{"id":2496,"date":"2024-06-26T19:25:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T19:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2024-06-26T19:25:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T19:25:55","slug":"paul-mccartneys-only-son-james-makes-rare-appearance-with-father-his-looks-are-highly-criticized-by-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/paul-mccartneys-only-son-james-makes-rare-appearance-with-father-his-looks-are-highly-criticized-by-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney\u2019s only son James makes rare appearance with father \u2013 his looks are highly criticized by fans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>After spending his earlier years in a private orbit, James McCartney might again retreat into seclusion when learning that fans of his beloved dad are slamming him over his appearance.\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recently appearing with his legendary father Paul McCartney&nbsp;at an event, James became entangled in comparison conversations. People talked about how he looked so much like the senior McCartney if he, too \u201cwas overweight and didn\u2019t look after himself.\u201d\n\n\n\n<p>The only son of the international sensation Paul McCartney, and Linda McCartney James McCartney, mostly shunned the celebrity lifestyle\u2013even working as a waiter\u2013until the 2000s when he emerged as a musician.\n\n\n\n</p><p>His stepsister Heather, 60, also embraced a mostly low-profile life as an American-British potter, while big sisters Stella(51) and Mary (53) eagerly followed the path paved by their father to fame.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Spending the first almost three years of his life touring with Sir Paul and Lady Linda in their group Wings, James was heavily influenced by the pop-rock culture introduced to him by his musical parents.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to live up to The Beatless When Wings toured they got slated. Even Dad found it hard living up to The Beatles,\u201d James told the daily mail.\u00a0\u201cI had to serve my time as a musician and wait until I had a good body of songs and for a time when both myself and my music were ready. I don\u2019t want to sit around. I want to earn my own living.\u201d<br>\n\n\n\n</p><p>In the 2000s, James played backup percussion and guitar for some of his dad\u2019s solo releases, like \u201cFlaming Pie\u201d and \u201cDriving Rain.\u201d He also played lead guitar for his mom on the track \u201cThe Light Comes from Within,\u201d on the posthumously released album \u201cWide Prairie.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>When his mom died in 1998, James admits that his \u2018perfect world\u2019 was destroyed.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cWhen I was 17 I wrote my first song and then Mum was diagnosed with cancer. She died when I was 20 and that\u2019s when I went into a very dark period,\u201d he saidHe continued, \u201cI was studying art, photography and English at college. I had spent a lot of time at home with Mum and Dad. I got a bit of flak from the college because I wasn\u2019t really present, but I never regretted spending that time with her.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>James found solace in drugs and alcohol, and distanced himself from the family. Adding to his struggles was his relationship his dad\u2019s new wife, Heather Mills, whom Paul was married to from 2002 to 2008.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn-main.newsner.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/sites%5C/11%5C/2023%5C/06%5C/21183324%5C/paul-mccartney-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-130853\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy relationship with Heather was not very good. I didn\u2019t like her. But I wouldn\u2019t want to say anything negative about her because she\u2019s a good mother to Beatrice and that\u2019s the most important thing,\u201d James said, speaking of his baby sister that Paul shares with Mills. \u201cBeatrice is adorable. She\u2019s great, a real joy for the whole family.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>In 2007, when his award-winning dad was hospitalized and had angioplasty surgery, James reconnected with his family. \u201cDad\u2019s great now but that episode made me realize how important he is to me. He was suffering in his own way [because of his high-profile split from Mills]. He was under stress. In hindsight I wish I\u2019d been more supportive,\u201d James said.\n\n\n\n</p><p>In 2011, Paul married Nancy Shevell, to which James says, \u201cNancy\u2019s my new mother. I feel that. Definitely. She\u2019s very genuine.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI removed myself from my family for a while. Now I want to immerse myself in them,\u201d James shared. \u201cI love Dad so much. I\u2019m in a happy place. I\u2019m not high, which is a good thing. I just want to be the best person I can be.