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Paul McCartney performs on June 11, 2015 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris.
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Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell attends the Hunter Original show during London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2015 at on Sept. 13, 2014, in London.
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Paul McCartney and inductee Ringo Starr perform onstage during the 30th Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Hall on April 18, 2015, in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Paul McCartney performs during the first U.S concert of his "Out There" tour on May 18, 2013, in Orlando, Fla.
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Sir Paul's career started with The Beatles: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon, shown left to right.
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Among many publicity shots, The Beatles, from left, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, take a fake blow from Cassius Clay while visiting the heavyweight contender at his training camp in Miami Beach, Fla., Feb. 18, 1964.
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The Beatles in 1969 in what turned out to be their last photo session together: from left are Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon. Eleven years later, John was shot to death by a deranged fan. George died of cancer Nov. 29, 2001.
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Moving on from The Beatles, Sir Paul formed a new band called Wings. Members as of June 1, 1972, were, from left, Jimmy McCulloch, Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell (in the front) and, of course, Paul and Linda McCartney.
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Here are Paul and Linda as they appeared April 1, 1991. Together, they reared four children: Heather, Mary, Stella and James. Although Heather was not Paul's biological daughter, he adopted her after he married Linda in March 1969.
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Here are Paul and Linda on Oct. 14, 1997. Battling breast cancer, Linda still managed to show up for a major event for her daughter, fashion designer Stella McCartney. Linda died the following April.
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Sir Paul arrives at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals awards with Pamela Anderson Lee, in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 1999. McCartney presented the first Linda McCartney Memorial Award to Anderson as a tribute to his wife who died of cancer the year before.
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In June 2002, Sir Paul married Heather Mills. Here, they are shown attending the Fifth Annual Adopt-A-Minefield Gala night held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Nov. 15, 2005, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The two separated in 2006 and divorced in 2008.
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George Michael, left, and Sir Paul embrace onstage at "Live 8 London" in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005. The free concert was one of 10 simultaneous international gigs including Philadelphia, Berlin, Rome, Paris, Barrie, Tokyo, Cornwall, Moscow and Johannesburg. The concerts preceded the G8 summit (July 6-8).
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Sir Paul rocks out during the 48th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2006, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It was his first time performing at the Grammys.
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Sir Paul reads to children from Princes Plain Primary School as he launches his first children's book, "High In The Clouds," at Waterstone's, Piccadilly, in London on Dec. 14, 2005.
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Paul McCartney hands back an autograph as he and then-wife Heather Mills McCartney make their way through the airport in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Both Mills and McCartney are outspoken activists for various philanthropic causes.
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Paul McCartney performs during a concert in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. It was his first concert in Israel. McCartney billed the concert "Friendship First," saying he is on a mission of peace for Israel and the Palestinians.
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Paul McCartney, right, arrives at the High Court in London after a lunch break in his divorce settlement hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008. His divorce from Heather Mills was finalized in May of that year. The two have one daughter, Beatrice, who was born in 2003.
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Paul McCartney and then-girlfriend Nancy Shevell arrive at the Natural Resources Defense Council event in New York, Monday, March 30, 2009. The two have been dating since November 2007 and were married in 2011.
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Paul McCartney performs atop the Ed Sullivan Theater marquee during a taping of the "Late Show with David Letterman" in New York, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. The theater, where "Late Show" is taped, is where the Beatles made their U.S. television debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964.