Paul McCartney in Quarantine Talk, Calls Out Wet Markets in China

Paul McCartney talks about quarantine on the Howard Stern's SiriusXM radio show on April 14, Tuesday morning. He is in quarantine with Mary, one of his daughters, and her family in Sussex, England. His wife, Nancy Shevell, though, is far away in New York, where she is stuck after attending to family matters. The former Beatle had to go back to the U.K. after the couple's holiday. The quarantine has separated them unexpectedly - for the meantime.

Sir Paul, born in 1942, during World War II, knew how difficult it was to pick up a normal life again after witnessing his parents struggle after the war. He recalls the sentiments and spirits his parents had shown, to rise from the devastations they experienced. McCartney relates it with the current global pandemic, though he admits he has a hard time comprehending what is happening now. The "Let It Be" vocalist believes that the same spirit his parents had, should be replicated in the present coronavirus time. He goes on to say that seeing people helping out each other nowadays is very inspiring.

Along the line of the coronavirus outbreak, Sir Paul calls on the Chinese government to put a halt on the operations of markets that sell exotic animals for food consumption. McCartney, 77, who is a long-time vegetarian and an activist for animal rights, made an appeal to shut down the country's "wet markets" involved in the trade.

Scientists suspect that the origin of the prevailing COVID-19 virus ravaging the world is the Wuhan "wet market." It is where animals, either dead or live ones, including bats, can be bought for food and medicine. McCartney, during the interview, said that it is a "very serious thing, and that's why someone's definitely got to do something about it." He further said that "eating bats... is a little bit medieval."

McCartney is supportive of the pleas made by government officials, such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to close down the trade due to its alleged link to the spread of the COVID-19.

In his interview with Stern, McCartney says with strong conviction, "Whoever is responsible for this is at war with the world and itself; it just doesn't make sense any sense at all."

Sir Paul and his works in quarantine time

McCartney was supposed to headline the 2020 Glastonbury festival along with Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar, but it has been canceled. The event was supposed to be the celebration of its 50th anniversary plotted on June 24 - 28.

He is scheduled to be going on a European tour starting on May 23. The concert will go around France, Netherlands, Spain, and Belgium. There is no official word yet on the status of the tour.

Sir Paul is set to participate in the "One World: Together at Home" special, a joint project of WHO and Global Citizen, which is curated by Lady Gaga. He will join the celebrity line-up of Billie Eilish, Elton John, Andrea Bocelli, Lizzo, John Legend, and other stars. The show will broadcast on April 18, Saturday at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on NBC, ABC, ViacomCBS Networks, and iHeartMedia.