Paul McCartney sent baby poo to journalist after bad review.

6 hours ago7 min read

The annals of rock and roll are filled with legendary feuds and outrageous acts of retribution, but a story recently confirmed by Wings drummer Denny Seiwell might just take the proverbial cake, or perhaps more fittingly, the soiled nappy. It turns out that Paul McCartney, the beloved bassist of The Beatles and frontman of Wings, once dispatched a very personal, very biological package to a music journalist who had penned a particularly scathing review.This wasn't just any piece of hate mail; it was, in Seiwell’s words, 'the perfect response to a crude British pressman'—a parcel containing the baby poo of McCartney’s infant daughter, Mary. The revelation, which Seiwell delivered with a casual 'You heard that from me.I don’t care if they want it to be known or not,' peels back the curtain on the intense, often petty, pressures that defined the post-Beatles era for McCartney. Following the earth-shattering success of the Fab Four, McCartney’s new band, Wings, was subjected to a level of scrutiny that was both relentless and, at times, deeply unfair.Critics were eager to compare every chord to the legacy of 'Sgt. Pepper' or 'Abbey Road,' and McCartney, striving for a new identity and a simpler, family-oriented life with Linda, often found himself battling a press corps that seemed determined to tear him down.This specific act of scatological rebellion wasn't merely a prank; it was a symphonic statement of defiance, a visceral rejection of the critical establishment. It speaks to the raw nerve that a bad review could strike in an artist of his stature, a man simultaneously grappling with the ghost of his former band and the challenge of building something new from the ground up.The story fits perfectly into the larger tapestry of rock star antics, a genre that includes Pete Townshend stuffing a reporter's car with manure and Ozzy Osbourne's infamous Alamo incident. Yet, McCartney’s move was uniquely domestic, a blending of his public persona with his private life as a new father, using the most fundamental element of childcare as a weapon.It was a moment of pure, unvarnished punk attitude from a man often perceived as the polished pop maestro, a reminder that beneath the melody was a fighter who wouldn't hesitate to fight fire with something considerably less fragrant. The journalist in question, whose identity remains part of the lore, was reportedly known for his 'lying' tendencies, adding a layer of poetic justice to McCartney’s crude but brilliantly direct rebuttal. It’s a tale that has circulated in whispers for decades, a delicious piece of rock mythology, and Seiwell’s confirmation finally gives it the official chorus it deserves, a coda to a bizarre but telling chapter in the life of one of music's most enduring icons.

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