Sir Paul McCartney nearly collided with a passing car while posing at the iconic Abbey Road zebra crossing from the cover of The Beatles’ album of the same name.
The 80-year-old musician was seen playing on the designated pedestrian walkway while filming a video and taking a photo.
His 53-year-old daughter Mary recently revealed that the near miss occurred when she wanted to recreate the moment her father crossed the street with the famous gang in 1969, when he was also nearly hit by a car.
Mishap! Sir Paul McCartney, 80, nearly collided with a passing car while posing at the iconic Abbey Road zebra crossing from the cover of The Beatles’ album of the same name.
Sir Paul could be seen dressed in a blue shirt and a darker pair of trousers as he made his way across the junction.
He could be seen waving his arms in the air and posing for the camera as a blue Toyota Prius drove by.
Mary was filming the scene for her new documentary, If These Walls Could Talk.
On location: The musician was seen having fun on the designated pedestrian walkway while filming a video and taking a photo.
Family affair: His daughter Mary, 53, recently revealed that she almost lost herself when she wanted to recreate the moment her father crossed the street with the famous gang in 1969
Oh no! Sir Paul McCartney was nearly hit by a car at the iconic crossroads on his Abbey Road album cover during his time with the Beatles.
In a recent interview with the MirrorMary recalled: ‘The part where the car almost hit him at the crosswalk, that was really funny.
‘When we were leaving [the studio]I said, ‘I’m going to film you [on the crossing]’, and he left and this car didn’t stop for him!’
‘When we were leaving [the studio]I said, ‘I’m going to film you [on the crossing]’, and he left and this car didn’t stop for him!’
Keeping it casual: Sir Paul could be seen dressed in a blue shirt and a darker pair of trousers as he made his way across the junction.
Near miss: He could be seen waving his arms in the air and posing for the camera as a blue Toyota Prius passed by.
It comes weeks after Sir Paul revealed he “couldn’t talk about” the death of his friend and bandmate John Lennon after he was assassinated in 1980.
He said he found it “very difficult” after his former Beatles bandmate was shot dead outside his New York City apartment.
Sir Paul detailed how he returned home from the studio on the day his friend died and turned on the television to watch people reflect on “what John meant” to them.
Funny: In a recent interview with the Mirror, Mary recalled: “The part where he almost got hit by the car at the zebra crossing, that was really funny.”
Sir Paul admitted he was unable to do the same because the loss was “too deep” and he could not “put it into words”.
He said: ‘When John died it was very difficult. He had hit me so hard that I couldn’t really talk about it.
“I remember coming home from the studio the day we heard the news of his death. Turning on the TV and watching people say, “Well, John Lennon was this” and “Whatever he was, was this” and “I remember meeting him.”
Family: The anecdote was shared by Sir Paul’s daughter Mary (pictured), 53, who revealed that her father was nearly shot down in the area where the 1969 cover was filmed
“I was like, ‘I can’t be one of those people. I can’t go on TV and say what John meant to me.’ It was too deep. I couldn’t put it into words.
Sir Paul added how he managed to express his grief over the loss of John in his 1982 song Here Today.
The artist revealed that she “sat on the wooden floor in the corner with my guitar” and came up with the first few chords for the track.
Sir Paul also added that the line “the night we cried” was referring to when he and his late friend, who was murdered over 40 years ago, had a heart-to-heart and “spoke some truth to each other” and how much they love each other.
Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon on the night of December 8, 1980, as he and Yoko Ono were returning to their Upper West Side apartment.
‘He had hit me so hard’: He said he found it ‘so hard’ after his former Beatles bandmate was shot dead outside his New York City apartment.