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Yoko Ono Appears to Slight Paul McCartney
10/10/2005 10:53 AM, AP
Yoko Ono picked up an award on behalf of John Lennon Monday — and appeared to take a dig at his former bandmate, Paul McCartney.
Accepting the special trophy at the Q Awards in London, Ono said Lennon had sometimes felt insecure about his songs, asking why "they always cover Paul's songs and never mine."
"I said, 'You're a good songwriter, it's not June with Spoon that you write. You're a good singer and most musicians are probably a little bit nervous about covering your songs,'" Ono said.
McCartney has sometimes clashed with Ono, the widow of Lennon, who was shot dead in New York in 1980 at the age of 40.
Ono objected when McCartney reversed the traditional "Lennon-McCartney" songwriting credit on a 2002 album. Ono's spokesman accused him of attempting to "rewrite history." McCartney had earlier complained that Ono would not let him take credit for "Yesterday," a song written entirely by McCartney.
Oasis took the best album trophy and the people's choice prize at the awards, sponsored by British music magazine Q. Coldplay were named best act in the world.
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