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What a well-deserving honor for Sir Paul! He truly is an amazingly gifted and talented musician. I love his music; whether he was with the Beatles, with Wings, or his solo work. Congratulations Sir Paul; keep on rockin'!!!

Not bad for a kid from Speke (Liverpool)!

Sir Paul is one of the most influential forces in popular music.

Congratulations Sir Paul!

I would have preferred to hear Sir Paul speak on class day than Blair.....

Congrats to Paul!

Is he now "Sir Doctor Paul" or "Doctor Sir Paul" ????

God bless him! He rocks man!

I am absolutely delighted to hear the news of Paul's doctrate! Congratulations to him, he, thoroughly deserves it!

He is a very gifted man God bless him.

May he bring joy to people through his music for many years to come!

As one of the chief architects of The Concert for New York @Oct.'2001, Mr. McCartney provided an immeasurable amount of morale-boosting & emotion-releasing opportunity within the historic confines of MSG primarily for the benefit of many of the 9/11 first responders.....Quite an organizational effort within a rather compressed amount of time.....All thanks to 'himself' & all of the other cooperating individuals, musicians, statesmen/women etc. that he was able to animate/motivate, in the most selfless of ways, to show up on that most memorable of evenings.

Bravo, Sir Paul! Welcome to the Yale family!

Obsequious panderers, blinded by celebrity.

John is dead.

Uh, he's more than just a celebrity. He's one of the most important musicians of the 20th century, and his impact on the world and our culture will last forever.

But clearly, Paul ISN'T dead and he's a Yalie now.

One of the most important musicians of the last century?

Can you say "Band on the Run?"

Yah, he's o-kay--and likely "important" (in the way that, say, George Soros is important, i.e., he is relatively generous with his wealth) and, more importantly, alive--but, really, do you seriously consider him one of the GREATEST (as opposed to "important") musicians of the prior century?

I say again: blinded by celebrity.

I would argue that Paul McCartney is one of the 20th century's greatest musicians. His imagination and artistic innovation as a member of the Beatles remain unmatched in that no band or artist since has done as much as they did to open people's minds and open up the world of popular music. You could argue that he couldn't have done it without John, George and Ringo, but the other side of that coin is that they couldn't have done it without him. If when you say "musician" you're referring to his raw skill on the guitar, then perhaps he hasn't earned himself a superlative in all caps, but only to look at that would be to take an incredibly closed minded view. All things considered, I don't see how you could reasonably suggest that Paul McCartney's artistic and humanitarian achievements are unworthy of recognition.

I read your comments a lot, Hieronymus. Your tendency to try to assert your own superiority leads me to suspect that you like to disagree with people because it makes you feel less insecure, because you like the feeling of power that pushing people's buttons gives you. If, however, you truly feel that a dissenting voice will inspire more intelligent discussion on the YDN comment boards, then I hope you will consider that taking a more open minded approach might be a more effective way of accomplishing that goal.

@Hieronymus

Apparently, my "Paul is dead" reference didn't really register. Anyway, I am certainly not blinded by celebrity. As Martha mentioned above, perhaps Sir Paul isn't the "greatest ever" when it comes to sheer virtuosity in vocal or instrumental capacity, but as far as innovation in composition goes, I put the Beatles on par with (or above in certain aspects) the likes of Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Bernstein, Vaughan Williams. Even though I consider myself well-versed in music history and composition, this debate gets so personal that I'm not going to bother with it. I'm certainly not going to preach to you what I believe to be true in this highly subjective issue because for all I know, Hieronymus, you could be a music professor whose opinion carries even more credibility than mine. Perhaps you should give others the same benefit of the doubt.

How refreshing it is to witness such a mostly civil, spirited & pure debate on a particular topic by all parties involved versus those who would simply choose to publish arguably subjective, unilateral kiss 'n tell tomes primarily (though often not exclusively)in order to finantially capitalize on 'situations' and/or relationships.

The fact that 'Paul' is receiving a degree from Yale should arouse suspicion for those aware of what is really going on in the world. Yale being home to skull and bones 322 a knowm satanic lodge along with all the other freemasonic illuminati lodges around the world. I notice Tony Blair among the throng, a 33 degree mason who believes he is one of the elite and we the common people are 'goyim' which means cattle. These people are heavily influenced by The Talmud an old jewish guide book which gives the elite permission to deceive, cheat, have sex with children and commit all manner of atrocities with us the 'goyim' as they consider us to be hated by G.od and they are the chosen ones. They are black magicians that are obssessed with numbers, ritual and alchemy which is mostly what we call modern science these people are in nearly all positions of power not serving the people but their own agenda.