London, Nov 26 : Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that he is happy with people downloading music illegally, though it’s a weird concept for him.

The revelation came as the Beatles’ deal with music giant iTunes fell through, when it was abandoned after Apple Corps bosses and EMI executives failed to agree on terms.

“It’s weird for me (the concept of downloading). I''m not from that. I''m from going into a shop and buying a 45,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.

London, Nov 26 : A poem handwritten by Sir Paul McCartney for his late friend Spike Milligan has fetched 6,000 pounds at an auction of the comedian''s possessions.

On one side of the paper, the former Beatle wrote a ditty called ''The Poet of Dumbswoman Lane'' while on the reverse he drew a rough cartoon titled ''The Nutters of Starvecrow Lane''.

Auctioneers Bonhams were expecting that the sheet of paper would only fetch 1,500 pounds to 2,000 pounds.

It sold for the same amount as an archive of his wartime diaries, reports the Telegraph.