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Should McCartney stop?

8 December 2012
2.14am

robert

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Funny Paper said

robert said

It's not just Paul. Springstein, Billy Joel, Dylan, Robert Plant, Elton John, Jagger, the list goes on and on. These guys have taken their vocal chords past the point of no return.

One exception: James Taylor. His voice is as good, if not better, than it ever was. A few years ago, the Boston Pops conductor said "James Taylor's voice is like a fine wine -- it gets better with age."

Though he's only 64, so perhaps when he hits 70 he'll start to crack too.

Taylor may not have had years of screaming quite as much as Paul, but he's also no mere crooner (notwithstanding the unfair caricature of him by people who don't really know his music).

Actually I agree with you about James Taylor. I saw him in 1979 (No Nukes) and he was great – he is still great and I want to see him again live. However, James was not a screamer – which is why he sings as well, if not better than ever.

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21 December 2012
7.52pm

RunForYourLife

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There was a point where I thought Paul (The 'Stones as well) should give it up, but they've taken it so far, they might as well keep going 'til they physically can't keep it up. Enjoy them while they're still here.

22 December 2012
12.04am

minime

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Well, I think that if he enjoys performing and gets kicks off of it, why not… That is one trait I have always liked about him; he genuinely enjoys performing and fans, enjoys being a beatle, enjoys publicity-and why shouldn't he? I find it very sad if famous people who thrived to be famous loathe the fame ones they have it( George being a case in point). His enthusiasm when he sings is just contagious, and I think his slow numbers still sound very good, and he might sound even better if he just took a little break and gave his voice a little rest

22 December 2012
12.11am

EDSLocklear

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Paul can go on as long as he wants to. I think he and Ringo are doing very well, considering they're not as young as they used to be. I mostly watch Ringo, but Paul is still rocking, and I hope he continues to.

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22 December 2012
11.45pm

Von Bontee

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One thing I personally think Paul should stop is dying his hair! It looks silly. Grey hair is cool!

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23 December 2012
1.46pm

Ben Ramon

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Agreed- the violent shade of chestnut is a bit silly for a man of 70, it looks like a wig.

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28 December 2012
4.31am

Gerell

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Paul McCartney shouldn't stop until I get to watch at least one of his concerts. I wish he would tour somewhere in Asia so I could watch him. I know he wouldn't tour here lol.

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5 January 2013
12.38pm

tkj

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After hearing "Cut Me Some Slack" I changed my mind: McCartney should NOT stop! This track gave me hope for McCartney to continue singing.

5 January 2013
1.25pm

DrBeatle

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Von Bontee said
One thing I personally think Paul should stop is dying his hair! It looks silly. Grey hair is cool!

Agreed! Look at Jimmy Page, he looks great with the white hair. And Paul, we love ya but we know you're 70, you're not fooling anyone :-)

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5 January 2013
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Carrying that weight is a hard thing to do. He's Paul McCartney of The Beatles, his voice is no more shot than Dylan's, while he wants to go out and do it, I'm happy to let him, and happy to have seen him doing a few times over the past 20 years. Next time around I'm buying a ticket. Were he to stop today, and leave us in thirty years (possible), we'd all be asking what he might have done.

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5 January 2013
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parlance

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Okay, I'll be the one vote in favor of the "violent shade of chestnut" (great description, lol). It's kind of adorable, and the style reminds me of '67-'68 Paul. It was a little distressing to see him already going salt-and-pepper in the 80s, I think it'd be too much of a shock to see him suddenly step out in full-on gray.

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