Fact #156013
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Short story:
Paul McCartney bids £21m to gain full control of the publishing firm, Northern Songs, which owns the song catalogue for the songs of Lennon-McCartney, primary composers for The Beatles.
Full article:
Paul McCartney : Yoko would like to get John's stuff. I mean, if it comes around, that's great. The joke is that the price of it (the catalogue) was so huge! I just keep thinking, "I wrote them (the songs) for nothing and I'm buying them back now for this huge amount of money." It's a crazy scene really, but it's something I'd obviously love to get back.
(Source : interview with Ray Bonici, Music Express, April 1982.)
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(Source : interview with Ray Bonici, Music Express, April 1982.)