

I know what I'm doing every other Saturday is masochism, and it's the nearest thing to actually walking under a bus. So great, in fact, is Plant's love of the Molineux outfit that he was quoted by the Sunday Mercury(h/t Birmingham Mail) in 2008 as admitting his support had taken a toll on his marriage:

Living the life of a rock star and leading a band carrying as much musical weight as Led Zeppelin must be a taxing lifestyle to Robert Plant, supporting a club like Wolverhampton Wanderers is far more stressful. Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP/Associated Press It's anyone's guess as to how many-if any-Merseysiders will be able to accept McCartney's stance on matters, but then "peace and love" was always the musician's bag. I support them both.īut if it comes to the crunch, I’m Evertonian.

So I did have to get special dispensation from the Pope to do this but that’s it, too bad. Here’s the deal: my father was born in Everton, my family are officially Evertonians, so if it comes down to a derby match or an FA Cup final between the two, I would have to support Everton.īut after a concert at Wembley Arena I got a bit of a friendship with Kenny Dalglish, who had been to the gig and I thought ‘You know what? I am just going to support them both because it’s all Liverpool and I don’t have that Catholic-Protestant thing. The Beatles are largely regarded as one of the most influential and potentially best bands of all time, so for Paul McCartney to be able to give a city like Liverpool even the slightest boost is tremendous.Īnd although he's ultimately a Blue, McCartney was quoted by the Observer Sports Monthly (h/t Liverpool Echo's David Prentice) back in 2008 explaining that some esteemed company led him to support Everton and Liverpool:
