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Paul McCartney in person
Greetings, all. I have thousands of autographs from all manners of athletes, celebrities, historical figures, and musicians. I would trade them all for a chance to get Paul McCartney in person (not that I am offering to trade) :). I have seen occasional posts about him signing or not signing at airports when he flies into town for shows. Can ANYONE give me any helpful info about this? I know it's nearly impossible to get Sir Paul, but if there was any chance this would be a ways to do so, I would love any insight. I would be eternally grateful.
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Permalink Reply by Ricardo on
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..from my understanding of Paul's signing policy these days, your chances of getting him to sign an item at an airport are... Zero.
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Permalink Reply by Robert on
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Ricardo, can you possibly specify what has changed regarding Sir Paul's signing policy at airports or hotels?
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A couple of years ago I had a conversation with Jon Hammel, his longstanding PA. He made it clear he may sign for autographs 'at gigs or when out and about doing work related stuff' (I.e promotion I guess). Hotels / airports etc are regarded as 'private territory' , as people have no real reason to know that he will be there (as has not been publically announced for obvious reasons). On the occasion I saw Jon Hammel, it was actually outside a recording studio in London where I knew he was doing some recording, although I got lucky with the day-I was the ONLY person there -he actually said Paul would get 'quite upset' if I asked for an autograph as I had no reason to have knowledge that he was there, and it was therefore his 'private time'. I found it hard to believe he would get upset (seen him several times over the years and he's always been nice) , so I hung around. When he came out half hour later, he said he wouldn't sign as it was ' private time' ( used same phrase again). He was perfectly polite and courteous as he usually is.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Alayof on
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Ricardo, I didn't understand. In the end Paul agreed to sign or not?
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Permalink Reply by Peter C. on
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But on couple of videoclips I have seen from recent years (2012 onwards) he always signed (but only couple of items and pretty rushed way) on hotels during his tours. AFAIK he even signed at the airport in Japan this year when he arrived there..... Maybe that phrase private time is related whether he is or isnt on tour?
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Macca has said in interviews that he separates out in his mind the 'Beatle/famous Paul' from the 'private/real Paul'. If he wouldn't sign for me outside a recording studio, when I was the only person there, because it was his 'private time' (his words), then it seems unlikely he'll sign at an airport/hotel-just an opinion. You may be lucky, but it will boil down to his mindset at the time, and whether he feel he is in 'work mode' as an ex Beatle or not- this may include being on tour and jetting in and out of airports
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Permalink Reply by J. Mikael on
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I have gotten Paul at hotels multiple times. I would guess many of the contemporary signatures from him have been signed at hotels while on tour.
Outside of metropolises, figuring out where he'll be staying at isn't rocket science and should be expected.
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Permalink Reply by Thomas Green on
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Based on my experience, I would have to agree. I went to the Charlottesville Airport, and waited around all day. I figured out where he was coming in, which was a private airstrip next to the airport. When he came in, there was a cavalcade of black Escalades and biker police waiting to escort him out. He got off the plane, walked to one of the Escalades, and zipped out of the airport with his window down waving to us. There were 4 of us total waiting for him. The three other guys who were there had a similar experience in Jacksonville, apparently.
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Thomas, have you tried getting him after the show? Maybe it would be easier?
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Every time I got Paul was after a show, so there's likely some "grace period" which is still considered "work" time.
I have also heard of him signing outside or at his offices shortly before and after official in-store signings, so there is definitely some flexibility there.
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