Paul McCartney says he doesn't believe claims in a new book that John Lennon wanted to have sex with him.

"I don't think (the gay claims) are true. John never ever tried anything, I slept with him a million times," Paul says.

"I've seen him on tour roaring drunk, out of his mind in the early days before he sobered up and went to rehab. Roaring drunk and it was always with a female, never once."

"If you've got a little gay tendency and your roaring drunk I'd have caught him once."

Paul's is reacting to the claim of audio footage which was dug-up last week of a voice alleged to be John's talking about wanting to have sex with his mother. The audio clips are evidently being used for a biography about Lennon. The author also claims that John wanted to shag Paul.