McCartney's fear over fame for children
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir Paul McCartney has revealed his fears for his children - that they would benefit from his famous name only to find it becoming a millstone.
But Sir Paul said that a five-fold increase in sales at the fashion house Chloe proved his daughter Stella deserved the top designer job she gained with its help earlier this year.
The former Beatle has always shunned the showbusiness lifestyle for his four children. But Stella, 26, stepped right into the limelight when she succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at Chloe. Sir Paul said: "I told her `The name is terrific for getting you the job. But if you fail, that name becomes a weapon with which you will be beaten. Macca failure - you don't want the name then.' She made the choice to do it. It was her dream, it was her passion and to give her credit, she is very good at it."
Many critics said that Stella only got the job because she was his daughter, he acknowledged. "The name must have helped, because the firm obviously get extra publicity out of that. But the bottom line was, she had to deliver good clothes.
"I understand Chloe's sales have gone up five times since she has been there, so there ain't nothing wrong with that."
Stella's feminine designs have been an instant hit with fashion writers and customers alike. Sir Paul, his wife Linda and son James were at her first Chloe collection in October.
He is equally proud of the other McCartney children in their more low- profile careers.
A photo portrait by Mary, 29, has been on show at the National Portrait Gallery; Heather, 34, has exhibited her pottery; and surf-mad son James, 19, is at college studying sculpture. "He's possibly thinking of getting into music," Sir Paul said approvingly. He's a good player. We have got a fairly artistic family." Sir Paul drafted in James to play guitar on his latest solo album Flaming Pie, and dedicated the song "Young Boy" to him.
Linda, his wife, is also gearing up to promote her expanded vegetarian food line following her recovery from breast cancer. "Linda's food is just roaring away," Sir Paul said. "She's feeling much better now."
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