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John Lennon or Paul McCartney ?

Guess who the following statements correspond to, between the two main composers of the Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
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1. Have sold the most albums after the Beatles split up
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
John Lennon: over 72 million / Paul McCartney: over 200 million
2. Was shot and killed in New York
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
On December 8, 1980
3. Was born in 1940
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
John Lennon: October 9, 1940 / Paul McCartney: June 18, 1942
4. Played bass guitar
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Following the departure of Stuart Sutcliffe from the Beatles in 1961
5. Said "We are more popular than Jesus."
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
In an interview in March 1966
6. Is the main composer of "Yesterday"
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Published in 1965 on the album "Help"
7. Returned his order of knighthood
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
In November 1969 because of "Britain's involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam, and against Cold Turkey slipping down the charts"
8. His piano was bought by George Michael
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
In 2000, George Michael bought the white piano on which John Lennon composed "Imagine" for £2 million
9. Composed the soundtrack of a James Bond movie
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
"Live and Let Die" in 1973
10. Is vegetarian
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Since the 1970s
11. Said "I started the band. I disbanded it. It's as simple as that."
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
In an interview to "Rolling Stone" magazine
12. His father was a musician too
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
James McCartney, tuba player and lover of classical music and jazz, introduced his son to music
13. Made public the separation of the Beatles
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
In April 1970 in a press release at the same time as the announcement of its first solo album; the band was already separated for several months
14. Liverpool airport is named after him
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Since 2002
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Level 63
Jan 1, 2024
To be pedantic McCartney didn't compose the soundtrack to Live and Let die, he provided a song for the soundtrack. Which was an awesome song.
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Level 66
Jan 2, 2024
You're right, Paul composed the theme song but George Martin worked on the whole soundtrack.