Sir James Paul McCartney

Famous musician, born June 18, 1942, Sir James Paul McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles. McCartney is described as the "most successful composer and recording artist of all time" and as the "most successful songwriter". Over 2,200 artists have covered his Beatles song "Yesterday" more than any other song in history. McCartney has written and/or co-written 32 songs that have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. After the Beatles' break up, he formed Wings with his first wife, Linda, and singer songwriter Denny Laine. "Mull of Kintyre" by Wings from 1977, is one of the all-time-best-selling singles in the United Kingdom. McCartney was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in March of 1999. The thing that amazes me most about this talented man, is not that he is a vegetarian, but how he uses his fame and fortune to better the world. McCartney promotes charities such as animal rights, seal hunting, landmines, vegetarianism, poverty, and music education. Do you recall one of my first posts about the Simpsons episode, "Lisa the Vegetarian" that aired in October of 1995? Well McCartney and his first wife guest starred in that episode but McCartney had a condition if he were to guest star. His condition was that Lisa would remain a vegetarian for the rest of the series. Instead of having outrageous conditions that most stars have, h just wanted something simple that can spread awareness.