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Macca's knifepoint robbery while out walking with Linda
Liverpool Echo
|November 05, 2025
SIR Paul McCartney has revealed he was mugged when he was on a walk with his late wife Linda.
Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney in front of the converted bus in which Wings toured Europe. They are pictured in Juan-les-Pins, France in July 1972 SIR PAUL THOUGHT THEY WERE BEING OFFERED A LIFT AT FIRST IN LAGOS WHILE RECORDING BAND ON THE RUN
(REG LANCASTER/DAILY EXPRESS/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES)
The ex-Beatle was making an album with Wings when a car pulled up next to them. Sir Paul started Wings in 1971 with his late wife Linda and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine.
He went on to make seven studio albums with the group including Band On The Run (1973), before their split in 1981. Sir Paul said: "The times with Wings were exciting because we built up to it, and eventually we hit the big time, there was a particular kind of excitement in achieving that goal.
This story is from the November 05, 2025 edition of Liverpool Echo.
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