Paul McCartney has worked with some of the most prolific singers, songwriters, and musicians in the music business. However, he never had the chance to collaborate with Prince before his 2016 death. Ten years prior, McCartney wrote a secret letter to Prince asking him to donate to a cause near and dear to Paul’s heart.
In 1996, McCartney was called upon as the lead patron of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. He wrote several letters to his celebrity friends and acquaintances, asking for their support and donations.
LIPA is in the old school building McCartney himself attended, Liverpool Institute High School for Boys, which closed in 1985.
McCartney discussed the institute’s origins, saying in the note, “The story started just after the inner-city riots in Liverpool a few years ago. A friend suggested that “what the city needs is a ‘Fame” School.’”
“I liked the idea as a possible positive focus for local and overseas kids, but it was only later, when I returned to my old school that was in ruins, that I thought we could save by locating a Performing Arts Centre there we could save the 1825 building in the process.
“Now the hard part. A donation from you would be a great boost to the project, and I know your involvement in some way would be a thrill for everyone concerned,” McCartney concluded.
It was never revealed if Prince indeed donated to McCartney’s cause. The letter was sold by RR Auction in Boston in 2016 for $14,822.50—well above the $4,000 it had been estimated to sell for, reported Newsweek.
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