Sir Paul McCartney, one of the most popular musicians of the 20th century and a big personal favorite of mine, has announced that he’s giving up marijuana. He is 69.
Paul McCartney with current wife Nancy Shevell
Here is his statement: “I smoked my share. When you’re bringing up a youngster, your sense of responsibility does kick in, if you’re lucky, at some point… Enough’s enough — you just don’t seem to think it’s necessary.” Paul’s daughter Beatrice (with his second wife, evil blood-sucking parasite Heather Mills) is 8.
He also has four adult children from his first wife, Linda. Her daughter Heather (who he adopted) and Mary, Stella and James. He smoked pot while they were growing up and they all turned out O.K.
But, he’s 69 now and maybe it’s all just a bit much.
I remember one incident shortly after Sam was born. He was maybe a month old and we had some friends over to see the new baby. A couple of us had just stepped out to the balcony to smoke a big, fat joint and when I came back in, I was handed the baby immediately. I held him for a moment and then said “Uh, I think maybe I…uh, may have smoked a bit too much.”
Everyone looked at me strangely and then somebody said “Do you mean somebody else should hold the baby?”
“I think that would be a good idea,” I said.
That was 9 years ago, and I’m 12 years younger than Paul.
One commenter over at Huffpo speculated that maybe he had to make that statement due to an ongoing custody battle with Gold Digger Mills, and he’ll probably still have a secret toke now and again. Maybe.
Truth is, it doesn’t matter. Paul has had a tremendous career (the Guinness book of World Records lists him as the most successful rock musician of all time), and if he feels that it’s time for him to give up smoking pot, that’s his choice.
I’m still going to love his music.
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