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John Lennon or Paul McCartney ?
Guess who the following statements correspond to, between the two main composers of the Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
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Last updated: February 14, 2023
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1. Have sold the most albums after the Beatles split up
John Lennon: over 72 million / Paul McCartney: over 200 million
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
2. Was shot and killed in New York
On December 8, 1980
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Paul McCartney
3. Was born in 1940
John Lennon: October 9, 1940 / Paul McCartney: June 18, 1942
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Paul McCartney
4. Played bass guitar
Following the departure of Stuart Sutcliffe from the Beatles in 1961
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Paul McCartney
5. Said "We are more popular than Jesus."
In an interview in March 1966
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
6. Is the main composer of "Yesterday"
Published in 1965 on the album "Help"
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
7. Returned his order of knighthood
In November 1969 because of "Britain's involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam, and against Cold Turkey slipping down the charts"
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Paul McCartney
8. His piano was bought by George Michael
In 2000, George Michael bought the white piano on which John Lennon composed "Imagine" for £2 million
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Paul McCartney
9. Composed the soundtrack of a James Bond movie
"Live and Let Die" in 1973
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Paul McCartney
10. Is vegetarian
Since the 1970s
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
11. Said "I started the band. I disbanded it. It's as simple as that."
In an interview to "Rolling Stone" magazine
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Paul McCartney
12. His father was a musician too
James McCartney, tuba player and lover of classical music and jazz, introduced his son to music
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Paul McCartney
13. Made public the separation of the Beatles
In April 1970 in a press release at the same time as the announcement of its first solo album; the band was already separated for several months
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Paul McCartney
14. Liverpool airport is named after him
Since 2002
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3 Comments
Atkinson
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Level 65
Jan 1, 2024
To be pedantic McCartney didn't compose the soundtrack to Live and Let die, he provided a song for the soundtrack. Which was an awesome song.
henrigolo
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Level 71
Jan 2, 2024
You're right, Paul composed the theme song but George Martin worked on the whole soundtrack.
interopia
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May 25, 2025
John Lennon’s father was also a musician.
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