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Originally posted by G0dd3ss
The real Paul McCartney Died? William Campbell was married to Linda McCartney aka Linda Campbell? I'm super confused. 
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Well, I don't know where to begin. I could probably use up all of Halx's server space answering this one.
The best explanation I can come up with is that the most ingenious advertising gimmick of all time was created by The Beatles when they retreated into the studios in 1967. They created a hoax within a hoax by suggesting that Paul had died in a car crash in 1966 and had been replaced secretly by an imposter named William Campbell. Then, secret clues outlining the "hoax" was peppered throughout album covers, lyrics, recording techniques, and publicity photo shoots. However, by the time anybody began to piece together all the clues and figure it out, The Beatles were within months of breaking up. Therefore, the big rush to buy all their albums and investigate the clues came too late. The Beatles always officially denied anything about the "Paul Is Dead" stuff, but that's the only right answer anyway, if you think about it.
An excellent book exists to explain in fantastic detail all of the clues and their various meanings entitled, "The Walrus Was Paul." Also, if you type "Paul Is Dead" or "William Campbell" into a web search engine, you can find some very entertaining sites.
Needless to say, there are plenty of kooks out there who still believe that Paul is really dead, so be careful.