#didn't remember it was pauls recollection coulda sworn it was one of the taylors the mind is a tricky thing

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ETA: straight from the horse's mouth

From the introduction of Many Years From Now (thanks @ohblahdo!)

Paul McCartney is a LIAR Sometimes

TAKE A LOOK…

Q: Do the copulating beetles on the sleeve of Ram (1970) stand for F**k The Beatles? (Luc Van de Wiele, Wemmel, Belgium)

McCARTNEY: It happened to be a picture Linda had taken. We couldn't resist it just because of the way it looked. She'd caught these two beetles f**king, and then the significance hit us. We saw that pun, yeah, thought why not?

Source: Q Magazine, Cash for Questions, 1998

BUT THEN, IN 2007…

Q: Then, of course, there was an infamous picture on the back cover art of Ram of two beetles — Beatles — shagging. What was that all about?

McCARTNEY: That was nothing to do with it. How could I persuade two beetles to shag each other for a joke? It’s not possible.

Q: But you must have known when you put that shot on the album…

McCARTNEY: No, I swear to God. Things like that seem so obvious afterwards. You go, “Oh yeah, of course, that must have seemed like that.” It was just a really funny shot. A photograph of two beetles shagging! I mean, that had to get on the cover. Then afterwards, you go, “Oh, but they were beetles.” To me they were just a couple of little ladybirds or insects or something, y’know. We were oblivious to all those hidden messages.

Source: Q Magazine, The Q Interview by Tom Doyle, 2007

You want more proof? Just take a look at this photo…

THE TRUTH ABOUT PAUL McCARTNEY: EXPOSED!