Paul McCartney makes Neil Aspinall statement

Paul McCartney makes Neil Aspinall statement
Tuesday, 25 March 2008

The Beatles' long-time friend and former manger Neil Aspinall has died.

Aspinall, who was often referred to as the 'Fifth Beatle' and was chief executive of the band's company Apple Corps Ltd, passed away at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where he had been receiving treatment for lung cancer on Sunday night (23.03.08). He was 66.

His death was announced in a joint statement released by surviving Beatles Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono, Apple Corps and George Harrison's widow Olivia Harrison yesterday (24.03.08).

The statement said: "As a loyal friend, confidant and chief executive, Neil's trusting stewardship and guidance has left a far-reaching legacy for generations to come. All his friends and loved ones will greatly miss him but will always retain the fondest memories of a great man."
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