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Backstage, McCartney's A Flower Child
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Backstage, McCartney's A Flower Child -
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Backstage, McCartney's A Flower Child
Paul McCartney is "very fond of flowers," won't travel in a stretch limousine with leather seats, and will not stand for backstage furniture made of any animal skin or print (even if it's of the artificial variety).
Those are just a few of the unique provisions contained in the ex-Beatle's concert rider for his 2002 World Tour, excerpts from which you'll find on the following dozen pages.
McCartney, whose new live album gets released today (11/26) and who stars in a prime-time concert special on ABC tomorrow night, also provides promoters with an amusing list of plant demands, one that concludes with this underlined admonition: "No trees please! We want plants that are just as full on the bottom as the top such as palm, bamboo, peace lilies, etc. No tree trunks!"
And, of course, the rider requires a pre-show sweep by some bomb-sniffing dogs and it contains the expected vegan salvo: "There will be no meat, or meat by-products allowed to be served in the dressing rooms, production offices, or areas within the 'backstage area.'"
So, roadies, please leave those Slim Jims at home. (12 pages)
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