True heights

[lili]

I just came across this website, because I wanted to research Mick Jagger's height:
www.celebheights.com/s/Paul-McCartney-699.html

I clicked on a Google entry that was a comment on how Bill/Faul & Mick looked to be about the same height !

This is the photo that sparked me to research this:



It appears that they are about the same height. Their shoes seem to have about the same size heels.

I was fascinated by some of the comments of the people at this site. This one really caught my attention:

Chris says on 25/Apr/06
TJ-When did Ringo say he was 5'6½''?

TJ says on 25/Apr/06
Mcfan. Ringo has himself said that his 60s height was not true and that he was really 5'6.5. As for Paul, I'd guess 5'10.5 in his prime.

HMMMM.... I have been saying all along that I think that Ringo was no more than 5ft. 6 in. tall. If you take his true height into consideration & do a little adjusting...



In this photo, Ringo is wearing a larger heel than Paul is. Damn, they all look to be around the same height. Maybe we need to adjust John & George's heights downwards

[DarkHorse]

That top pic of Mick and Bill was probably doctored, lili. For instance, take Bill out of the picture, shrink him, and place him back in the picture. Look at the shoulders. Does anyone think Mick had shoulders as wide as Bill?

[lili]

That is very true, Darkhorse. That's what makes all of this so frustrating. It's so hard trying to determine which photos have & haven't been doctored. That's what makes vintage material so very important.
As far as their shoulders are concerned, let's compare:
Mick 1969
Mick 1970
Mick 1971

More Mick:




Bill 1967

Bill in his beefy period, circa 1968/69


Bill in the 1970's





After comparing these photos, it does appear that Mick has a slighter build than Bill does.

Mick & John:


I posted photos of Bill and the boys in my last post. I don't know why they're not there. Here they are, to try to show the difference in height between Bill, John & George:

the Beatles, 1967



the Beatles, 1968/69

[lili]

In this photo, John & George are in front of Paul & Ringo:

[Jai Guru Deva]

I was talking with someone who is a chiropractor, and he said that people tend to shrink in height as they get older. It has to do with cerebrospinal fluid becoming more dense, hence the discs degenerate, and with it come back pain problems. People just don't exercise in a way that get's that fluid moving, but just sitting on a therapy ball and bouncing up and down, you can better yourself.

Back the Beatles though... Therefore, the heighth Faul and Ringo are now, in all likelyhood, isn't what they were 40 years ago. Think also of the weight of the electric guitar. I've strapped one of those suckers on before and they're heavy. Then imagine playing one for 40 years!

[lili]

I recently came across two more photos that I think illustrate Paul's true height :

[TotalInformation]

I have been saying all along that I think that Ringo was no more than 5ft. 6 in. tall. If you take his true height into consideration & do a little adjusting...

If you saw some of his most recent talk show appearances in the US he looked more like 5'4" !

[lili]

That goes along with what Jai posted about the chiropractor. If Ritchie was around 5ft 6 in. tall when he was young, it stands to reason that he'd be around 5 ft. 4 in. tall now.