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As one of only two remaining living members of The Beatles, Paul McCartney has a duty to the music community and the world to stay alive as long as possible.
For the most part, McCartney generally lives up to that duty.
The 80-year-old still tours and by all accounts is in fantastic shape for his age. McCartney even invited Foo Fighters founder and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl on stage last year for his first live appearance since the tragic passing of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
But sometimes life can sneak up on you. And that’s exactly what happened to an unsuspecting McCartney over the weekend.
Paul McCartney Nearly Gets Run Over Trying To Recreate Abbey Road Cover
McCartney and his daughter Mary were in London over the weekend at legendary Abbey Road studios. Mary is currently promoting a documentary on the legendary studio called “If These Walls Could Sing.”
As part of the trip, she reportedly asked her father to recreate the famous picture on the cover of The Beatles’ legendary Abbey Road album.
What happened next was nearly a tragedy beyond belief.
One of Mary’s favourite moments in the documentary is a modern-day cut of her dad Paul, 80, crossing the zebra crossing, which didn’t go as smoothly as planned.
“The bit where the car nearly ran him over on the zebra crossing, that was so funny. As we were leaving [the studio], I said, ‘I’ll film you [on the crossing],’ and he went over and this car totally didn’t stop for him!” – via The Daily Mirror
Talk about poetic. McCartney was nearly ran down at the same place he shot his most iconic album cover. While we’d like to keep him around a while longer, that would be quite the story.
Thankfully, McCartney was not hit and returned home safely. But the documentary sounds like it’ll be must-watch.