--- title: Paul McCartney Talks 'Paul Is Dead' With James Corden description: Paul McCartney has finally addressed the conspiracy theory that he died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike. canonical: https://time.com/5373174/paul-mccartney-paul-is-dead-james-corden/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-21T16:24:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T18:04:51.000Z og:title: Paul McCartney Addresses 'Paul Is Dead' Conspiracy Theory og:description: The former Beatle revealed his reaction to the rumors og:url: https://time.com/5373174/paul-mccartney-paul-is-dead-james-corden/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf6ad985f17c2b8d9/698938400a4a2267539d37e0/james-corden-paul-mccartney-jail.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: The Late Late Show with James Corden og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Paul McCartney Addresses 'Paul Is Dead' Conspiracy Theory twitter:description: The former Beatle revealed his reaction to the rumors twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf6ad985f17c2b8d9/698938400a4a2267539d37e0/james-corden-paul-mccartney-jail.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Paul McCartney Talks to James Corden About That 'Paul Is Dead' Conspiracy Theory in the Best Way > Sponsored content. 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As tens of thousands of March For Our Lives protesters gathered on the western edge of New York City’s Central Park Saturday, Paul McCartney was there to honor the murder of his legendary song-writing partner and fellow Beatle, John Lennon._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 12, 2023 6:04 PM UTCPublished: Aug 21, 2018 4:24 PM UTC As tens of thousands of March For Our Lives protesters gathered on the western edge of New York City’s Central Park Saturday, Paul McCartney was there to honor the murder of his legendary song-writing partner and fellow Beatle, John Lennon.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 12, 2023 6:04 PM UTCPublished: Aug 21, 2018 4:24 PM UTC After nearly 50 years of dealing with a [conspiracy theory](http://time.com/5356851/what-is-qanon/) that he died and was secretly replaced by a look-alike, [Paul McCartney](http://time.com/5367945/paul-mccartney-james-corden-office-tour/) has finally addressed those [“Paul is dead”](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1860871%5F1860876%5F1860997,00.html) rumors. During an [extended cut](https://www.cbs.com/shows/late-late-show/video/Ug3KP0we6TbNX1qCj1qFah8IOaZJEe%5F6/carpool-karaoke-when-corden-met-mccartney-live-from-liverpool/) of his “[Carpool Karaoke](http://time.com/5319699/paul-mccartney-carpool-karaoke/)” segment that was filmed in his hometown of Liverpool and aired on Monday’s episode of _The Late Late Show_, the former Beatle revealed his reaction to the far-fetched fan theory. “We just kind of let it go,” he explained. McCartney also discussed the time he spent nine days in a Japanese prison after getting caught with marijuana at the Tokyo airport in 1980\. “I still am hazy as to how that happened, but it did,” he said. “And in my suitcase, yes, there was some marijuana in the suitcase. And I ended up in jail.” In addition to these fascinating anecdotes, McCartney gifted viewers with renditions of Beatles classics such as “Lady Madonna,” “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” “I Wanna Be Your Man” and “Drive My Car.” Watch the original version of McCartney’s “Carpool Karaoke” segment below. ## Transcript [00:00] What do you hope can be accomplished. Do [00:05] you think that can happen at the legislative level we've [00:07] seen it happen at the state level place like Florida and [00:09] tyranny or you know like everywhere I don't know. But this [00:13] is what we can do. So I'm here to do it. One [00:18] of my best friends was killed in gun violence. 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