Paul McCartney Says, "I Will NOT Retire!"

Sir Paul was allegedly planning a set of concerts at various stops around the world before making his retirement from touring official.

According to tabloid reports, he was slating 2010 tour stops at China's famous Tiananmen Square - the site of the famous violent protests - and Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Germany - the crossing point of the Berlin Wall when the country was divided during the Cold War.

But much to the delight of fans, the legendary superstar has squelched all such rumors, saying that he'll continuing performing live shows as long as he is able.

Paul says, "All I can say is that I'm not retiring. It's like 'Paul is dead'. 'No, I'm not,' is all I could say. I did talk about retirement in one sentence in one story and only to say 'No way, Jose.' But someone must have only read part of that one sentence.

"As long as people want to come and hear me, I'll probably be doing this. It's just so easy to start rumors."

The ex-Fab has had a busier than expected 2009 with recent tour dates at FedEx Field in Landover, MD, Citi Field in NY, Flushing, the Commons in Halifax, NS, Canada, the Hard Rock Café in Las Vegas, NV, Coachella Music Festival in Indio, CA, Radio City Music Hall in NY, NY and the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA,

Upcoming stops include:

Boston, MA Fenway Park - Wed Aug 5/09

Boston, MA Fenway Park - Thurs Aug 6/09

Atlanta, GA Piedmont Park Sat Aug 15 /09

Tulsa, OK BOK Center Mon Aug 17/09

Arlington, TX Dallas Cowboys Stadium Wed Aug 19/ 09

The press spotlight is once again focused on McCartney's music career in the wake of his highly publicized divorce from ex-wife, former model Heather Mills.

McCartney continues to tour sporadically behind his highly successful and critically acclaimed 2007 CD release Memory Almost Full.

Paul's last major tour was 2001/2002's Back in the USAand Back in the World concert tours which were captured on the highly successful live concert CDs of the same name.

The former Beatle and Wings member is listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the most successful musician and composer in popular music history, with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million records.

Rob Rheubottom