Paul McCartney was born on June 8, 1942 in Liverpool. His father, Jim, was a jazz musician and cotton salesman. Paul had always been a bright student and good in school, but he rebelled against his father’s wishes. When Jim McCartney told him that his good grades would get him into a good college, they started to slip.
At the age of 12, his father bought him his first guitar. It cost only At age 14, Paul wrote his first song. That same year, his mother died of breast cancer.
	Paul joined his first band, The Quarrymen (of which John Lennon was one of the members), in 1957, replacing their bass player, Stu Stutcliffe. In 1960, The Quarrymen changed their name to The Beatles. Paul and John were the two main lyricists.
In 1969, Paul married the photographer Linda Eastman. Their daughter, Mary, was born the same year.  In 1970, The Beatles was officially disbanded because of Paul's announcement that he wished to leave the band because of  "personal, business, and musical differences".
	Paul’s first solo album, McCartney, then came out. In 1971, he formed "Wings". For his services to music, the Queen of England officially knighted Paul in 1966.
Paul last toured the U.S. in his "Back in the U.S." tour of 2002.  Paul McCartney is currently one of the two living Beatles, along with Ringo Starr.

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