By Dan Satherley
Rock legend Sir Paul McCartney has shrugged off claims he is planning to retire after his next tour, comparing them to the infamous 'Paul Is Dead' rumours that have plagued him since the late 1960s.
"I was thinking this morning that it was five years ago that this same rumour went around," McCartney told the Boston Herald. "All I can say is that I’m not retiring.
"It’s like, 'Paul is dead.' 'No, I’m not,' is all I could say."
In 1969 a rumour spread claiming that McCartney had been killed in a 1966 motoring accident and replaced by a lookalike. The absurd claim was fuelled by clues supposedly hidden in the Beatles' music and album sleeves, as well as the band all growing moustaches – allegedly to hide the fact 'New Paul' wasn't a complete match in the looks department.
McCartney said in fact, he will probably never retire.
"As long as people want to come and hear me, I’ll probably be doing this. It's just so easy to start rumours."
As if to back this up, he then told a sceptical Boston Herald that Stevie Wonder had moved to Alaska.
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