Paul McCartney once mailed his daughter’s poo to a journalist after a bad Wings review
A member of Wings has claimed Paul McCartney once mailed his daughter’s poo to a journalist following a bad review.
McCartney’s post-Beatles career with Wings is currently back under the spotlight thanks to his newly published book, Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run, which arrived on November 4th.
In the book, the band’s drummer Denny Seiwell recalled how a certain unnamed journalist had the red carpet rolled out for them at a Wings concert. They were allegedly treated to the VIP experience, but left before the show began, and then went on to deride the performance in a review.
Seiwell recalled (per Contact Music): “So, okay, we take [the critic] along to the sound check. We let him backstage. We let him on the bus. We let him see how we live and all that. He didn’t stay for the concert. He flew home.”
The drummer continued, “And he slagged it. Everything about it. The way we lived. The way we travelled. The way we sounded, the way we da-dada-dada.”
Seiwell then gleefully shared how they came up with the “perfect response” thanks to McCartney’s then-newborn, Stella. “So Paul and Linda took one of those little plastic soap dishes from the hotel we were in, and they got one of Stella’s turds, put it in the soap dish, wrapped it up, and sent it to him,” he alleged.
He proudly continued, “You heard that from me. I don’t care if they want it to be known or not. I thought it was the perfect response to a crude British pressman.”
McCartney is yet to verify whether Seiwell’s claims are fact or fiction.
Earlier this week, McCartney reflected on the renewed interest in the band, sharing, “Suddenly Wings has found its moment. There’s a generational shift at play and it’s like being transported back on a magic carpet.”
This has also bled into his live shows, noting, “The reception for these songs in our live shows often takes me by surprise too.”
Meanwhile, McCartney has also addressed the farcical rumours that he had died following the demise of The Beatles before forming Wings, solemnly admitting, “I’m beginning to think that the rumours were more accurate than one might have thought at the time. In so many ways, I was dead.”
The band’s career has also been documented in the new film, Man on the Run, by Morgan Neville, which will land on Prime Video in February.
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