Paul McCartney dedicated a song to Chico Mendes: his death was a shock.
While Environment Minister Ricardo Salles questioned the importance of Chico Mendes, former Beatle Paul McCartney dedicated the song 'How Many Will Have To Die', composed in a reggae rhythm, to the former activist; "He seemed like a good man, a family man, and we felt a lot of sympathy. When he was murdered, it was a shock to many people here (in England); watch the video with excerpts from the song."
247 While Environment Minister Ricardo Salles questioned the importance of Chico Mendes, singer Paul McCartney, former bassist of the Beatles, dedicated a song to the former environmental activist who fought for the Amazon and the defense of traditional peoples. The artist dedicated the song 'How Many Will Have To Die', recently composed for the album 'Flowers In The Dirt', to Mendes.
The reggae-infused song features Jamaican drummer and percussionist Jah Bunny.
In 1989, Paul learned of the assassination of rubber tapper and environmental activist Chico Mendes in Xapuri, Acre, through British television news. That year, he gave an interview to TV Globo and spoke about Chico and the music on the album.
"He seemed like a good man to me, a family man, and we felt a lot of sympathy for him. When he was murdered, it was a shock to many people here. When someone who was trying to do good is killed, it's a shock," he said.
*With information Beatles Channel