Paul McCartney and Ringo at Radio City

Paul McCartney and Ringo at Radio CityOn April 4th, 2009 ex Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Star held a concert at New York City's, Radio City Music Hall. The ex Beatles aim to promote Meditation in public schools. They said there have been 600 or 700 scientific studies that prove in their minds that meditation is good for the human soul. McCartney and Ringo have felt strongly about meditation since their visit to India back in the 1960's.
The concert, called “Change from within,” benefited the David Lynch Foundation, which raises money for teaching transcendental meditation. The concert's artist lineup included Eddie Vedder, Moby, Sheryl Crowe and Ben Harper.

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