Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has hit a roadblock.
The museum’s next exhibit, “Paul McCartney and the Wings,” opens on May 15th, but we’ve heard that there are problems getting some of the items in the museum’s collection to Cleveland.
Seven of McCartney’s guitars are being held up at customs in London due to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The famous stringed instrument is made from Brazilian rosewood, one of the rarest and endangered trees on the planet.
“They’ve been stuck at customs in London for a month,” an insider told Page Six.
“This tree is endangered and can no longer be used, but it is the best wood that can be used for acoustics and acoustics,” they added.
The guitar is part of McCartney’s personal archive.
This is the first major museum exhibit to explore the story of McCartney and Wings, which the Rock Hall calls “a defining force in 1970s rock that bridged the gap between the demise of the Beatles and the rise of a new era of popular music.”
McCartney is said to have traveled overseas with this guitar for the first time in decades, so he may not have known that his prized instrument would be in trouble.
However, officials said there is a movement to get the guitar through customs, so it could arrive at the museum by the museum’s opening time in four days.
Meanwhile, McCartney is scheduled to appear as a musical act on Saturday’s season finale of “Saturday Night Live.” Representatives for McCartney and RHOF did not respond.
