McCartney plays down criticism by Quebec nationalists

Paul McCartney told Quebec nationalists “to smoke the pipes of peace” over their opposition to his free concert celebrating the city’s 400th anniversary.

Fri, 18 Jul, 2008 - 08:10

Paul McCartney told Quebec nationalists “to smoke the pipes of peace” over their opposition to his free concert celebrating the city’s 400th anniversary.

Several artists and politicians have questioned McCartney’s participation in the weekend birthday celebrations of French-speaking Quebec City because of his British roots.

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