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Slowly gaining traction as a reputable musician, James released his debut single \u201cAvailable Light\u201d (2010) and then, collaborated with his dad, who worked as co-producer, James delivered his first album, \u201cMe\u201d in 2013, followed by \u201cThe Blackberry Train\u201d in 2016.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\n\n\n\n</p><p>Though he lived a mostly private life, he told the BBC in 2012 that as a child, he aimed to be \u201cbetter than the Beatles.\u201d\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn-main.newsner.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/sites%5C/11%5C/2023%5C/06%5C/21183613%5C/paul-mccartney-2.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-130854\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I got to a certain age, I realized that I was somewhat better than other kids at school at guitar and took pride and enjoyment in that,\u201d James said .\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI then dreamt of being better than The Beatles. I\u2019m not sure if I can do that. If anything, I would love to be equal to The Beatles\u2013but even that\u2019s quite tough.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>He even revealed he was wanting to reanimate the Beatles with the progeny of the Fab Four, including John Lennon\u2019s son, Sean, son of George, Dhani Harrison,&nbsp;and Ringo Starr\u2019s two boys Zach and Jason Starkey.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn-main.newsner.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/sites%5C/11%5C/2023%5C/07%5C/05142801%5C/shutterstock_109272074.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-131774\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>But quickly shutting down the media explosion over a Beatles incarnation, NBC reports&nbsp;that James clarified that it was just a thought. \u201cWell, looks like quite some attention being given to my BBC interview! Honestly, I was just thinking out loud about playing with Beatles family friends, nothing more. My band\u2019s going to be on tour in the UK and US for most of this year, and the shows are going great! I\u2019m so grateful\u2026. Lots of love to you all\u2026!\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Recently, James appeared with his dad and big sisters at the private viewing of the \u201cPaul McCartney 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm\u201d exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London.\n\n\n\n</p><p>The exhibition features extraordinary photographs taken by Sir Paul of The Beatles\u2019 early days.\n\n\n\n</p><p>James, looking similar to his famous dad, was dapper in a black suit paired with a white shirt at the star-studded event.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Tossed into the spotlight where he\u2019s vulnerable to criticism, fans shared their harsh opinions of James, who is a recovering addict.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cThey look very much alike! I think this is what Paul would\u2019ve looked like (in his heyday) if he was overweight and didn\u2019t look after himself. His son needs to start looking after himself. It seems as though he over eats, probably an&nbsp;alcoholic. And doesn\u2019t look like his hygiene is up to par.\u201d\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn-main.newsner.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/sites%5C/11%5C/2023%5C/07%5C/05142911%5C/shutterstock_94917901.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-131775\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Many, reacted to the Daily Mail writing on Facebook&nbsp;that James is Handsome: \u201cThey have a different standard of what \u2018handsome\u2019 is\u2026.Yikes!\u201d writes one user, while another said, \u201cI don\u2019t think I would say he was handsome got his dad\u2019s eyes but that\u2019s all.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Some suggested that James aged poorly: \u201cSorry to say this but his son looks like his father and his father looks like&nbsp;his son.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Falling into the minority of cyber citizens defending James, one follower writes, \u201cWow look at all the women body shaming the poor guy for his looks, if it was a woman they would be all up in arms if there was any negative comments, leave him alone ffs nothing wrong with him\u2026.probably gets more women than most men in here too lol.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>After spending his earlier years in a private orbit, James McCartney might again retreat into seclusion when learning that fans of his beloved dad are <a class='\"mh-excerpt-more\"' href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/sciencesandnatures.com%5C/paul-mccartneys-only-son-james-makes-rare-appearance-with-father-his-looks-are-highly-criticized-by-fans%5C/%5C%22" title='\"Paul' mccartney only son james makes rare appearance with father his looks are highly criticized by fans>[&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2498,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496\/revisions\/2498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</a></p></div></figure></p></figure></p></figure></p></figure></p></strong></p></strong></p>