A fun story about legendary British TV interviewer Michael Parkinson, who appeared on the front cover of Paul's Band on the Run LP, died at age 88 this week.
From the Liverpool Echo:
On November 1, 1999, the ECHO reported how Sir Paul McCartney was about to return a favour to the famous chat show host. The article reads: "He is to appear on his TV show 25 years after agreeing to do it
"Parky was chosen by McCartney in 1974 as one of the stars to appear on the cover of his album Band On The Run. In return, the former Beatle said he would do an interview.
"Sir Paul has now finally agreed to film a one-hour special, talking about his life and career, and performing some of his songs. It will be the first major television interview since the death of Linda McCartney."
At the time, Sir Paul said: "After Parky was kind enough to appear on the cover of Band On The Run 25 years ago, I owed him one – it's been a long time coming, but this is it." The album sleeve featured a host of stars, including Linda, Kenny Lynch, James Coburn, Christopher Lee, John Conteh and Clement Freud.
Before 1999, Parkinson interviewed John Lennon and Yoko Ono, as well as Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Bach. At the time, Parkinson said: "In fact, I've wanted to interview Paul McCartney for nearly 40 years.
"We first met at Granada TV in the 1960s when I was a producer. He is a great superstar and his talent will last another millennium, or so long as people appreciate the best of popular music."
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