Paul McCartney's Grandson Was Mugged At Knifepoint In London

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During a recent interview with The Times Paul McCartney revealed that one of his grandson's was mugged at knifepoint in London, and the armed robber took off with his cellphone. Though the Beatles legend didn't specify which of his eight grandkids had the unfortunate run in with the thief, he did say his grandson was angry with himself after the incident, calling himself a "coward" for not fighting back.

"He was saying the worst thing was that he should have just thumped the guy; he came back and felt a coward," McCartney recalled. "I said, ‘No, no, no, no! The guy had a knife and you don’t know, the guy might be able to use that knife’."

The story led McCartney to recall a similar experience that happened to him when he was a young boy in Liverpool. "When I was a kid it was four guys and they nicked my watch,” he said. "I was of a similar age. I just happened to be on my own, bigger kids came along and it was the same feeling. [I thought at the time] 'I have got to learn karate and be a black belt — and then I’ll get ’em!' It was the worst thing."

In the interview, McCartney also discussed scoring the musical adaptation of It's A Wonderful Life and his new book Hey Grandude!.

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