Beatles legend Paul McCartney says he has stopped using his customary thumbs-up gesture because people pick on him too much for it.

The singer, who had been using that sign for almost 40 years to indicate that everything is fine, says he hasn’t done it for more than 10 years now, dailysnack.com reports.

He said: ‘I have been chastened by the world opinion on that and you will not actually see me do it. Have you seen me do it in the last 10 years?’

He further explained: ‘I’m from Liverpool and a lot of Liverpool people will do a thumbs-up, like ‘Alright, alright, eh?’ And also I am optimistic and want to remain optimistic. It seems natural to me.’

Indo-Asian News Service