Early McCartney Writing Found

09/28/2009
. (AP) A discovery in a Liverpool library has revealed that Paul McCartney's talent for writing was winning him prizes when he was just 10 � though for an essay about the queen, rather than a hit song.

A British researcher said he found an essay written � in very tidy, curling script � by the future Beatle for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Kevin Roach said Sunday that he found the work in records at Liverpool's Central Library. Roach said the writing is "advanced � you would say it was written by someone who was older than 10 years old, more like 14 or 15." - more on this story

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