Paul McCartney is apparently very cautious whenever he meets people who claim to be 'fans', because he fears they might attack him. His wife Heather Mills McCartney says her husband worries that he may end up in a similar situation to his fellow bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison. Lennon, of course being shot by Mark Chapman, and Harrison surviving a stabbing at his home.
She also added that those people should avoid the word 'fan' if they meet him: "The word fan means fanatical. So when you go up to Paul, don't say you're a fan, say, 'I'm a great admirer."
All of which means that the mostly rather irritating Ms Mills McCartney has irritated me even more by doing two things in the space of seven days that I kind of approve of. Firstly, going round to J-Lo's to tackle her on the fur issue, and secondly, just reminding everyone that 'fan' is short for 'fanatic'. Which is just another word for 'nutter', really.