Paul McCartney’s Tribute to Late Wife Linda Destroyed by Tree Disease

Following the passing of Paul McCartney‘s first wife and fellow Wings band member Linda in 1998, Sir Paul had hundreds of larch trees planted to pay homage to her life and legacy near a spot coined Linda’s Wood.

While the foliage has stayed alive and healthy for years, unfortunately, many of the memorial trees have now caught a deadly tree disease and are being cut down to stop the spread of a sickness, reports U.K. newspaper the Telegraph. 

According to the Telegraph, the trees are being floored to prevent the takeover of a tree disease called “sudden oak death,” which is quickly spreading among a variety of species of trees and infecting the larch and other foliage in the vicinity. “Some of them were diseased and it was decided that the larch would be chopped down as a preventative measure,” explained Joe Duckworth of the League Against Cruel Sports, a charity supported by McCartney.

Linda’s Wood edges the 100-acre nature sanctuary St. John’s Wood, which the two purchased in Somerset in 1990.

Check out a video of McCartney offering his thoughts on the historic Gibson Les Paul, here.

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Beatles Fan Boosts Paul McCartney’s Lamborghini

A Lamborghini sports car once owned by The Beatles’ Paul McCartney sold at auction for ?122,500 ($197,000) on Thursday. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the winning phone bid for the 400GT 2+2 was purchased by a Beatles fan in the 19th annual Bonhams sale at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Sussex.

According to three histories of the Italian carmaker, McCartney was the first owner of the 400GT. The auctioned sportster, built in 1967, was originally orange and was owned by Macca for three years.

In October, RM Auctions sold a 1972 Lamborghini Miura SV once owned by Rod Stewart for $1.1 million.

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Paul McCartney’s Gets Heavy on Buddy Holly Cover

Paul McCartney’s version of Buddy Holly’s “It’s So Easy,” for the Rave On: Buddy Holly album has leaked on the Internet. Steve Marinucci of Examiner.com picked up on the hard edge to the cover and asked McCartney’s guitarist Brian Ray about the track.

“Yes, we are playing and singing together as a band on that one,” Ray said. “Very very fun session in New York City at Avatar with David Kahne.”

The former Beatle had previously told Rolling Stone that he would like to do a “heavier rock” album with a garage band sound – thanks to Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters. Could this cover be a clue to what McCartney is looking for?

The Rave On: Buddy Holly album features 19 tracks by assorted artists like Cee Lo Green, Patti Smith, The Black Keys, Kid Rock and Nick Lowe. The album celebrates the fact that the rock and roll original, who died young in a plane crash in 1959, would have turned 75 this year.

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