Only time will tell which of the McCartney family wins the artistic battle in the history books, but my money’s on Mike and his fantastic tale of a man who uses his sticky-out ears to fly.

Interestingly, the word ‘Gear’ was a Liverpudlian equivalent of Fab at the time thus, the moniker he chose was in some way a nod to his brother. The reason the star opted for a pseudonym was that he didn’t want people to think he was clinging to his brother’s creative coattails, which naturally they would’ve, considering the similar introspective and profoundly poignant style that they were both propagating. Thereafter, he released a few solo singles, collaborated with Wings and eventually embarked on a photography career. The Scaffold merged into Grimm after they added several other comedic poets to their line-up, but tensions mounted as a few too many cooks began to stir the hilarious broth, and McGear quit the band. Naturally, he thought the best way to do so was to join a local comedy-poetry-music group, which, as we all know, is the instant fast track vehicle to stardom.Īside from the smashing Christmas number one of ‘Lilly the Pink’, McGear also scored a number of other hits with The Scaffold, including ‘Thank U Very Much’ and ‘Gin Gan Goolie’. As tales from his big brother reached home, he must have been dazzled by the bright lights and sought to grasp his own slice of the pie.

At the time when The Beatles first made it big, McGear had been working as an apprentice hairdresser.

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