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‘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."     According to the BBC documentary "The Brian Epstein Story" (available on BBC iPlayer) , on the 27th of September, 1966, Brian Epstein was hospitalised following a suicide attempt. This event seems particularly curious given that this was supposed to be the peak of Epstein's career as of yet. Multiple sources claim he said the 1966 tour...