The music icon Sir Paul McCartney has been interviewed many times by ITN's reporters through the years - from his LSD taking confessions of the 1960s to a personal reflection on the death of his "little brother" George Harrison.
In this special compilation of ITN interviews with Sir Paul through the years, hear the Beatles frontman talking: taking drugs, being arrested for taking drugs, wanting drug decriminalisation, overly negative coverage of the reviews of his film, life after Linda McCartney, and a personal reflection upon learning of his "little brother" George Harrison's death.
00:00 Introduction
01:02 On taking LSD (19 June 1967)
03:21 On being jailed in Tokyo for drug possession (26 January 1980)
05:22 On being charged with cannabis possession in Barbados (17 January 1984)
07:07 On 'Give My Regards to Broad Street' (29 November 1984)
11:38 On 20th Anniversary of Sgt Pepper (1 June 1987)
28:27 On receiving a knighthood (11 March 1997)
30:45 On the death of Linda McCartney (18 October 1999)
35:14 On death of George Harrison (30 November 2001)
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In this special compilation of ITN interviews with Sir Paul through the years, hear the Beatles frontman talking: taking drugs, being arrested for taking drugs, wanting drug decriminalisation, overly negative coverage of the reviews of his film, life after Linda McCartney, and a personal reflection upon learning of his "little brother" George Harrison's death.
00:00 Introduction
01:02 On taking LSD (19 June 1967)
03:21 On being jailed in Tokyo for drug possession (26 January 1980)
05:22 On being charged with cannabis possession in Barbados (17 January 1984)
07:07 On 'Give My Regards to Broad Street' (29 November 1984)
11:38 On 20th Anniversary of Sgt Pepper (1 June 1987)
28:27 On receiving a knighthood (11 March 1997)
30:45 On the death of Linda McCartney (18 October 1999)
35:14 On death of George Harrison (30 November 2001)
#PaulMcCartney #McCartney #Beatles #TheBeatles #SgtPepper #SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand #LindaMcCartney #GeorgeHarrison #MusicHistory
To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below:
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn
???? Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) - https://www.youtube.com/@ITNArchive
???? Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ITNArchive
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