Flashback: Lee 'Scratch' Perry Tries to Bust Paul McCartney From Jail

Flashback: Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Tries to Bust Paul McCartney Out of Prison for Weed Possession

“Please do not consider the amount of herbs involved excessive,” the reggae legend wrote. “Master PAUL McCARTNEY’s intentions are positive”
Reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry is best known as the architect of reggae and dub, his mind-bending solo productions and his work with everyone from Bob Marley and the Wailers to the Clash to Beastie Boys. Less known by the general public, though, is the role he played in trying to extract Paul McCartney from a Japanese prison following a marijuana bust.

Source: Angie Martoccio/rollingstone.com

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