Sir Paul reveals that he almost chose a more ‘glamorous’ name
SIR PAUL McCartney was almost known by a different name, he has revealed as he visited his old school.
The Beatles singer told a question and answer session with students at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (Lipa) he had considered a stage name of Paul Ramon in an effort to appear more glamorous and joked he might return to it.
The star, who also announced he would play a secret gig somewhere in Liverpool today, said while the band was on tour with singer Jonny Gentle in Scotland he began introducing himself to girls with the alternative name, while band mate George Harrison would introduce himself as Carl Harrison and John Lennon would call himself Long John Silver.
He said: “We did think we had to be more glamorous.”
The 76-year-old Beatle founded performing arts school Lipa in the derelict Liverpool Institute for Boys, where he had been a pupil, in 1996.
Answering questions in the auditorium, which is named after him, he said returning to the school brought back memories including getting the cane.
He said he and bandmate Harrison, who also attended the school, were “always getting in trouble” and would be given the cane.
He also recounted one incident where Harrison was hit on an artery on his arm with a cane and the following day his father came to the school and punched the teacher who had hit him.
In the session, which was live-streamed on Facebook and hosted by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, Sir Paul revealed that he was a fan of Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West’s Dark Twisted Fantasy.
He also said he had been listening to a Christine And The Queens record and said: “It’s like totally a Michael Jackson rip off but we don’t mind because it’s so catchy.”
The star said he now listened to music on the radio and through a Spotify account, as well as CDs and vinyl.