Mike McCartney
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Mike McCartney (born Peter Michael McCartney, 7 January 1944, at Walton General Hospital, Liverpool) also known as Mike McGear is a British performing artist and rock photographer and the brother of Paul McCartney. He attended the same school—the Liverpool Institute—as his brother, two years behind him.
[edit] Career
He had several hit records in the 1960s and 1970s. He decided on a stagename, using the Liverpudlian equivalent of "Fab", so as not to generate undue influence from his family connections.
In 1968, with Roger McGough, he released an album (McGough & McGear) that entailed lyrics, poems, and comedy. The duo had worked together, along with John Gorman, since 1962 as The Scaffold, recording a number of UK hit singles between 1966 and 1974, the most famous being the 1968 Christmas number one single, "Lily the Pink". The trio added other members and later released two more albums (both in 1973) as Grimms.
McGear released a solo album entitled Woman in 1972, which included many tracks co-written with McGough. In 1974, McGear released McGear in which he collaborated with his brother Paul and his band Wings. He is also a photographer, and has published pictures he took of The Beatles backstage, and on tour, and has recently brought out a limited edition book of photos he took spontaneously backstage at Live8.
He married and divorced Angela Fishwick, and later married Rowena Horne. McGear has six children, including Josh McCartney who was the drummer in the band, The Famous Last Words (formerly known as Trilby).
