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Paul McCartney To Bring Beatles Magic To China

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November 17, 2008 by Jason Gregory | Photo by WENN
Paul McCartney To Bring Beatles Magic To China

Sir Paul McCartney has spoken about his desire to take the Beatles music to China.

The singer, who three years ago said he would boycott the country because of its human rights record, said he was intrigued by the nation.

"I've never played in China, I'm kind of interested to see what that's like. There's lots of places I've never played, but I think China would be the answer,” Sir Paul told Absolute Radio.

In 2005, the former Beatle and vegetarian said China's record of killing dogs and cats for their fur was “like something out of the dark ages”.

He said: "I wouldn't even dream of going over there to play, in the same way I wouldn't go to a country that supported apartheid.

“This is just disgusting. It's just against the very rule of humanity. I couldn't go there. If they want to consider themselves a civilised nation, they're going to have to stop this."

Sir Paul made his then views known after watching an undercover film with his ex-wife Heather Mills.

The Beatles star has spent much of 2008 playing gigs in cities he has never previously performed in.

As previously reported on Gigwise, yesterday the singer said he planned to release the Beatles mythical track 'Carnival of Light', which is fourteen minutes long.

You can see a selection of rare Beatles shots from CBS’ exhibition, which is on display at the Beatles Story until November, below...

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  • So much for believing in his own beliefs when the almighty dollar and ego is at stake. What a twit. He lost my respect.

    ~ by Adam 11/17/2008 Report

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