Paul McCartney Files

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The Beatles receiving their first silver disc award from their producer, George Martin, for sales of more than 250,000 copies of their single “Please Please Me,” at a lunchtime ceremony at EMI House on 5 April 1963

During the ceremony, the band gave a private performance for the press and EMI record executives. It was the first and only concert played at EMI House, where they performed the songs ‘From Me to You’ and ‘Please Please Me’

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Paul McCartney watches his father’s horse, Drake’s Drum, at Aintree Racecourse, 26 March 1966

In July 1964, Paul McCartney bought a racehorse named Drake’s Drum for £1,200 as a gift for his father. After the premiere of A Hard Day’s Night, Paul McCartney went to celebrate his father’s 62nd birthday in London. They were at the party at The Dorchester Hotel, and as midnight turned into 7th July, he presented his father with a framed photo of a horse, which his father thanked him for, but Paul surprised him by telling him that the gift was actually the horse in the photo

On 26 March 1966, Paul, Jim, Angie and Mike McCartney went to Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool to watch Drake’s Drum win the Huyton Plate, a race that preceded the famous Grand National. Drake’s Drum won another race at Newbury Racecourse in November 1966

Years later, Paul retired Drake’s Drum to his High Park Farm in Scotland

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Paul McCartney with gifts from fans on his 22nd birthday in Sydney, Australia. 18 June, 1964.

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Paul McCartney at his “Waterfall” house in Peasmarsh East Sussex

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Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson at Universal Studios, 1982.

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“Paul McCartney and I first met at that party. We shook hands amid a huge crowd of people, and he said, “You know, I’ve written a song for you.” I was very surprised and thanked him, and he started singing ‘Girlfriend’ to me at this party.” — Michael Jackson.

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Paul Mccartney, Johnny Depp, Noel Gallagher and Paul Welled at Abbey Road Studios, London, 1995.

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Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney at the 13th Annual Grammys Awards, 16 March 1971.

All four members of the Beatles received an award for Let It Be for Best Original Score Written for A Motion Picture or A Television Special.

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Paul McCartney and John Lennon during The Beatles recording session for "Come Together" at EMI Studios, 23 July, 1969. | 📸: Merle Frimark

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Paul McCartney and Johnny Depp on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017.

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Paul McCartney reading ‘Today’ magazine backstage at the Scala theatre, London, 2nd April 1964.

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Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Michael Jackson and George Martin at the British Record Industry Awards (BRIT awards) in London, 16th February 1983. | 📸: Dave Hogan

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Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and princess Diana before a concert of McCartney's oratorio "Liverpool" in Lille on 15 November, 1992. | 📸: Jacques Demarthon

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Paul McCartney at a party for the launch of a new Wings album “Back to the Egg” at Abbey Road Studios in London, 11 June, 1979. | 📸: Steve Wood

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Paul McCartney on holiday in Martinique, 1976. | 📸: James Andanson

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“We would occasionally get stoned on the way to the film set. My main memory is of being in hysterics because for all of us, one of the great things about early pot was the sheer hysteria— the laughs. Things could appear very very funny, hilariously so. And nobody quite knew why we were laughing, and of course this made it even funnier. It was like little kids giggling at the dinner table.” — Paul McCartney, memories of the ‘Help’ set, 1994.

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Paul McCartney reading a ‘Playboy’ magazine at the Beatles’ hotel George V in Paris, January 1964. | 📸: Paul Popper/Chris Smith