Sir Paul should've taken his daughter Heather's advice and did a pre-nup. Given his enormous wealth and the likelihood of the marriage not lasting, it would've been the wise thing to do. I think it reeks that Heather Mills will get L30 million for being married to him for 4 years. Extremely nice money if you're unbelievably lucky enough to get it. That the woman wants more does not speak well of her.

While I doubt the wife beating, I can believe the drug use. He is a product of the sixties where drug use was common and the Beatles as many other groups were known to have taken them. Strawberry Fields Forever was allegedly composed while McCartney and Lennon were both high on drugs. Also, he was later busted for drugs in Japan I believe.

I agree with you that he needs to keep building up the McCartney brand. It has a good rep and as long as he does, he should have no problem selling his songs, his vegetarian meals or whatever else he wants to get involved in.  

True about the dope. It does not surprise me and Ringo Starr was a major user of some hard drugs in the 1970s and 1980s. But the fact it has come out of Heather Mills’s mouth means it instantly lacks credibility, and £30 million, as you suggest, is incredibly generous.