Paul McCartney is one of the most recognizable names in the world, but the musician sometimes likes to have more anonymity with his projects. His lengthy discography becomes even longer if one includes all of the projects he did under various pseudonyms.
Here are 5 pseudonyms used by Paul McCartney in his career Percy Thrillington Paul McCartney | Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images
Percy Thrillington might be Paul McCartney’s coolest pseudonym, but he only used it once. McCartney used the pseudonym for the Thrillington album, an instrumental version of Ram, released in 1977. While McCartney produced the album, the arrangements were by Richard Hewson. In an interview with Club Sandwich, McCartney reflected on Thrillington, calling it a “little bit of indulgence.”
“What I didn’t realize is that nobody would want to release an album like that,” McCartney said. “Not even then. And no way would you get it released now. It was...
Here are 5 pseudonyms used by Paul McCartney in his career Percy Thrillington Paul McCartney | Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images
Percy Thrillington might be Paul McCartney’s coolest pseudonym, but he only used it once. McCartney used the pseudonym for the Thrillington album, an instrumental version of Ram, released in 1977. While McCartney produced the album, the arrangements were by Richard Hewson. In an interview with Club Sandwich, McCartney reflected on Thrillington, calling it a “little bit of indulgence.”
“What I didn’t realize is that nobody would want to release an album like that,” McCartney said. “Not even then. And no way would you get it released now. It was...
- 2/27/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney has used several pseudonyms throughout his career, including Paul Ramon and Percy Thrillington. McCartney introduced another fake name for the album Wild Life by Wings when he penned the sleeve notes.
Paul McCartney used a few pseudonyms throughout his career Paul McCartney | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Desert Trip
The world knows McCartney by his real name, but there have been several incidents of the former Beatle using a stage name to create more privacy. In the early days of The Beatles, the entire band experimented with stage names while on tour with Johnny Gentle. McCartney went under the name Paul Ramon, and the name eventually became the inspiration for The Ramones.
McCartney also used a fake name on Thrillington, an instrumental version of his second solo album Ram. The album was produced by McCartney and arranged by Richard Hewson, but Paul released it using the pseudonym Percy Thrillington.
Paul McCartney used a few pseudonyms throughout his career Paul McCartney | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Desert Trip
The world knows McCartney by his real name, but there have been several incidents of the former Beatle using a stage name to create more privacy. In the early days of The Beatles, the entire band experimented with stage names while on tour with Johnny Gentle. McCartney went under the name Paul Ramon, and the name eventually became the inspiration for The Ramones.
McCartney also used a fake name on Thrillington, an instrumental version of his second solo album Ram. The album was produced by McCartney and arranged by Richard Hewson, but Paul released it using the pseudonym Percy Thrillington.
- 1/31/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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