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Paul McCartney claims he does not want to buy Beatles' back catalogue
Oct 6, 2005, 14:43 GMT
Sir Paul McCartney claims he has no intention of buying the Beatles' back catalogue back from Michael Jackson.
Jackson recently put the song rights up for sale, but Paul claims he doesn't need to because he still gets royalties.
He revealed to America's Rolling Stone magazine: "Bono rang me up and said, 'Did you hear?! He's selling the songs. You should buy them back!'
"The thing is, I get some money from the publishing already. And in a few years more of the rights will automatically be reverting to me. It's not like I'm getting nothing at the moment."
However, Paul admits he gets annoyed when he plays old Beatles songs at his concerts - and has to pay for the privilege.
He confessed: "The only annoying thing is, when I tour America I have to pay to pay my own songs.
"But I don't think about that. Because if I did it would be just too annoying."
Meanwhile, the rocker has revealed wife Heather Mills doesn't know all his big hits.
He said: "Once 'Get Back' was playing somewhere. She sort of recognised my voice and said, 'Is this you?' I said, 'Yes, darling. It's called 'Get Back.' It's quite famous.'"
Copyright 2005 BANG Media International
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