick gave him a 60 something Gibson. This story which was aired on AOL about a month or so ago. After John died Yoko gave Rick the guitar back. So this might have something to do with this debacle. Rick din't sell anything to Paul or John they were his hereos he gave them guitars and Rick and John Lennon were friends up until his death.

Sir Paul was a gentleman when I met him and Linda. He does say 'thank you'. Heard it several times.

Nielsen is luck he can even hold a job in the music business.

(GROW UP).............Mr. Neilsen, had this left handed guitar collectible. If he was such a quitar collector why did he even think about selling it. I bet when he purchased it way back when he never knew Paul was a lefty and
later he found out this fact and needed some money and presented it to Paul's agent and if anything the purchase was made. I think Mr. Neilsen should send Paul a 8x10 with a apology for being so unprofessional. When was the last time did you hear anything going on with Mr. Neilsen I myself never heard of him. Paul is a good man. He lives a private life. He is a senior citizen now. He desires respect/If it wasn't for the BEATLES what kind of music would we have now They started the REVOLUTION. Also do you really think that Paul doesn't have lefty guitars especially collectibles way
older than what he purchased. Mr. Neilson all sales final/. I guess he expects 8x10's with signatures with all his sales.