‘Oh, untimely death...’ - A Look at the "Paul is Dead" Rumours (Part 2)
‘O, Untimely Death!’ - an examination into the ‘Paul McCartney is Dead’ Conspiracy Theory Part 2 Paul McCartney, September 1966 Hunter Davies We have gained access to a complete collection of the official Beatles magazine, “The Beatles Monthly Book.” And we must admit that it truly is a goldmine. The first thing we found was a fascinating interview with Paul McCartney from summer 1964, resurfaced in the November 2002 issue of the magazine, which reveals a telling statement: "If anything happened to one of us, we wouldn't go on... We DEFINITELY WON'T PERFORM as three Beatles." Then, the September 1986 issue of the magazine gives us some information which, keeping Paul’s statement in mind, might further confirm that something did happen to him around that time. It reports that 20 years ago previously, on the 28th of September, 1966, the Beatles' management cancelled their appearance at that year’s Royal Variety Performance , despite all four m