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Entertainment: Paul McCartney Art Exhibition; Sir Paul McCartney (Musician) press conference SOT - My big memories of coming round here with John, looking at the Death of Nelson & all those old pictures / It's always been a great museum / To think that I might have had an exhibition here would have been unbelievable then so it's great CUTAWAYs 'The Death of Nelson' painting (2 SHOTS) Statue BV Photographer TRACK press waiting around in gallery CMSs McCartney's paintings (2 SHOTS) 'Hottest Linda' painting (2 SHOTS) Sir Paul McCartney (Musician) press conference SOT - Idea that you show yourself through your paintings - some of sexier ones - was bit of an embarrassment at first, you're showing your inner self, but I'm not worrying about that now, I've grown up CMSs McCartney's paintings (3 SHOTS) Sir Paul McCartney (Musician) speaking to press SOT - It's not a daily thing, not like I'm doing it for a living - it's just when I feel like it / I never dared to buy a canvas but once I bought one I bought a lot / His (Willem De Kooning's) attitude was very free, he was very comfortable to be around - I just got inspired by seeing him paint, seeing him use big house painting brushes / I don't mind sticking my neck out, I think actually you've got to, Sergeant Pepper with the Beatles was sticking our necks out, don't think it hurt us - I've just done solo tour, me & guitar / I like those challenges, life can be boring if you stick to same things / Some people don't like it because I'm getting uppity, out of my field, but it's something I enjoy doing / John would be quite chuffed CUTAWAYs McCartney's paintings (2 SHOTS)